Last Updated on 03/09/2024 by Arun jain
Vice President Kamala Harris’ fundraising apparatus will direct $24.5 million to organizations dedicated to electing down-ballot Democratic candidates, Ms. Harris’s campaign chief said Tuesday.
The Harris campaign will send $10 million to House and Senate Democratic campaign arms, $2.5 million to an organization that helps elect state legislative Democrats and $1 million to the Democratic Governors Association and Democratic attorney general campaign arms, he said.
The campaign has not said which of its fundraising vehicles — Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee or the campaign’s joint fundraising committee that works with state Democratic parties — will be tapped to send money to down-ballot groups.
The cash transfer reflects an increase in Ms. Harris’s financial support, and increased focus among Democrats on down-ballot races. The party was wiped out in local contests during Barack Obama’s presidency, and Republicans subsequently drew congressional districts to their advantage after the 2010 census and redistricting.
Since then, Democrats have sought to direct more money to state-level races. last year, Over $40 million It was spent in an election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The costliest non-primary races in 2024 will be those that decide control of the Senate — elections in Arizona, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — but many millions will be directed toward more competitive House districts.
The party’s state legislative campaign arm wants to spend $10 million on the key race, just a fraction of the Democratic investment in one of the most competitive Senate races. North Carolina’s election to replace Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper is a bit expensive this year for governor.
“The vice president believes this race is about fighting for the entire country, at every level, for our freedom and our economic opportunity,” said Jane O’Malley Dillon, Mrs. Harris’s campaign chairman. “Democrats win when we fight together.”
Ms. Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, was the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association until last month.
The Harris campaign has been swimming in cash since the vice president replaced President Biden as the party’s presidential nominee. He said he raised $82 million during the week of the Democratic National Convention, and $540 million in the first month that Ms. Harris was a candidate.
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