Achieved $200 million and 170,000 volunteers in one week

Vice President of the United States and virtual Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris has raised over $200 million and acquired an army of 170,000 new volunteers for your campaign in less than a week, which represents The excitement generated by his candidacy,

Harris has raised $200 million in less than a week since becoming US president on July 21, according to data released by her team this Sunday. Democrat Joe Biden ends his re-election campaignAnd ask Americans to vote for him in November.

of those 200 million, and66% came from Americans who decided to donate to a campaign for the first time. In recent days, the Harris campaign has also added more than 170,000 new volunteers who were able to participate in “weekends of action” such as neighborhood meetings, community meals and door-to-door canvassing to mobilize voters on Saturdays and Sundays.

A candidacy that stirs excitement

According to the campaign, volunteers have also dedicated themselves to calling Spanish-speaking voters by phone. In particular, this weekend alone they have organized 2,300 programmes in states considered key for elections, This includes Arizona and Nevada, where the Latino community’s vote could play a key role, as well as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia.

The enthusiasm Harris’ candidacy has generated has been reflected in surveys, including one published Thursday by the newspaper the new York Times and Siena College Center for Higher Education. This survey ranks former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump (2017-2021). one percentage point ahead of Harris, with 48% support compared to 47% against.

that figure shows a significant improvement Regarding the last survey of the new York Times And Siena College released one earlier in the month that showed Trump leading Biden by six percentage points.