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Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign raised $47m in the 24 hours following her debate with Donald Trump.
The bump is the best 24-hour stretch since the vice president announced her candidacy and was overwhelmingly driven by grassroots supporters.
Nearly 600,000 people made donations, and the total sum is likely to expand a widening funding gap between the two campaigns.
Tuesday’s showdown was largely seen by political commentators as a victory for Harris, after Trump rambled on issues including the economy and abortion and also went on a rant about pet-eating immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio.
However, Harris officials have continued to caution against any “victory laps”, citing the strength of Trump and Trump-aligned groups.
In a memo to donors this past weekend, shared with The Independent, Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon warned “We’re not just running against Donald Trump and his campaign. We’re running against an entire army of MAGA-aligned super PACs and outside groups.”
It comes after the campaign announced earlier this month that it had raised $361m in August, the largest haul of the 2024 cycle and reportedly nearly triple Team Trump’s August fundraising haul.
As of September 6,the Harris-Walz campaign reported it had raised more than $615m since the beginning of Harris’s candidacy, powered by grassroots donations
“In just a short time, Vice President Harris’ candidacy has galvanized a history-making, broad, and diverse coalition – with the type of enthusiasm, energy, and grit that wins close elections,” said Harris-Walz 2024 Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez.
“As we enter the final stretch of this election, we’re making sure every hard-earned dollar goes to winning over the voters who will decide this election. Make no mistake: this election will be hard-fought and hard-won.
“But with the undeniable, organic support we are seeing, we are making sure we are doing everything possible to mobilize our coalition to defeat Donald Trump once and for all.”
On Thursday afternoon Trump announced he would not take part in a third presidential debate during this election cycle.
“When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, ‘I WANT A REMATCH,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Polls clearly show that I won the Debate against Comrade Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ Radical Left Candidate, on Tuesday night, and she immediately called for a Second Debate.”
Elsewhere on Thursday, Harris called for a second round during a North Carolina campaign rally on Thursday afternoon, telling crowds: “We owe it to the voters to have another debate.”
