The one-week total is more than President Biden’s haul in the first quarter of the year. About two-thirds came from first-time donors, according to the vice president’s campaign.
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Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign says it had swiftly raised money and signed up volunteers.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign said on Sunday that it had raised $200 million in the week since President Biden withdrew from the race — more than Mr. Biden’s haul in the first three months of the year.
Roughly two-thirds of that amount came from first-time donors, according to the campaign, offering another sign that Ms. Harris’s ascent to the top of the party’s ticket has invigorated Democrats. The campaign also said it had signed up more than 170,000 new volunteers.
And more money is coming: Ms. Harris will hold a fund-raiser in Houston on Wednesday, according to a copy of the invitation reviewed by The New York Times.
It is unclear how much of the $200 million has gone directly to the campaign versus to allied Democratic Party committees. But it is eye-catching, even in comparison with other surges recorded over the course of the 2024 race. Former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign reported raising nearly $53 million in the first day after his criminal conviction in May, a haul that helped him outpace Mr. Biden that month and erase what had been a significant financial advantage for the president.
The swell of support comes after Democrats, thrown for a loop by Mr. Biden’s poor debate performance, spent weeks loudly despairing about their prospects. Even so, Ms. Harris’s campaign has sought to tamp down expectations, as it faces the task of sustaining that enthusiasm into November.
A campaign spokesman, Michael Tyler, said in a statement, “The momentum and energy for Vice President Harris is real — and so are the fundamentals of this race: this election will be very close and decided by a small number of voters in just a few states.”
And Ms. Harris herself said at a fund-raiser on Saturday, “We are the underdogs in this race.”
Nicholas Nehamas and Theodore Schleifer contributed reporting.
Maggie Astor covers politics for The New York Times, focusing on breaking news, policies, campaigns and how underrepresented or marginalized groups are affected by political systems. More about Maggie Astor
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