WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee last week, an impressive result in her race against Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.
The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising totals on Sunday, said the majority of donations — 66% — came from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle and were made after President Joe Biden announced his departure from the race and supported Harris.
More than 170,000 volunteers have also signed up to help Harris’ campaign with phone banking, campaigning and other get-out-the-vote efforts. There are 100 days until election day.
“Vice President Harris’s momentum and energy are real – and so are the fundamentals of this race: This election will be very close and decided by a small number of voters in just a few states,” said Michael Tyler, the campaign’s communications director. wrote in a memo.
Harris campaigned in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday, drawing hundreds of people to a fundraiser that was organized when Biden was still at the top of the Democratic ticket. The fundraiser was originally expected to raise $400,000, but ended up raising about $1.4 million, according to the campaign.
Harris quickly gathered Democratic support after Biden, whose candidacy fizzled following his disastrous June 27 debate performance against Trump, dropped out of the race. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, former House Minority Leader Jim Clyburn, former President Bill Clinton and former -Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were quick to announce their support.
Prodigious Democratic fundraisers former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama announced their endorsement on Friday.
Harris, at her fundraiser on Saturday, said she remained the “underdog” in the race but that her campaign was gaining momentum.
Future Forward, the largest super PAC in Democratic politics, announced last week that it had secured $150 million in donor commitments in the first 24 hours after Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris.
Democratic candidates for the House and Senate say they have also seen a surge in support since Harris emerged as the party’s presumptive nominee.
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