Kamala Harris raises $81m after Biden's presidential race exit
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The donation surge in the last day is the largest 24-hour fundraising sum in presidential history.

Democrats have poured more than $100m (£77m) in donations into Vice-President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday, her campaign says.

The tally was boosted by what her team calls a record 24-hour period of fundraising - $81m raised.

During that timeframe, more than 888,000 people donated sums of up to $200 each, according to progressive donation platform ActBlue.

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

The surge in donations in the 24-hour period after Mr Biden quit the race was the single biggest for online contributions to Democrats since 2020, according to the New York Times.

  • @ReallyActuallyFrankensteinEnglish
    37•2 months ago

    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.