More endorsements are coming in for the current Vice President of the United States.
According to Vice President Kamala Harris’ team, around 888,000 grassroot supporters contributed to raise $81 million for her campaign in the first 24 hours since she announced her intent to run for President.
For more than 500,000 of the donors, this is their first contribution for the 2024 campaign cycle. Meanwhile, 43,000 of the donors have signed up to make recurring donations.
According to the Democratic donation-processing site ActBlue, this is the biggest fundraising day of the 2024 cycle.
A historic record pic.twitter.com/DAmqagCsAT
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) July 23, 2024
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On Tuesday, two days after the announcement, Harris’ campaign team said that they have reached $100 million in donations in less than 36 hours.
Public Endorsements
Following Joe Biden and the Clinton’s endorsements for Harris, the Vice President has garnered enough support from state delegations to secure the Democratic nomination.
According to CNN, she is now backed by more than the 1,976 pledged delegates she needs to win the nomination.
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for President pic.twitter.com/2vp84d5Bie
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) July 23, 2024
“When I announced my campaign for President, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination. Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee,” Harris wrote on Monday.
“I am grateful to President Biden and everyone in the Democratic Party who has already put their faith in me, and I look forward to taking our case directly to the American people.”
Reaching Out to Young Voters
Harris’ campaign team, known as Kamala HQ, have been taking over the Internet since the announcement.
On X (formerly Twitter) they changed their banner photo to the theme of pop singer Charli XCX’s latest hit album “Brat.” The artist herself has posted in support of Harris, writing “kamala IS brat.”
kamala IS brat
— Charli (@charli_xcx) July 22, 2024
David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland high school shooting and gun control activist, commented on the post saying, “The amount this single tweet may have just done for the youth vote is not insignificant.”
Just today, another pop star and Gen Z icon, Olivia Rodrigo publicly posted her support of Harris. In her Instagram Stories, she shared a clip of Harris’ speech, emphasizing the importance of reproductive freedom.
Banner image via X @KamalaHarris.
