ActBlue Raises Nearly $47 Million in Hours After VP Harris Launches Presidential Campaign

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A sign is placed in front of the U.S. Naval Observatory, where Vice President Kamala Harris lives, Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Washington. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Small-dollar donors contributed nearly $47 million on ActBlue in the seven hours after Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign Sunday afternoon, the Democratic fundraising platform announced. This amount represents the total raised on the platform, not just donations to Harris’s campaign.

Vice President Kamala Harris leaves her residence in a motorcade at the U.S. Naval Observatory, in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he would be stepping aside in the presidential race, endorsing Harris. ActBlue also reported raising over $27.5 million in the first five hours of Harris’s campaign.

The New York Times noted that Sunday was the largest day for online Democratic donations since the 2020 election, surpassing the previous record set the day after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death in September 2020, when ActBlue raised about $73.5 million.

President Joe Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris after viewing the Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Key Democratic donors are now backing Harris following Biden’s decision.


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