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Kamala Harris raises $81m after Biden's presidential race exit

Democrats have poured $81m (£62m) in donations into Vice-President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday.

It is the largest 24-hour period of campaign funding in presidential history with more than 888,000 donors making contributions of less than $200 in the day after Mr Biden stepped aside.

“Grassroots supporters are energized and excited to support her as the Democratic nominee,” ActBlue, the progressive donation platform, said on X.

Donors who had pulled back their funding over concerns about Mr Biden’s age say they now intend to resume their support for the party.

The party raised over $27.5m in the first five hours of Ms Harris’ presidential campaign. That number nearly doubled by the end of the day. In 24 hours, the sum broke a presidential fundraising record.

JoShmoe ,

I think I have a new found respect for Biden. This is easily one of the best power plays of all time. Stepping down must have been tough, especially if he couldn’t remember why he should step down.

iAmTheTot ,

It’s kinda insane to me that any presidential candidate is pulling in 81 million dollars. Why do they possibly need that much money for campaigning? It seems absurd.

can , (edited )

American campaigns are so long

iAmTheTot ,

They needn’t be, and even considering that, I can’t fathom justifying 81 million dollars for a presidential campaign. It’s actually unconscionable to me.

MagicShel ,

You think that’s too much? That’s a drop in the bucket.

brennancenter.org/…/most-expensive-election-ever

TunaCowboy ,

Please think of the media owner billionaires enjoying the most privileged and luxurious life that earth has to offer.

They need that money desperately, because it’s not enough for them to win, they require that everyone else be as miserable as they are.

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein ,

America is huge, and the sheer number of media - social media, cable, network TV, streaming, radio, newspaper, magazines, internet, and so on - means that if you want to reach people, a little more money will always reach additional audiences.

From there, it’s just an arm’s race with no upper limit, since each party is desperate to not let the other out-message them.

cm0002 ,

Aw heck, maybe I’ll even kick in a couple bucks

Mouselemming ,

You know, someone out there is counting the number of donators as well as the total, so your little chip has value there. Mine’s in.

cybervseas ,

Ka-Moolah

skeezix ,

Rakin’ in da bux.

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