Harris campaign says it raised $81 million in 24 hours

Vice President Kamala Harris' sudden entry into the 2024 presidential race seemed to energize donors.

Her campaign announced on Monday that it raised $81 million in 24 hours.

“The historic outpouring of support for Vice President Harris represents exactly the kind of grassroots energy and enthusiasm that wins elections," said Harris for President spokesperson Kevin Munoz. "Already, we are seeing a broad and diverse coalition come together to support our critical work of talking to the voters that will decide this election."

The campaign noted that donations came from various sources, mostly from grassroots donors, adding that 43,000 were new recurring donors.

The Harris for President campaign says it now has a $240 million war chest when combining the money with what the Biden-Harris campaign already had.

However, there are still questions over how to legally hand President Biden's campaign apparatus to Harris. Although Harris was Biden's running mate, some have called into question whether Harris could immediately inherit Biden's campaign coffers, including staff and offices.

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In June, the campaign said it had $84.5 million cash on hand. There is no clear answer on how much of the campaign apparatus can be transferred to Harris, and her potential running mate, assuming she becomes the Democratic nominee.

Federal Election Commission Chair Sean Cooksey, who was first appointed to the FEC by former President Donald Trump, wrote moments after Biden's announcement about the federal law regarding when a candidate leaves the race.

"If the candidate is not a candidate in the general election, all contributions made for the general election shall be either returned or refunded to the contributors or redesignated ..., or reattributed ..., as appropriate," the post said.

Although Harris is not formally the nominee, numerous state delegations have already pledged support for her ahead of next month's Democratic National Convention.