In the context of an increasingly contested and tense electoral process, the presidential candidateand current Vice President Kamala Harris, surprised the political scene with his performance and achieved record fundraising in his campaign. During August, Harris accumulated US$361 million.
This figure almost triples that raised by its competitor, Donald Trumpwho reached the figure of US$130 million. Both candidates will have to face each other on next September 10thin it presidential debate which will be broadcast on the ABC network.
Kamala Harris’ record fundraising
Joe Biden’s withdrawal and Harris’ appointment as a candidate seem to have sparked enthusiasm among Democratic supporters ahead of the November 5 presidential election. The numbers achieved by the current Vice President are a milestone in fundraising for Democratic campaigns since never before had such a thing been achieved collection of these magnitudes.
Already in your First day as an official candidateHarris managed to bag US$81 million an all-time record in the race. Now, the Democratic representative achieved the figure of US$361 million during the month of August.
In this way, Harris went on to lead the fundraising campaign with an advantage of more than US$100 million over Trumpwho until last month was the candidate with the most funds.
In detail, 95% of the contributors to the Vice President’s campaign donated less than US$200,000 dollars. When broken down into different social segments, the numbers show that both teachers and nurses are among the professions most willing to make contributions.
The records also revealed that in August, More than 60 percent of those who donated were women.
In this context, campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez welcomed the support Harris has garnered: “In a short period of time, Vice President Harris’ candidacy has galvanized a historic, broad and diverse coalition, with the kind of enthusiasm, energy and strength that can win a close election.”
What will the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump be like?
Next Tuesday September 10ththe two candidates will face each other in Philadelphia in the second presidential debate 2024but the first to see Harris and Trump face each other. Given the expectation for the event, the organized chain of this event, ABCmade public the fundamental rules and keys that will be implemented.
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To start, the debate will last a total of 90 minutesa time agreed upon after arduous negotiations between both sides. On the other hand, Harris and Trump agreed to argue standing, without notes and without public.
The debate will begin at 22:00Argentina time. The only tools that the candidates will be able to have will be a pen, paper and a bottle of water. Both Harris and Trump will have two minutes to answer questions from journalists and one minute additional for details and clarifications that you wish to make.
During the negotiations, the Democrat’s campaign team had pushed for the microphones remained open at all times, hoping that this could hurt Trump, who is prone to making rash statements. On behalf of the Republican candidate, during a meeting-debate in Pennsylvania with the Fox News network, Trump accused ABC of being partial and claimed, without evidence, that Harris would be given questions in advance.They are really bad and I think a lot of people will see how bad they are, how unfair they are.“, the former president declared.
Source: Ambito
