Democratic Party likely to set record for Kamala Harris' campaign fundraising - media outlet
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After Biden's withdrawal, Democratic Party donors raised $27.5 million for Kamala Harris' campaign in 5 hours. This may be a record for campaign fundraising.
After Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic Party donors managed to hand over more than $27 million to the new U.S. presidential candidate in just half a day.
Writes UNN citing Politico, NYT and Sveriges Television.
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ActBlue, a nongovernmental organization that works with Democratic candidates, reported that donations to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (Democratic Party) reached $27.5 million in the first 5 hours after the country's leader Joe Biden (Democratic Party) dropped out of the presidential campaign.
Democrat-affiliated Actblue was expected to raise $55 million dollars in Sunday alone, according to US news site Politico. The Democratic Party likely set a record for the most money raised since Joe Biden's announcement, SVT writes.
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Joe Biden has said he wants the current vice president to be the party's nominee as the new presidential candidate. Biden's campaign also officially renamed itself “Harris for President”.This gave her immediate access to the account, which held $96 million at the end of June, the NYT notes.
At an internal meeting, campaign leaders will announce that they will now work for Kamala Harris.
