Harris campaign breaking fundraising records in race against Trump since Biden bowed out
Vice President Kamala Harris raised $100 million from Sunday afternoon – when President Biden ended his re-election bid and endorsed his vice president to succeed him as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee – through Monday night, her campaign announced on Tuesday morning.
And the Harris campaign also touted that the fundraising in the wake of the president's blockbuster news came from more than 1.1 million unique donors, with 62% of them first-time contributors.
The Harris campaign has been spotlighting the surge in fundraising, and in an email release on Monday afternoon highlighted that the money raised was the "largest 24-hour raise in presidential history."
But the Harris campaign hasn't offered a breakdown of what percentage of the cash haul was raised online by small-dollar donations and what share came from top-dollar donors. The haul includes money raised by the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees.
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"The historic outpouring of support for Vice President Harris represents exactly the kind of grassroots energy and enthusiasm that wins elections," campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said in a statement. "Already, we are seeing a broad and diverse coalition come together to support our critical work of talking to the voters that will decide this election."
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On Monday, the Harris campaign spotlighted that they hauled in $81 million in the 24 hours following Biden's announcement.
The one-day haul easily topped the nearly $53 million former President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National