President Joe Biden's reelection effort and the Democratic National Committee raised a combined $85 million in May, according to exclusive data provided to CNBC by the Biden campaign. The Trump campaign, by contrast, has been slow to staff up in key states, causing concern among some Republican strategists. In April, Trump's allied groups and the RNC raised $76 million to Biden and the DNC's $51 million. Biden campaign officials highlight how in contrast, Biden did not have any major fundraisers or events during the month. As of April, the Trump allied campaign's overall war chest was about $60 million smaller than Biden's—$88 million versus $146 million.

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