Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign said it raised $36 million in the 24 hours after she announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
The fundraiser for Harris and Walz continues the fundraising for the Democratic presidential hopeful that began after she officially announced her run for the White House last month. Harris’ campaign said so raised $310 million in July, more than double what former President Donald Trump said he raised last month.
The contributions included $200 million from the vice president raised during the seven days after President Biden withdrew from the race and Harris launched his bid at the White House.
Harris announced Tuesday morning that she had chosen Walz to join her on the Democratic ticket, touting his record as governor and background as a veteran, teacher and coach. The two of them appeared for the first time together at a rally in Philadelphia.
The vice president praised Walz as a partner “who can help build this brighter future, a leader who will help unite our nation and move us forward, a fighter for the middle class, a patriot who believes, as I do, in the extraordinary promise of America, a promise of freedom, opportunity and justice, not just for some, but for all.”
The Pennsylvania event kicked off a series of campaign rallies for Harris and Walz in four swing states. The two are on their way to Wisconsin on Wednesday, followed by stops in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.
Their length swing comes after Harris officially secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday after the close of the party’s virtual roll call by state delegations. With her appointmentHarris became the first woman of color to top a major party ticket.
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