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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Inside the Harris campaign’s 15-week, $1.5 billion spending spree that has left Democrats looking for answers

The Harris campaign burned through $1.5 billion in a failed bid to send the vice president to the White House, and now Democrats are searching for answers after the stunning defeat.

Kamala Harris’s 15-week operation splashed out on celebrity concerts, social media influencers, an Oprah town hall event, and ramped up its advertising campaign and ground game at an average cost of roughly $100 million a week, according to The New York Times.

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