Harris campaign raises $310m in July as eyes turn to VP pick
Al Jazeera
July figure is more than double amount raised by Republican nominee Donald Trump as race for White House heats up.
Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign says it raised $310m last month amid a surge in small donations, as the United States vice president’s push for the White House gains momentum.
The July figure includes more than $200m in donations in the week after President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race, the campaign said on Friday.
The Democratic Party has rallied around Harris since then, and she is set to officially clinch the nomination as its 2024 presidential candidate in the coming days.
Harris’s campaign also said two-thirds of its July donations came from first-time donors, signalling “tremendous support” for her candidacy.
The sum is more than double the $138.7m raised in July by Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump, who is set to face off against Harris in November’s election.
