Veep Kamala Harris conceded to President-elect Donald Trump last week, but that hasn't stopped her from trying to shore up her “recount account” — apparently to pay off other campaign expenses.
failed Democratic presidential candidate asking for cash She acquired the account through fundraising platform ActBlue because she is concerned that vendors will not pay for services her campaign has already provided.
The campaign has only made clear that part of the campaign is to raise money for Democrats who voted against him, but that the money can also be used to pay for campaign-related expenses.
There is no indication that Harris, who conceded the presidential election to Trump on Wednesday, is seeking a recount of her own.
“With several important Senate and House elections still too close to call, we are sending organizers and volunteers to the field in these states to see the finish line,” the campaign's website said. “We are keeping it at that level,” he said.
“If you are able, please donate today to the Harris Fight Fund to help ensure we have the resources to elect Democrats who are ready to hold the Trump administration accountable.”
Tom Moore, a former Federal Election Commission attorney and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, told the Post on Monday that there are “great reasons” to raise money this way.
“This money can be used to pay for general election recounts and campaign expenses,” Moore said. “There's nothing unusual or unpleasant about doing this.”
The Harris campaign's request for funding comes as some vendors are desperate to avoid being paid by the campaign for their work, including star-studded concerts in key battleground states. One example is that
Last week, it was reported that the Democratic candidate's very well-funded team is currently $20 million in debt.
Only Pennsylvania Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey has officially begun a recount to overturn Republican challenger Dave McCormick's projected victory.
The race was called by the Associated Press and the major television networks on Thursday, two days after Ms. Harris lost in a landslide to Mr. Trump.
But Mr. Casey's team is hopeful that pending provisional votes from military personnel and others in deep-blue Philadelphia will break Mr. McCormick's 36,000-vote advantage.
The three-term senator's campaign is still sending out a large number of fundraising emails, insisting that “the campaign is not over.''
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will invite McCormick or Ruben Gallego, the clear Democratic winner in the Arizona Senate race, to Washington, D.C., this week for an orientation session in the Senate. We took the unprecedented step of not doing so.
Philip Retzow, a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, slammed the move.
“Bob Casey and Chuck Schumer are actively undermining faith in American democracy by refusing to acknowledge an obvious reality. Dave McCormick squarely punches Casey.” Rezzo said.
“Instead of wasting millions of Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars on a fateful recount, Bob Casey must concede and Schumer must allow McCormick to attend Senate orientation.”
Senators from both parties also condemned the operation.
“Senator-elect @DaveMcCormickPA should of course be invited to Freshman Senator Orientation,” outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told X. “The campaign has been called and he should be able to join his colleagues.”
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), who also retired. I wrote on the site on Sunday.“In 2018, my race wasn’t called for six days.
“I flew into Washington, D.C., for Senate orientation. I learned so much that week and made lasting relationships,” she said. “Dave McCormick and Ruben Gallego will be senators from Pennsylvania and Arizona. They should be invited to orientation and start learning the job.”
Neither Harris campaign representatives nor Act Blue spokespeople immediately responded to The Post's requests for comment on Monday.
