Election campaigns in the USA cost a fortune. Only those who receive enough financial support have a chance of winning. Kamala Harris’ campaign team has released new figures.
The campaign team of US Vice President Kamala Harris says it has collected donations totaling 540 million US dollars (around 482 million euros) since the start of her candidacy. The team spoke of a “record”. During the Democratic Party convention in Chicago last week alone, more than 80 million US dollars were collected. The greatest support came after Harris’ speech on Thursday evening (local time).
A third of all donations come from first-time donors, the Democrat’s team said. This indicates that Harris enjoys broad support among the party’s base. Two-thirds of the first-time donors are women, the team added. The figures cannot be independently verified at first, but only when the campaign team submits its official financial report to the relevant authority. Election campaigns in the USA are extremely expensive. Only those who have the necessary cash can stay in the race – and hold their own.
On July 21, US President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race and proposed his deputy Harris as his replacement. The 59-year-old was chosen as the candidate by the Democrats and officially accepted the candidacy in Chicago. Harris will run against Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election on November 5. It is shaping up to be a close race between the Democrat and the former president.
Source: Stern
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