If Money Talks, Vice President Kamala Harris Has the Big Mo Heading Into the General Election Campaign

 

$310 million.

That is the amount of fundraising donations the Harris for President Campaign raised in July. 

That is more than double what the Trump/Vance ticket raised ($138 million) and the Democratic Harris Campaign has not picked the Vice Presidential nominee yet or held their party's convention. 

In a Harris for President press release, the great majority of the $310 million haul came from first-time and grassroots donations. 

The campaign, which took control of the Biden/Harris finances and infrastructure when President Joe Biden withdrew, states that it has $377 million cash on hand which is $50 million more than the Trump/Vance ticket.

The Harris campaign also noted:

• "July was the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history. 
• Team Harris raised more across grassroots channels in the four days following President Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Harris than Trump’s big donor-reliant operation raised in the entire month.
• More than 3 million donors made over 4.2 million contributions – with more than 2 million donors making their first donation this cycle. Team Harris also grew its sustaining donor base – grassroots supporters that are committed to donating regularly to the campaign – by more than 50 percent, growing to nearly half a million donors. 
• This month, 94% of all our donations were under $200, and teachers and nurses continue to be among the most common donor occupations.
• Since launch, Vice President Harris has also galvanized new demographic groups to donate:
  • Compared to June, we saw more than 10x the number of Gen Z donors, and more than 8x the number of Millennial donors. 
  • 60% of all donors in July were women.
  • Coalition groups that organized calls since launch – like Black Women for Harris, Latinas for Harris, and yes, White Dudes for Harris – raised more than $20 million for Team Harris."

Commenting on the Harris Campaign's prodigious money haul, Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez wrote:

“This is a history-making haul for a candidate who will make history this November. The tremendous outpouring of support we’ve seen in just a short time makes clear the Harris coalition is mobilized, growing, and ready to put in the work to defeat Trump this November. Our money is going to the work that wins close elections – whether it be an organizer knocking doors in DeKalb County, a rural office opening in Pennsylvania, or a college student tabling at a club fair. It is the product of a campaign and coalition that knows the hard work and fighting spirit needed to win in November – and when we fight, we win.”

Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison offered:

"From historic grassroots fundraising to hundreds of thousands of new volunteers, one thing is clear as Vice President Harris continues to prosecute the case against convicted felon Donald Trump – voters are fired up and ready to beat Trump again this November. The majority of this grassroots fundraising came from first-time donors who have been inspired to chip in to support Vice President Harris' historic candidacy. Their grassroots dollars will translate to more offices across the country, more staff engaging directly with voters, and more opportunities for us to take our message directly to voters about what is at stake in this election. We can't and won't go back, and this past month