A collection of philanthropists, Silicon Valley titans, and Democratic megadonors are using their fortunes and influence to try to will Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House in November.
Tens of millions of dollars in political donations have been routed to the Harris campaign, its joint fundraising committee, and a super PAC called Future Forward, which is supporting Harris through ad buys, according to a Washington Examiner analysis of Federal Election Commission filings.
aken together, the donations are a window into how wealthy and well-connected Democrats in finance, Big Tech, Hollywood, and the philanthropy world are going all out to thwart former President Donald Trump’s third run for the Oval Office in nine years.
“The future of our freedom, our democracy, and our reproductive rights are on the chopping block if Donald Trump wins — and we aren’t willing to sit idly by and watch that happen,” Eva Kemp, vice president of campaigns at American Bridge 21st Century, a Democratic PAC supporting Harris, told the Washington Examiner.
Harris is entering the homestretch of the 2024 presidential race with more money and a proven fundraising record — raking in more than four times the amount Trump did in August and spending three times more that same month. Harris, according to the New York Times, has raised a staggering $1 billion in three months. At the same time, mainstay Democratic PACs, such as American Bridge, are working overtime to target Trump in national ad blitzes intended to reach swing state voters, federal independent expenditure records show.
The Harris campaign, in turn, recently disclosed having $100 million more in the bank than Trump.
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