- Kamala Harris’ campaign announced it had raised $200 million last week.
- The campaign also reportedly enrolled 170,000 new volunteers.
- This comes after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race last Sunday.
Kamala Harris raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the first week of her presidential campaign, her deputy campaign manager said Sunday.
In a post by X, Rob Flaherty wrote, “100 days until Election Day. Fun news: In the first week since we started, @KamalaHarris has raised $200 million.”
“66 percent of that is from new donors. 170,000 new volunteers signed up,” he continued. “This is a people-powered campaign for a people-powered president!”
The money comes on top of about $95 million Harris inherited from the Biden campaign after Donald Trump filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission about the transfer, arguing the vice president could not legally inherit the funds.
The news comes just a week after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and indicated his intention to endorse Harris for the Democratic nomination.
By the next day, Harris had already secured enough delegate support to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
“When I announced my candidacy for president, I said I would do everything in my power to win the nomination,” Harris said in a statement at the time.
“Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support I needed to be my party’s nominee. And as a Californian, I am proud that my home state’s delegation has led our campaign to success. I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon,” she added.
The Democratic National Convention will be held from August 19th to 22nd.
The vice president’s favorability rating jumped to 43 percent from 35 percent last week, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday.
