Memos show massive jump in contributions and volunteers for Kamala Harris campaign, in addition to $200m haul
With less than 100 days to go in the election cycle, the launch of Kamala Harris’s campaign has injected newfound energy into her party, raising Democrats’ hopes of winning battleground states that once seemed irretrievably lost to Donald Trump.
According to a set of memos exclusively shared with the Guardian, Democratic parties in battleground states saw a dramatic surge in contributions and volunteer sign-ups in the past week, in addition to the Harris campaign’s record-breaking fundraising haul of $200m.
The memos, which were shared by the coordinated campaign between Harris for President and the Democratic National Committee, offer some promising signs for the vice-president. In Georgia, where Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by just 12,000 votes or 0.2 points in 2020, more than 1,000 new volunteers signed up in the 24 hours after Harris announced her candidacy, marking the largest single-day total of the campaign. Georgia Democrats also collected $200,000, as donations to the state party increased by 320% compared with the week before.
I’m going to ask you to do something uncomfortable. Something more of us should be doing when we have time:
Go out and volunteer. Online texting and email services are annoying. Hell, I know I get enough of them. BUT, very few people won’t vote because of them, while a larger percentage will be at least reminded and raise the chance of higher turnout. Moreover, get even a little involved in local politics, including getting the people around you to polling booths.
I want us all to put aside our differences and work together past the Presidency. WE can change this country together.
I’d love to find someone to help. The ones I meet that don’t vote seem to really be totally off put by the idea. It’s like I’m asking them to come help me move or something. Since we went to mail in voting being a thing, it really cuts down on the valid excuses.
I still encourage everyone to be active and I’ll explain candidates positions and such. Researching local elections is much harder than it needs to be, even for someone like myself that is politically active. I just get amazed at the number of people who don’t see any difference between candidates and can’t even be bothered to fill in a few bubbles on a form.