US Presidential Election: How Much Did Kamala Harris' Campaign Raise?
Since launching her campaign in July 2024, Kamala Harris raised $997.9 million, about thrice as much as Trump’s $391.9 million, according to the Federal Election Commission
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The latest vote count data in the 2024 US election shows that Republican candidate Donald Trump is in the lead to be the next President, potentially making up for his disappointing run in 2020. However, Kamala Harris' campaign has reflected the remarkable impact she has had in this Presidential race. In July, when Joe Biden ended his reelection bid to endorse Harris, the Democratic leaders didn’t anticipate the overwhelming support she received within moments of launching her campaign.
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Harris' campaign made a historic $310 million within a month, thanks to grassroots contributions. She surpassed Trump’s takings by more than double. Just before the election on November 5, her campaign had made $997.9 million, about thrice as much as Trump’s $391.9 million, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Kamala Harris' Campaign Makes History
In 90 minutes since Kamala Harris' campaign was launched, it had already surpassed $2 million. Four hours into the launch, a group of 44,000 Black women convened over a Zoom video call and managed to secure $1.5 Million in donations. By 24 hours, Harris' campaign had made a whopping $81 million.
On July 26, over 1.64 lakh White women got on a single Zoom call to raise $1 million in less than an hour for Harris' Presidential bid. This was the first time in history that a video call had over 1 lakh registrants, according to popular gun regulation activist Shannon Watts.
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164,000 participants, making it the largest Zoom in history.
$2 million+ raised in less than 90 minutes.
Tens of thousands of new volunteers registered and ready to elect @KamalaHarris in just 100 days.
The meeting was called 'White Women: Answer The Call', to raise awareness about Harris' campaign. Following the overwhelming support from women of colour on Day 1 of the launch, White women stepped up to do their part for the Indo-American Presidential hopeful.
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According to reports, many influential personalities attended the call, including Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, musician PINK, author Glennon Doyle, activist Andrea Gibson, and more. By the end of the 90-minute meeting, the women had raised over $2 million for the Democratic politician.
An X user excitedly wrote, "150k white women on #AnswerTheCall. To support a woman of colour. There are no words to describe what I've been feeling the past few days. I thought seeing Obama get elected was the highlight of my life, but I was wrong. This is history,!"
Women Of Colour In High Spirits
On July 21, an organisation called Win With Black Women set up a Zoom call to encourage Black women in the country to discuss her campaign and donate. While the organisers had expected somewhere between 10,000 to 20,000 voters, they were pleasantly surprised by over 44,000 enthusiastic women showing their support for Harris. The Black women and allies raised generously donated, raising $1.5 million within just three hours of the campaign.
Today, I signed the forms officially declaring my candidacy for President of the United States.
Former President and First Lady Barrack and Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris' presidency on July 26. In several States, the percentage of registered voters supporting Harris has surpassed the Republican candidate Donald Trump. The support for the Indo-American leader, especially from women, underscores her growing momentum as the potential President of the United States of America.
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