Kamala Harris raised $310 million for Trump election contest

The presidential marketing campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris mentioned Friday that its political operation raised $310 million in July, dwarfing the tally raised for the Republican nominee Donald Trump in the identical month.

Harris’ staff raised the eye-popping sum between the marketing campaign, the Democratic Nationwide Committee and joint fundraising committees.

The overwhelming majority of July’s tally — greater than $200 million — arrived in the course of the first week of her candidacy, after President Joe Biden dropped out of the election contest on July 21 and endorsed Harris.

The de facto Democratic nominee’s staff entered August with $377 million available.

Trump’s staff mentioned its bigger political group, which incorporates the previous president’s marketing campaign and joint fundraising committees, raised $138.7 million in July.

His staff entered August with $327 million within the financial institution.

Harris’ huge fundraising haul underscores renewed enthusiasm from Democratic donors, a few of whom had been hesitant to open their checkbooks after Biden’s disastrous debate efficiency towards Trump in late June.

Harris’ marketing campaign mentioned two-thirds of its fundraising got here from first-time donors.

“Greater than 3 million donors remodeled 4.2 million contributions — with greater than 2 million donors making their first donation this cycle,” the marketing campaign mentioned in a press launch.

Harris marketing campaign supervisor Julie Chavez Rodriguez, in a press release, mentioned, “Our cash goes to the work that wins shut elections — whether or not it’s the organizer knocking doorways in DeKalb County, a rural workplace opening in Pennsylvania, or a university scholar tabling at a membership honest.”

“It’s the product of a marketing campaign and coalition that is aware of the laborious work and preventing spirit wanted to win in November — and after we struggle, we win,” mentioned Chavez Rodriguez.