Kamala Harris campaign announces record $540 million fundraising haul

Just before Harris accepted the nomination Democrat at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 22campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon confirmed that the campaign had officially surpassed US$500 million. “In just over a month since launching our campaign, the Harris-Walz team has raised $540 million, setting a record for any campaign in history,” Dillon said.

This impressive total came after Vice President Harris began her campaign, following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race on July 21 and his explicit endorsement of Harris. The announcement comes in the final stretch toward the November 5 election, where Harris will face Republican Donald Trump.

An increase in donor support

Harris’ campaign has shown a remarkable ability to mobilize both large and small donors, marking a positive turnaround from the period of uncertainty that followed the June debate between Biden and Trump.

“Immediately following his speech at the Convention, we experienced our best hour of fundraising since the launch of the campaign,” said O’Malley Dillon. In addition, one-third of donations came from first-time supporters.

According to the platform of collection ActBlue of non-profit funds that supports campaigns and organizations, as well as the small donors that support them, this unprecedented fundraising It is a clear indication of the energy and commitment to the Democratic movement in the US.

🚨BIG #DNC2024 NEWS:
🕛As of 12:00 PM ET today, the ActBlue platform processed over $100 million in fundraising for Democrats across the country during #DemConvention week.
📝$7.2 million was raised between 11:00 PM and 12:00 AM ET alone during VP Harris’ acceptance speech. pic.twitter.com/WnC5XhayuB

— ActBlue (@actblue) August 23, 2024

Republican Panorama

Meanwhile, the former president Donald Trumpwhose campaign was affected by Biden’s withdrawal, said he had raised $327 million in cash in early August.

For its part, Donald Trump He posted a message on his X.com profile this Sunday, August 25 criticizing Kamala Harris’s tour is scheduled for late August in Georgia.

Who is negotiating for us in the Middle East? Bombs are dropping all over the place! Sleepy Joe is sleeping on a Beach in California, viciously Exiled by the Democrats, and Comrade Kamala is doing a campaign bus tour with Tampon Tim, her really bad V.P. Pick. Let’s not have World…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2024

Less than three weeks before the first televised debate scheduled for Sept. 10 in Philadelphia, Harris, 59, and Trump, 78, are tied in the polls.