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Democrats need Vice President Kamala Harris to cease asking her supporters for cash after she reportedly raised $1.4bn for her marketing campaign and ended it with $20m in debt.
“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, founding father of the Democratic digital agency Genuine, instructed Politico. “But yeah, I think that stuff like that erodes trust.”
It’s not unusual for presidential candidates to finish their campaigns in debt. Hillary Clinton ended her 2008 marketing campaign with $25m in debt and Barack Obama ended his 2012 marketing campaign with $6.8m. The money owed had been settled in 2013 and 2018 respectively.
Harris’s marketing campaign is trying to lift funds for prices related to ending the presidential bid, like sustaining workers, closing places of work and making certain monetary studies are in compliance, the outlet reported.
A number of the emails being despatched out by the marketing campaign state: “Even a quick donation of $50 is enough to help us in this fight” and “And with only hours left to hit our goal today, NOW is the best time to rush your support.”
Supporters cheer throughout a neighborhood rally with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris 27 October 2024 (AP)
Canceling out marketing campaign debt can include some challenges attributable to limits on marketing campaign contributions. It’s been reported that Harris’s marketing campaign spent $551m on digital and TV adverts.
The emails to supporters are elevating money for a joint fundraising committee affiliated together with her marketing campaign. The cash will first undergo the DNC, then the marketing campaign’s recount account, after which to state events, in keeping with Politico. The committee pays for bills earlier than the transfers occur.
Democratic watchers fear that Harris might be destroying relationships with donors by asking them to offer her cash after she raised tens of millions throughout the first week of her marketing campaign, finally bringing in additional than $1bn.
James Zogby, a DNC member who’s vying for the committee’s vice chair place, mentioned that the messages weren’t a “good look” and that the get together’s donation solicitations can have a “begging” tone.
