Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign set a fundraising record, raising $81 million in donations in less than 24 hours.
Harris’ campaign Revealed More than 888,000 “grassroots donors” contributed, Axios reported, with 60 percent of them reportedly being first-time donors to the 2024 presidential election. Another 43,000 people had pledged to give regularly to Harris’ campaign.
“A broad and diverse coalition is already forming to support our important work to engage with voters who will decide the outcome of this election,” Harris campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said in a statement.
The media outlet said the donations received were a combination of money raised by the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Harris campaign and other “joint fundraising committees.”
FOX: Just breaking news: Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launched today and announced that she has raised a massive $81 million since entering the race — the largest 24-hour fundraising total for any candidate in U.S. history. pic.twitter.com/gf7nEYylGH
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 22, 2024
This happened after Joe Biden became president. Announced Trump announced in a post on X on Sunday that he was dropping out of the presidential race, saying it was in the “best interest” of the Democratic Party for him to step down and focus on “fulfilling” his duties as president.
In another post, Biden said: To support He nominated Harris as the party’s presidential candidate.
Several Democrats, including Representative Nancy Pelosi (California), former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), Governors Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania), Wes Moore (Maryland), Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) and Jamaal Bowman (New York), have issued statements endorsing Harris as the party’s presidential nominee since Biden dropped out of the race.
Though Harris continues to receive growing support for her presidential bid, the RealClearPolitics polling average finds her favorability rating lower than Biden’s.
