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Jul 28, 2024, 11:22 PM

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WASHINGTON – US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ election campaign acknowledged on July 28 it has raised US$200 million (S$268 million) and signed up 170,000 recent volunteers within the week since she grew to became the Democratic Birthday celebration’s presidential candidate.

President Joe Biden ended his re-election command on July 21 and endorsed Ms Harris for the Nov 5 vote in opposition to historical president Donald Trump.

“Within the week since we received started, @KamalaHarris has raised US$200 million; 66 per cent of that is from recent donors. We’ve signed up 170,000 recent volunteers,” Ms Harris’ deputy campaign manager, Mr Rob Flaherty, posted on X.

Polls throughout the final week, including one by Reuters/Ipsos, yelp Ms Harris and Trump genuinely tied, surroundings the stage for a discontinuance-fought campaign over the 100 days left till the election.

Trump’s campaign acknowledged in early July it had raised US$442.8 million from April by technique of June and had US$284.9 million in money accessible.

Ms Harris has secured toughen from a majority of delegates to the Democratic Nationwide Convention, seemingly guaranteeing she will be able to became the bag together’s nominee for president in August.

“So our vice-president is the presumptive nominee. We can own the official vote on Aug 1,” Democratic Nationwide Committee chair Jaime Harrison urged MSNBC on July 28.

Mr Biden withdrew from the traipse amid questions about his age and effectively being following a faltering debate efficiency in opposition to Trump in unhurried June. He pledged to stay in explain of labor as president till his term ends on Jan 20, 2025.

Ms Harris’ takeover has re-energised a campaign that had faltered badly amid Democrats’ doubts about Mr Biden’s chances of defeating Trump or his ability to proceed to administration had he won.

Polls confirmed that Trump had constructed a lead over Mr Biden, including in battleground states, after Mr Biden’s disastrous debate efficiency.

A New York Times/Siena College nationwide poll printed on July 25 learned Ms Harris has narrowed what had been a massive Trump lead whereas Trump had a two share point lead over her in a Wall Boulevard Journal poll printed on July 26.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll printed on July 23 confirmed a two-point lead for Ms Harris.

Mr Mitch Landrieu, a campaign co-chair, acknowledged on MSNBC that Ms Harris “had undoubtedly one of doubtlessly the most productive weeks that we’ve seen in politics within the final 50 years”.

“Here’s going to be a extraordinarily discontinuance traipse,” he acknowledged. REUTERS