Harris Raises $200 Million In First Week Of Campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) has raised $200 million in her first week as the presumptive Democratic nominee just 100 days ahead of the election.

Harris’ fundraising haul has been attributed to first-time donors, support from young voters and excitement in the Democratic party following her nomination. The $200 million was raised in the week since President Joe Biden announced that he would end his reelection campaign and endorse Harris – $100 million was raised in support of Harris on her first full day as the likely Democratic candidate. Two-thirds of donations came from first-time donors.

Since then, Harris has gained enough verbal support from delegates to win the party’s nomination ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August.

The Harris campaign has helped to dispel Democratic concern ahead of the election sparked by Biden’s shaky debate performance in June. The campaign has noted that the past week has marked overwhelming grassroots support for her.

Michael Tyler, Harris for President communications director, wrote a statement celebrating the fundraising haul.

“The momentum and energy for Vice President Harris is real – and so are the fundamentals of this race: this election will be very close and decided by a small number of voters in just a few states,”  Tyler wrote.

The monumental support for Harris is also evident in polls. A CNN/SSRS poll from last week showed that Harris trailed closely behind Trump, garnering 46 percent to Trump’s 49 percent.

An Axios/Generation Lab survey also showed that Harris had a 20-point advantage with young voters aged 18 to 35. Harris garnered 60 percent to Trump’s 40 percent. In contrast, a matchup between Biden and Trump showed Biden with a narrower, six-point lead.

Harris is popular with young voters, as well as many voters that are people of color, including black, Latino and Asian American voters.

Vote.org has also reported 100,000 new voter registrations since Biden dropped out of the race. The newly registered voters were 84% young voters aged 18 to 35.

Article by Hannah Molayal