Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says it has now raised $540 million for its campaign against Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.
The campaign has had no trouble getting supporters to open their wallets since President Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he was ending his campaign and quickly endorsed Harris. The campaign said it saw a surge in donations during last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, accepted their nominations.
“Just before Vice President Harris’ acceptance speech Thursday night, we officially passed the $500 million mark,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon wrote in a memo released by the campaign on Sunday. “Immediately after her speech, we saw our best fundraising hour since launch day.”
Trump has also proven to be a formidable fundraiser, but appears to be outmatched in his month-old campaign. Trump’s campaign and its related affiliates announced earlier this month that they had raised $138.7 million in July — less than Harris took in during his opening week White House bid. Trump’s campaign reported $327 million in cash on hand as of early August.
Harris’ fundraising totals were raised by Harris for the President, the Democratic National Committee, and joint fundraising committees.
O’Malley Dillon said nearly a third of the contributions during convention week came from first-time contributors. About a fifth of those first-time contributors were young voters and two-thirds were women, groups the campaign sees as critical constituencies that Harris must prove to win in November.
The Harris campaign says it has also seen an increase in volunteer support for the vice president. During convention week, supporters signed up for nearly 200,000 volunteer shifts to help the campaign.
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