More than 98 percent of the Democratic presidential hopeful’s donations were of $100 or less, the campaign says.
By Chelsea Janes Chelsea Janes Reporter covering the 2020 presidential campaign Email Bio Follow April 1 at 11:39 PM SACRAMENTO — Sen. Kamala D. Harris, who declared her candidacy for president in late January, raised $12 million in the first quarter, half of which came from digital donations, according to her campaign.
Harris’s news release claimed 98 percent of her donations are of $100 or less and that $6 million of her total was raised via digital contributions. Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas and Sen. Bernie Sanders both reported more than $6 million in fundraising in the first 24 hours of their campaigns and have demonstrated stronger grass-roots fundraising ability than Harris’s in previous campaigns.
While Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she will eschew traditional big-dollar fundraising events to pay for her campaign, Harris has not shied away from soliciting help from big Democratic donor bases in California and other states in recent weeks, attending fundraising events in the Los Angeles area and elsewhere. Harris has, however, joined most of her fellow candidates in swearing off corporate PAC and lobby money.
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