- Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign stated it had raised $200 million within the final week.
- The marketing campaign has additionally had 170,000 new volunteers enroll, it stated.
- It follows President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the election race final Sunday.
Kamala Harris has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers within the first week of her presidential marketing campaign, her deputy marketing campaign supervisor stated on Sunday.
In a publish on X, Rob Flaherty wrote: “There’s 100 days til Election Day, so here is a enjoyable one: Within the week since we acquired began, @KamalaHarris has raised $200 million {dollars}.”
“66% of that’s from new donors. We have signed up 170,000 new volunteers,” he continued. “A people-powered marketing campaign for a people-powered presidency!”
The funds add to the roughly $95 million Harris took over from the Biden marketing campaign. Donald Trump has filed a grievance with the Federal Election Fee over the switch, saying the vice chairman couldn’t legally take over the funds.
The information comes only a week after President Joe Biden introduced that he was dropping out of the presidential election race and signaled his assist for Harris as Democratic Occasion nominee.
By the next day, Harris had already secured sufficient delegate endorsements to win the Democratic nomination for president.
“Once I introduced my marketing campaign for President, I stated I meant to exit and earn this nomination,” Harris stated in a press release on the time.
“Tonight, I’m proud to have secured the broad assist wanted to turn into our get together’s nominee, and as a daughter of California, I’m proud that my house state’s delegation has helped put our marketing campaign excessive. I look ahead to formally accepting the nomination quickly,” she added.
The Democratic Nationwide Conference will happen from August 19-22.
The vice chairman’s favorability score leaped to 43% from 35% over the past week, in keeping with an ABC Information/Ipsos revealed on Sunday.
