Kamala Harris' presidential campaign raises USD 81 million in first 24 hours

US Vice President Kamala Harris campaign has raised USD 81 million in the first 24hour period since incumbent President Joe Biden stepped aside from the presidential race and endorsed his deputy as the Democratic Partys new nomineeBidens decision to nominate Harris 59 follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after his disastrous presidential debate performance against his Republican rival and former US President Donald Trump last monthKevin Munoz the spokesperson for Harris campaign said There is a groundswell behind Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is terrified because he knows his divisive and unpopular agenda cant stand up to the vice presidents record and vision for the American peopleTeam Harris raised USD 81 million in its first 24 hours adding to the near quarterofabillion dollar war chest already amassed this election cycle This haul reflects money raised across the campaign Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees a media release saidOver 888000 grassroots donors made donations in the past 24 hours 60 per cent of whom made their first contribution of the 2024 cycle it said adding Team Harris 24hour raise is the highest 24hour raise of any candidate in historyIn the last 24 hours Team Harris has added 43000 new recurring donors with over half of these recurring donors signing up for weekly donations A call on Sunday evening hosted by Win with Black Women raised approximately USD 16 million in grassroots contributions alone And Harris for Presidents official social media KamalaHQ doubled its following overnight the campaign said in a statementReacting to the support for the campaign Munoz said The historic outpour of support for Vice President Harris represents exactly the kind of grassroots energy and enthusiasm that wins electionsAlready we are seeing a broad and diverse coalition come together to support our critical work of talking to the voters that will decide this election he addedThough Bidens endorsement almost seals Harris position as the presidential nominee of her party she still needs to get elected by the partys delegates during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago from August 1922Biden has won 3896 delegates as against 1976 required to win the partys presidential nominationIn a move that would give her access to the campaign funds the BidenHarris campaign amended filings with the Federal Election Commission to rename its principal committee and declare Harris a candidate for presidentFollowing Bidens decision Harris who has been serving as the US first female first Black and first South Asian vice president since 2021 immediately secured the endorsement of former president Bill Clinton thus making it a bit easier for her to win the delegate battle during the party conventionAn overwhelming majority of state Democratic Party chairs have announced their support for Vice President Harris as their nominee for president the Association of State Democratic Committees ASDC said in a statementThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever