Harris campaign announces $310M fundraising haul in July

[PunkinPi]

Source: The Hill

Vice President Harris’s campaign announced on Friday a $310 million fundraising haul in the month of July, bringing its war chest to $377 million.

The July haul is the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history, the campaign said. The vice president announced her intention to seek the Democratic presidential nomination after President Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, and the full July haul includes money that Biden raised before the switch.

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The campaign said that two-thirds of the fundraising in July came from first-time donors, which was more than two million donors.

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The Harris campaign on Friday also announced that the Biden campaign, which has since become the Harris campaign, raised $1 billion since Biden launched his reelection bid in April 2023. Biden handed over the Biden-Harris fundraising committee to Harris when he dropped out of the race.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4806958-kamala-harris-campaign-310-million-fundraising-july/

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Let's keep it going!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. People are getting involved who haven't done so before...

The campaign said that two-thirds of the fundraising in July came from first-time donors, which was more than two million donors.

Additionally, 94 percent of donations were under $200 and July included more than ten times the number of Gen Z donors, according to the campaign.

Actblue makes it easy for grassroots donations.

[Oopsie Daisy]

2. How does Act-Blue sustain their activities? Donations? Or do they get a percentage *

* of every transaction (the same way the credit card companies "skim" a little off the top)?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Donations plus they *have* to charge 3.95% for processing...

If Actblue did not charge for processing your donation, it would be an "in kind" contribution to each donation recipient.

[Oopsie Daisy]

5. Hey there! Thanks for the info.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. More info...

https://blog.actblue.com/2024/07/25/all-about-actblue-answering-your-most-asked-questions/

https://help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/articles/16869085716631-What-happens-to-my-money-when-I-donate

[Oopsie Daisy]

8. Thanks, again!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. Welcome!

[speak easy]

4. People who donate, vote.

[honest.abe]

7. WOW!!

[Obvious85]

10. $310 Million IN 10 DAYS!?!

IN 10 DAYS?! WOW!

[cstanleytech]

11. Let's hope this also causes us to win more seats in Congress as we need a super majority to fix the country.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. These are amazing fundraising numbers

Link to tweet

[Frank D. Lincoln]

13. My mind is officially blown.

Oh, boy!

[Frank D. Lincoln]

14. "Two-Thirds of Haul Comes From First-Time Donors"

I think we're seeing an early reaction against Roe being struck down and the threat of Project 2025. Plus, people are wildly excited about Kamala Harris, the former prosecutor who's going to effectively prosecute the case against convicted felon Donald Trump.