Sen Kamala Harris’ strong debate performance are driving her latest fundraising numbers. The haul is impressive but the percentage of new donors is even more impressive.
Sen. Kamala Harris raised $2 million in the 24 hours after the first Democratic debate on Thursday, according to her campaign. She received donations from 63,277 people, 58% of whom were new contributors. The campaign said it was its best online fundraising day yet.
"We have momentum," said Lily Adams, the campaign's communications director. Adams said "supporters across this country are fueling our campaign because they saw her empathy, her passion, and her direct focus on the issues that keep people up at night."
There can be little doubt now that the debate has lifted the Harris campaign up significantly. The momentum is on their side now. I’m strongly leaning towards Harris, so this is very exciting news.