Extremely, Democratic small-dollar donors erased Donald Trump’s money benefit in a single day.
Peter Hamby reports in Parker:
Harris’ fundraising numbers are completely staggering. In simply 24 hours, the marketing campaign raised $81 million. It was the biggest single-day fundraising complete in U.S. historical past, and the quantity erased the money benefit Trump had constructed up in current weeks. I am reliably advised that Democratic donors, massive and small, have been decreasing their contributions for the reason that Atlanta debates, and that the subsequent spherical of votes within the Senate and Home has been met with party-wide anguish and confusion. Harris’ flood of cash has eradicated that downside, simply in time for the newly minted Harris marketing campaign to point out off what is bound to be a wild July fundraising complete subsequent month. I’ve by no means seen something like this.
The Harris marketing campaign launched an replace Tuesday afternoon saying they’ve raised greater than $100 million:
Harris’ group raised greater than $100 million between Sunday afternoon and Monday night time and now has greater than 1.1 million distinctive donors since Sunday, 62% of whom have been first-time donors. The quantity displays cash raised by the complete marketing campaign, the Democratic Nationwide Committee and the joint fundraising committee.
On prime of that, Harris’ group raised $81 million within the first 24 hours, including to the practically $2.5 billion in present funding already gathered this election cycle. With this historic victory, Harris’ marketing campaign for president recorded the very best 24-hour fundraising of any candidate in historical past, with greater than 888,000 grassroots donors contributing.
None of that is regular. Political events do not change presumptive presidential nominees 100 days or so earlier than Election Day, nor do social gathering bases rally round new candidates and flood them with cash and assist inside 24 hours.
Elections will grow to be tougher. Trump and the Republican Occasion will reply with sexist and racist assaults on Vice President Harris. It gained’t be straightforward as a result of Donald Trump has a stable assist base and a conservative media operation that can echo and attempt to legitimize each vile assault.
For 9 years, Trump has proven he’s not leaving. He should be defeated.
Democrats have been emboldened, energized, and again on this election to point out up and wipe out all of Trump’s rich donor cash by a wave of small-dollar donations from atypical folks.
