Kamala Harris raised an effective $47 million in just one day Post her presidential debate with Donald Trump, which is clear evidence of her growing strong financial support and growing popularity
With only three weeks left before the much-awaited debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on September 10, 2024, Harris’s campaign witnessed an extraordinary surge in fundraising. In just 24 hours, Harris raised a whopping $47 million, breaking a record for her campaign, said to be mainly thanks to grassroots supporters, with nearly 600,000 individual donors who contributed to the campaign.
It is being cited as among the most major post-debate fundraising nights for either a Democratic or Republican campaign in recent history. Harris’s debate performance made quite clear what an exceedingly positive night for her it was- it helped sustain a momentum build that continued to lengthen her already impressive financial lead over Trump’s campaign. Harris’s team was coming into September with $404 million compared to Trump’s $295 million.
Post-debate fundraising success by Harris implies that her campaign is capable of rallying a diverse and energized voter base. Political commentators and campaign officials agree that part of this donation surge came as a result of her commanding performance in the debate, asking and thereby engrossing Trump on important issues such as the economy, abortion, and immigration. This financial boost showed that much of the country had enthusiasm for the candidate, especially among grassroots donors.
The $47 million raised represents the best 24-hour stretch for Harris since she declared her candidacy and even outstrips her previous record-setting $81 million haul earlier in the campaign. The Trump camp refused to comment about its post-debate fundraising figures, but it was evident that Harris’s strong financial gain has put further distance between the two campaigns and widened the funding gap.
Despite this huge fundraising victory, Harris’s campaign chair, Jen O’Malley Dillon, sent a reminder to supporters not to get too smug about the whole thing. She made sure to point out in a memo that went to donors that though the numbers are encouraging, the campaign must continue to work hard because there is no telling what level of battle terms super PACs and outside groups will face in trying to defeat the former president. She reaffirmed that this election would be hotly contested, and every dollar generated would count in getting people to the polls before the election in November.
Trump shunned the third debate. He said he had asked Harris enough questions already in the previous debates. Nevertheless, Harris called for a final debate, urging people to ask for the last two final discussions on burning issues.
The debate performances were precisely what galvanized political support and helped to mobilize more financial resources for the Harris campaign in its effort to meet that remarkable $47 million fundraising the new benchmark for the 2024 election cycle under high stakes as it heads into its final stretch.
