WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 07: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on stage at the Chase Center before President-elect Joe Biden's address to the nation November 07, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. After four days of counting the high volume of mail-in ballots in key battleground states due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race was called for Biden after a contentious election battle against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump. (Image: Getty)
ActBlue announced that they received nearly $50 million in donations following an announcement from President Joe Biden (D) that he would not seek reelection and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris (D).
Biden announced in a statement on social media on Sunday that he was stepping down and not accepting his nomination as the Democratic candidate, then endorsed Harris quickly after.
In total, ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising platform, raised $47 million from small-dollar donors in the hours after Harris’ campaign began. They announced the spike in fundraising on X on Sunday night in the seven hours after Harris’ campaign began. In the first five hours of Harris’ campaign, the platform raised more than $27.5 million.
“UPDATE: As of 9pm ET, grassroots supporters have raised $46.7 million through ActBlue following Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launch,” ActBlue wrote. “This has been the biggest fundraising day of the 2024 cycle. Small-dollar donors are fired up and ready to take on this election.”
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.
The total represents money raised for all campaigns, not just Harris, but does mark the biggest day for online Democratic donations since the 2020 election when ActBlue raised $73.5 million following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September 2020.
Numerous influential Democratic donors and politicians have also shown their support for Harris as she aims to win the Democratic nomination.
In a social media post on Sunday, Harris thanked Biden for his endorsement and said that she plans to “earn and win” the Democratic nomination.
Colorado has enacted a trailblazing gun-control law that bans the sale of firearms equipped with…
On Monday, during an Oval Office meeting, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said it was…
The U.S. Army is considering a dramatic reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, potentially…
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company, Tesla, is facing a significant downturn in 2025, marking its…
https://youtu.be/Pm5ZF69Bqkk An investigation was underway after a fire tore through the Pennsylvania governor’s residence in Harrisburg early…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Oqt69P071oM President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 9 designed to “make America’s showers great…
