Top Democrats flock to endorse Harris as donations surge following Biden’s decision to quit 2024 race: Live

Democratic donors are already returning in their droves after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him at the top of the party ticket.

Liberal political action committee ActBlue announced that, as of 9pm ET, just over seven hours since Biden announced he was stepping aside, it had raised a staggering $46.7m : “This has been the biggest fundraising day of the 2024 cycle.”

The resurgence in donations comes after several of the party’s top donors had pulled funding in recent weeks as they, together with Democratic lawmakers, called on Biden to quit the race.

Yesterday, the president finally complied , sharing a letter to the American people saying that “while it has been my intention to seek re-election, 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.”

Biden then endorsed Harris, who said in a statement that she plans to “earn and win” the nomination and vowed to do “everything in my power” to beat Donald Trump .