Harris campaign post-election fundraising leaves bad taste in some Democrats’ mouths
By
Emily Hallas
November 30, 2024 11:48 am
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Some Democrats are complaining as Vice President Kamala Harris’s failed campaign begs one-time supporters to dole out more funds to dig it out of the red.
Harris made headlines for raking in a staggering $1.5 billion during her abbreviated campaign. But after the dust settled on her subsequent defeat at the polls earlier this month, the vice president made news again for running up $20 million in debt.
Forced to send out a deluge of fundraising emails to cover the losses, the Harris campaign’s continued requests for donors to dig deeper nearly four weeks after the election has some of her colleagues saying the tactic could “erode trust.”
“I understand that the Harris campaign is in a very difficult position with the debt that they have, and so sometimes you just have to make practical decisions,” Mike Nellis, founder of the Democratic digital firm Authentic, told Politico. “But yeah, I think that stuff like that erodes trust.”
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