Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Bojangles Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 12, 2024.
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Vice President Kamala Harris $47 million raised in first 24 hours after Tuesday night’s debate with former president Donald TrumpA Harris campaign spokesperson told CNBC.
The huge number represents another boost for Harris’ fundraising campaign, which has been going strong ever since. President Joe Biden July dropped out of the race and endorsed her bid for president.
The campaign said the $47 million came from nearly 600,000 individual donors to one of several campaign committees and political action committees (PACs) supporting Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz. One donation.
Harris was widely considered the winner of the debate, which was held in Philadelphia and hosted by ABC News. Democratic and Republican strategists and elected officials alike agreed that Trump allowed himself to become uncomfortable with Harris’ confrontational style and the few instances in which the ABC News host conducted live fact-checks on him.
The latest Harris fundraising numbers mark the latest blow to the Trump campaign, which has been lagging behind Harris in the fundraising game.
Harris Political Action recently announced it raised $361 million in August, more than double the $130 million the Trump team raised in the same month.
News that Harris earned $47 million a day was first reported by New York Times.
