The Times noted that while suburban offices were well-stocked, field offices in Philadelphia "were filthy and lacked basic supplies like tables, chairs, cleaning products, and printers," according to staff members. City organizers reportedly had to scavenge supplies from better-funded suburban offices or raise money independently to cover necessities.

The Harris campaign, which raised over $1 billion — a record for the most money collected in a single quarter — was criticized for its spending priorities. Despite the monumental fundraising effort, insiders reported that much of the money was mismanaged. "A lot of people appear to have lined their pockets, while Harris neglected to fund some of the core pieces of a solid organizing apparatus," an insider stated.