Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $500 million since Joe Biden dropped out of re-election bid on July 21, it said. Reuters agency citing sources from the Democratic Party. Journalists recall that in the first week alone, the campaign's account received around $200 million. This unprecedented support solidified the politician's position and ensured her official nomination by her party.
US presidential election: Harris raises record funds, Trump loses financial advantage
American journalists note that Harris' entry into the race resulted in an immediate return of contributions to the Democratic campaign. Earlier, many supporters decided to withhold support due to the unsuccessful debate with President Biden. In July alone, the candidate's team managed to raise $310 million.
Combined with money raised earlier by Biden's campaign, this meant that the Democrats had more than $1 billion in funds by the end of the month. Never before in the history of an American presidential election has such a sum been raised at this stage of the campaign. By comparison, Donald Trump raised $138.7 million in July – less than half as much as his rival.
As he notes Politicothough Trump is raising less money than Harris, the Democratic candidate’s switch has forced him to double his campaign spending in the past month. What’s more, his current base is also much smaller than the one he had during the 2020 campaign.
Kamala Harris is officially the Democratic presidential candidate
On Thursday (August 22), the final day of the Democratic convention, Kamala Harris officially accepted her party's nomination. The candidate called the upcoming presidential election “the most important in the history of this country” and promised to “pave a path to the future.”
Some American media indicate that the nomination of the current vice president has a historic dimension. – This historicity has many dimensions. Kamala Harris is once again doing something for the first time: this time, she is the first non-white woman to win the nomination of one of the two major parties in the United States – Magdalena Górnicka-Partyka explained in an interview with Gazeta.pl. More on this topic in the article: “Kamala Harris Is Democratic Nominee, Expert: She's Waiting for Cookies from Taylor Swift“.