In just two days since Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris as the new Democratic candidate for the White House, the politician's campaign has received a whopping $126 million. Most of it was raised in the first 24 hours, setting a “historic record.”
Since Sunday evening – when Joe Biden announced he is resigning from running for re-election and gave his support to Kamala Harris – by Tuesday evening, the politician's campaign had raised as much as $126 million (over 498 million złoty). According to his statement, most of this amount – $81 million – was transferred to the Harris campaign account within the first 24 hours of Biden's decision. This is almost twice as much as Donald Trump raised on his best day and more than any other presidential candidate managed to raise in such a short time USA.
As indicated in a statement released by the vice president's campaign, 1.4 million people have supported her financially so far. Nearly 900,000 of this group were voters who had not yet donated any money to the Democratic campaign this year. Of the new donors, more than 48,000 people decided to support Harris on a recurring basis.
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Kamala Harris' Campaign and Supporters' Enthusiasm
In a statement issued Wednesday, Harris' campaign stressed that it recognizes that “it takes more than money to win an election.” “It also takes an army of supporters and volunteers.” According to the information he shared, the number of supporters and volunteers has increased by as much as 100,000 since Sunday evening. In order to face Donald Trump in the November elections, elections Kamala Harris will also first have to win the formal Democratic nomination. Given the enthusiasm surrounding her in recent days, however, it seems that she has it almost in her pocket.
Kamala Harris supporters at a rally in West Allis, WisconsinPAP/EPA/JEFFREY PHELPS
This is not met with a positive reaction from the Republicans. As Michał Sznajder, the station's envoy to Washington, said on TVN24, in recent days “they have been dealing blows to Kamala Harris as much as they can”. According to his report, some members of the Republican Party are considering filing a lawsuit in connection with the “swapping of candidates” and Harris taking over the funds collected by Joe Biden. Donald Trump himself is said to “feel a bit cheated” by recent events. – On the internet, he speculated whether his campaign should not be reimbursed for the funds spent on the fight against Joe Biden, since Joe Biden is no longer running – noted Sznajder.
Michał Sznajder on the Republicans' reaction to the Democratic candidate's replacement TVN24
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