US election live updates: Nancy Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris after VP’s first public appearance since Biden exit
In just 24 hours since being endorsed by President Joe Biden as he steps away from his re-election campaign, Kamala Harris’s campaign has raised a record-breaking $81m.
According to the newly-rebranded Harris for President campaign, that eye-popping sum “reflects money raised across the campaign, Democratic National Committee, and joint fundraising committees,” and includes 888,000 grassroots donors, a full 60 per cent of whom gave for the first time this cycle.
Several of the party’s top bankrollers had threatened to withdraw funding in recent weeks over concerns about the ailing Biden’s ability to compete against Donald Trump following his disastrous debate performance last month.
Top Democrats from the Clintons to Nancy Pelosi raced to join the president in endorsing his vice president as their party’s new 2024 presidential nominee after Biden dramatically announced on Sunday he would no longer be pursuing a second term in the White House.
He wrote in a statement: “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term.”
Harris candidacy driving volunteers onto campaign, Michigan Democrat says
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 22:34
Kamala Harris’ fiery exchange with Democratic candidate resurfaces
Footage has resurfaced of newly-endorsed presidential candidate Kamala Harris during CNN’s 2019 Democratic presidential debate. While discussing America’s “broken criminal justice system”, Tulsi Gabbard questioned Ms Harris’ record as a prosecutor, citing an incident where she laughed. Then Senator, Harris replied by saying she “significantly reformed” the criminal justice system in her state, adding she was “proud of her work”. In her first speech as US presidential candidate, she paid tribute to Joe Biden’s “legacy of accomplishment” during their three and a half years in office.
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 22:30
Watch: Lara Trump tries to brush off record campaign haul by Harris
Republican National Committee co-head Lara Trump tried to brush off the record single-day fundraising total by Kamala Harris ($81m) on Fox News this afternoon claiming it came from millionaires and billionaires rather than the 888,000 grassroots donors cited by the campaign.
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 22:15
Watch: Harris arrrives at campaign headquarters in Wilmington to applause
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 22:13
Trump and Ivanka gave thousands to previous Kamala Harris campaigns
Josh Marcus reports on the awkward details.
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 22:00
How the GOP will try to hold Biden’s campaign war chest hostage
Within hours after Biden endorsed his vice president for the Democratic nomination, campaign officials notified the Federal Election Commission the Biden-Harris campaign is now “Harris for President.”
The Harris campaign now has access to more than $90 million in cash on hand, according to government records.
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 21:50
GOP senators told to tie opponents to ‘extreme agenda’ of Kamala Harris
In a new memo, the National Republican Senatorial Campaign details its case against Kamala Harris and calls on GOP candidates to tie their Democratic opponents to the vice president.
“Candidates should not be shy about aggressively tying their opponents to Kamala Harris’ extreme agenda,” it reads in part, covering topics such as energy, crime, and foreign policy, before ending on a section titled: “Weird”.
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 21:40
Inside the final hours of Biden’s 2024 campaign
Joe Biden’s reelection campaign met a lonely end on Sunday when, sick with Covid and surrounded by only his closest family members and advisers at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, he posted a brief statement on social media telling the world he had decided to stand down from the 2024 Democratic party ticket.
Joe Sommerlad takes a look at the series of events that led to the decision.
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 21:30
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro doesn’t deny Harris running mate discussions
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday did not deny that he has spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris about serving as her running mate if she secures the Democratic nomination for president.
He also did not say he would turn down the role if she offered it to him.
Shapiro spoke at a news conference here to announce more than $300 million in Environmental Protection Agency grants to the area, but he was peppered with questions about potentially serving as Harris’ vice president.
Pressed repeatedly, Shapiro said that their conversations were focused on defeating former President Donald Trump and that Harris will need to pick someone she’s comfortable governing with to serve on her ticket.
Oliver O’Connell22 July 2024 21:26
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