That month, the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee set a record for monthly campaign fundraising with an intake of $364.5 million. Last week, entertainer Billy Porter and Indian-American television host Padma Lakshmi helped Harris bring in $3 million. Some big Democratic donors sat on the sidelines until Harris was in. Gaynell Hendricks, an Alpha Kappa Alpha member who attended a Harris fundraiser during her presidential run, gave money to Biden’s campaign the day the pick was announced. Donors are saying, yes, we should a have a woman, yes we should have a person of color.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2020 09:16 UTC