Kamala Harris' campaign says it has raised $200 million

Kamala Harris raised $200 million in the week following her endorsement by Joe Biden, her team reported, indicating a surge of enthusiasm for her campaign. According to Harris for President, about 66% of the total donations came from first-time donors, reflecting what the campaign described as "unprecedented grassroots support."

On Sunday, former Vice President and climate activist Al Gore endorsed Harris. Additionally, more than 170,000 volunteers have signed up to support the Harris campaign through phone banking, canvassing, and other voter mobilization efforts, according to Michael Tyler, the campaign's communications director.

“Vice-President Harris has been a candidate for less than a week, but she’s already coalesced the entire Democratic party around her campaign, and the organic, grassroots enthusiasm is producing results,” Tyler said.

“From record-breaking fundraising to unprecedented crowds and volunteers pouring into field offices across the battlegrounds, Team Harris is fired up to elect the vice-president and defeat the extremist Trump-Vance ticket.”

This news comes after Harris, poised to be the Democratic presidential nominee, raised $81 million in the 24 hours after Biden's endorsement, setting a record. The donation news follows a fundraiser in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday, initially expected to raise $400,000 but ended up bringing in about $1.4 million, according to the Harris campaign.

Future Forward, the largest Super PAC in Democratic politics, announced last week that it had secured $150 million in donations within the first 24 hours after Biden exited the race.

Gore, who served as vice president under Bill Clinton—who has also endorsed Harris—announced his endorsement on Sunday, bolstering Harris's environmental credentials. Harris has already received support from several environmental groups, including Evergreen and the Sierra Club.

“As a prosecutor, Kamala Harris took on Big Oil companies—and won. As vice president, she cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the most significant investment in climate solutions in history, the Inflation Reduction Act. That’s the kind of climate champion we need in the White House,” Gore said in a statement.