The Latest: DNC says it’s investing in state parties as Harris campaign raises $200 million
With Election Day less than 100 days away, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a sprint to determine the outcome, a race that has recently been dramatically altered by President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw his reelection bid.
Trumps Allies gleefully predicted a landslide victory at a Republican National Convention that felt more like a coronation for a nominee who had just survived an assassination attempt and promised to unite the country. Democrats, desperate and listless, feared the worst as a weakened Biden clung to his party’s nomination.
But over the past seven days, a week like no other in American history, the 2024 presidential election has changed completely.
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The Democratic National Committee says it is investing at least $8.3 million in state parties across the country this campaign, a 25% increase from 2020, the committee said.
In a memo released Monday outlining its strategy with Election Day less than 100 days away, the DNC said those investments include nearly $2 million being sent to party officials in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and elsewhere to help boost votes in lower-tier precincts.
The party is also focused on a program to strengthen Democrats in traditionally Republican states and said it has spent more than $4.50 on the initiative, which includes key 2023 races such as the re-election of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in Kentucky.
Beshear is now being mentioned as a possible running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is set to formally win the Democratic nomination for president in a few days.
Deputy Director Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since emerging last week as the likely Democratic presidential nominee, a stunning haul in her race against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump.
The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising totals on Sunday, said the bulk of the donations — 66% — came from first-time donors in the 2024 election cycle and were made after President Joe Biden announced his departure out of the race and supported Harris.
More than 170,000 volunteers have signed up to help the Harris campaign with phone canvassing, canvassing and other activities to get more people out to vote.
Osama Siblani’s phone keeps ringing.
Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for re-election and Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, top officials from both major political parties have asked the publisher of Dearborn-based Arab American News whether Harris can win back the support of the nation’s largest Muslim population, based in metro Detroit.
His answer: “We are in listening mode.”
Harris, who is seeking the Democratic nomination after Biden leaves office, appears turn quickly tasked with convincing Arab American voters in Michigan, a state Democrats say she can’t afford to lose in November, that she is a leader they can unite behind.
Community leaders have shown a willingness to listen and some have had initial conversations with Harris’ team. Many had annoyed with Biden after feeling that months of contacts were not yielding much results.