Kamala Harris Raises $200 Million in Donations for US Election Campaign

Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, has raised 200 million dollars in donations for her presidential election campaign in less than a week. Two-thirds of the donations come from first-time donors. US President Joe Biden has announced his retirement and proposed Harris as the replacement candidate. Harris is receiving support from leading Democrats. The team of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has filed a complaint with the FEC to prevent access to Biden's camp..

Kamala Harris raised $200m in 1st week, with 66% from new donors; 170,000+ volunteers signed up; endorsed by Al Gore, a climate activist, and Future Forward Super PAC; Harris cast tie-breaking vote for Inflation Reduction Act; $1.4m raised at fundraiser in Pittsfield, MA; endorsed by Bill Clinton; Biden raised $64m in June, Trump $21m; Biden's fundraising took hit after June 27 debate; Harris aims to defeat Trump-Vance ticket.

Elon Musk is a prominent donor to the Republican campaign, while Soros, a well-known Democratic donor, has shown his immediate support for Harris. The US election campaign is already gathering all the ingredients to delight Hollywood producers. A convicted criminal, the country's first former president convicted of a crime, who has just survived an attack in which a sniper shot him eight times, will likely face a former prosecutor who is hastily gathering support to be the Democratic candidate,..