Kamala collected $200 million in the first week of the campaign


Published: 12:40 29 July 2024
As the day goes by, the excitement among the supporters about the US election is also increasing. It is now very certain that Kamala Harris will be the presidential candidate from the Democratic party in the country's upcoming elections. Kamala is campaigning strongly after the support of Biden and most of the senior leaders of the party. He is getting a lot of success in it. Within a week of entering the election campaign, Kamala has collected about $200 million dollars (20 crores) in funds. In addition, during the same period, the number of supporters of the party has also increased to about 170 thousand. Kamala is becoming a strong rival of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming elections. In front of the supporters, both the leaders are throwing verbal arrows at each other. This was reported by the news agency Reuters.
It is said that US President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the upcoming election on Sunday of last week. He has endorsed Kamala Harris as Trump's opponent for the November 5 election.
Besides, Kamala has already got the support of other leaders of the Democrat Party. Kamala's candidacy for president has become very strong now. Because the country's former president and Democrat leader Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have supported Kamala. It is considered that Kamala's presidential candidacy is very certain. But the final nomination will be at the national convention in August. Although Kamala has less eyes on it, she is fully focused on the campaign and continues to raise support and funds for the party.
Kamala Harris has raised $200 million since the campaign began, Rob Flaherty, Kamala's deputy campaign manager, wrote in a post on X. He noted that 66 percent of donors are new supporters. Besides, the number of new members has also increased by 1 lakh 70 thousand.
According to a Reuters poll, Trump and Kamala are continuing their campaign with the next 100 days in front of them. In early July, Republicans reported that Trump raised $331 million in the second quarter of the year. Biden, on the other hand, raised $264 million in the same period. Earlier in June, Trump and Biden raised $284 million and $240 million respectively. The Democrats' fundraising pace has changed dramatically since Kamala Harris emerged as a potential presidential candidate
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