It began with a group of black women on a Zoom call who hit a million-dollar fundraising target in about three hours. The Harris campaign is now barely a week old. Meanwhile, Ms Harris's opponent Donald Trump and his party have said Democrats are more energised by Mr Biden's surprise departure from the race, rather than by Ms Harris herself. Ms Harris, 59, would be the first black woman - and first South Asian woman - to secure a major American party's nomination for president. Shannon Watts, a high-profile advocate for gun control and the call's lead organiser, wrote on Twitter/X that the group had raised $11m for Ms Harris.

Source: The Star July 30, 2024 14:53 UTC