Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up her final fundraising swing in California before the November general election on Sunday at a star-studded event in downtown Los Angeles.
Donors were asked to contribute between $500 and $250,000 to attend the event at the JW Marriott at LA Live, but could raise as much as $926,300, according to an invitation to the event. The money is split between the Harris campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties.
Singers Alanis Morissette and Halle Bailey performed as hundreds of attendees noshed on duck egg rolls, beef Wellington and lobster rolls before the Democratic candidate took the stage shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Harris echoed familiar themes, warning Democrats not to be complacent and saying she saw herself as the underdog in a very tight race with former President Trump.
“Every four years we say this is it. This is it,” Harris said of the November election. “This election is about two very different visions for our nation and we see that contrast every day on the campaign trail.”
Calling Trump a “rogue man” whose return to the White House would have dire and dangerous consequences for the nation’s future, Harris drew an excited response from the audience as she spoke about her debate with the former president, her promise to sign legislation establishing federal protections for abortion rights and her prediction that she would win in a little more than a month.
“Let me be clear, we are going to win,” Harris told an audience that included Stevie Wonder, Keegan-Michael Key, Demi Lovato, Jessica Alba, Lily Tomlin and Reps. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) and Pete Aguilar ( D -Redlands).
Harris’ remarks largely mirrored those she made at a fundraiser at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Saturday.
Shortly after 6pm on Sunday, Harris flew out of LAX on her way to a campaign rally in the battleground state of Nevada – one of the states she will spend most of her time in the remaining weeks before the election.
About $55 million was raised at the two California fundraisers, according to Harris’ campaign.