Kamala Harris ties Bernie Sanders’ 24-hour fundraising record

Published January 22, 2019 10:22pm ET



More money, specifically more small-dollar donors to Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., means more problems for Republicans. She outpaced the 24-hour 2015 haul of progressive superstar Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Harris officially declared her candidacy for president on Monday. She raised more than a million dollars before 7:30 p.m. to finish the day with $1.5 million from 38,000 donors, her aides told Politico. That’s an average donation of $39.

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