Harris campaign raises record $81m in 24 hours

A supporter holds a sign as members of the San Francisco Democratic Party gather to support Kamala Harris, July 22, 2024. PHOTO: AFPListen to articleVice President Kamala Harris’s campaign raised more than $81 million in the 24-hour period following President Joe Biden's decision to step aside, the campaign said Monday. Democratic Party donors have contributed a record amount to US Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign in the 24 hours since Joe Biden exited the presidential race and endorsed her, the campaign announced on Monday. This fundraising feat represents the largest 24-hour sum raised by any candidate in the 2024 presidential campaign. “I am asking delegates from our great state of California and home to our vice president, Kamala Harris, to officially endorse her nomination,” wrote Hicks, who also leads the nation’s largest delegation to the August convention.