Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign said it raked in a whopping $310 million in its July fundraising efforts – more than double the amount raised by her Republican rival last month – and has $377 million cash on hand, marking the latest sign of how transformative and energizing the change to the top of the Democratic ticket has been among grassroots and high-dollar supporters.
A majority of that $310 million haul, more than $200 million, was raised in the first week of Harris’ candidacy, the campaign said in a statement, with two-thirds of the fundraising coming from first-time donors to the campaign.
In like a week, too. It’s like everyone was just edging once the possibility of Biden quitting the race came out.
So she beat trump after he got shot at and had the great photo? Sounds like he’s in a bit of a slump
I donated $100 and will probably donate more.
I feel like this is our last attempt at a do over of 2016. I was swindled by Russian propaganda and bought into the “protest by voting third party,” and while my vote didn’t change anything (New Yorker), a lot of others were also duped in swing states and counties.
Bro, I voted Nader in 2000. In Florida. I still love Nader but I sure learned that lesson.
First, You rock. You changed the context of your actions based on new information and have decided to change your approach going forward, and you’re honest about it. All political discourse should occur at this level of self-awareness and transparency.
And just so you know I commiserate…I volunteered for Blegojevich.
That’s cool. I’m struggling just to eat this week. But good for her.
Many look at this as exciting (it is indeed). I also look at this and think “We need publicly funded elections.” I feel like that money could be much better spent than on advertising.
Which creates a barrier of entry and only the rich can run for office. Most of our early presidents were just average Joe’s running. We will never be able to have just an average middle/lower class person be a candidate.
Most of our early presidents were just average Joe’s running.
What on Earth are you talking about? They were all rich landowners. Washington had a giant plantation, Adams was an incredibly successful lawyer, one of the most prominent in the Massachusetts Colony and in high demand, Jefferson was also a plantation owner and even richer than Washington, Madison was also a plantation owner. Monroe was probably the poorest and he still owned slaves and land, and John Quincy Adams was John Adams’ son, so we don’t need to go into that. Shall I keep going?
Believe it or not, though, and I don’t like it any more than you will, Nixon and Reagan both grew up poor.
