“It’s my view that Kamala Harris is head and shoulders above anyone who might step forward. I think that’s why you’re seeing her get the level of support from within our party that she is getting,” Hicks said on Forum. The change at the top of the ticket has revitalized some big-dollar Democrats who viewed Biden’s run as a lost cause. “California is the ATM for the Democratic Party, so we’ll certainly be there for that,” said Mark Buell, the fundraising chair for many of Harris’ California campaigns, on Forum. Kounalakis said Harris backers left the Monday morning meeting with a call to grow the vice president’s networks of support.
