Kamala Harris’ election campaign has said it raised $200m (£156m) in the week since she became a presidential candidate.
He vice president of the united statesRob Flaherty’s deputy campaign manager said 66% of the funds were raised from new donors, while the campaign has signed up 170,000 new volunteers.
The American president Joe Biden81, withdrew from the race last Sunday amid questions about his age and health following a series of errors and a faltering performance in the debate against a 78-year-old man. donald trump At the end of june.
Biden, who has pledged to serve as president until the end of his term, endorsed Harris in the November election against former President Trump.
She has won the support of a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, which will likely ensure that she becomes the party’s presidential candidate.
Flaherty posted on
“A people-powered campaign for a people-powered presidency.”
Harris, the first black woman and first Asian American to serve as vice president, raised her first $100 million (£78 million) within 36 hours of Biden’s announcement, her office said.
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His inauguration has revitalized the Democrats’ campaign, which had seriously faltered amid doubts about Biden’s chances of defeating Trump or his ability to continue governing if he had won.
A series of polls indicate that Harris’ entry erased the lead Trump had enjoyed over Biden in a matter of days.
Campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu told MSNBC that Harris “had one of the best weeks we’ve seen in politics in the last 50 years.”
“This is going to be a very close race,” he said.
Harris campaigned in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday at a fundraiser that had been organized when Biden was still leading the Democratic ticket.
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It was expected to raise $400,000 (£311,000), but ended up raising around $1.4 million (£1.1 million), according to the campaign.
Harris portrayed herself as “the underdog” in the race at the event, but said her campaign is gaining momentum.
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