WASHINGTON: United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ election campaign said on Sunday (Jul 28) that it has raised US$200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.
President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid last Sunday and endorsed Harris for the Nov 5 vote against Republican former president Donald Trump.
“In the week since we got started, @KamalaHarris has raised US$200 million dollars. 66 per cent of that is from new donors. We’ve signed up 170,000 new volunteers,” Harris’ deputy campaign manager, Rob Flaherty, posted on X.
Polls over the past week, including one by Reuters and Ipsos, show Harris and Trump essentially tied, setting the stage for a close-fought campaign over the 100 days left until the election.
Trump’s campaign said in early July that it had raised US$331 million from April through June and had US$284.9 million in cash on hand.
Harris has secured support from a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, likely ensuring she will become the party’s nominee for president next month.
“So our vice president is the presumptive nominee. We will have the official vote on Aug 1,” Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison told MSNBC on Sunday.
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