Harris' campaign shares $24.5M with down-ballot Democratic races
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 2. Photo: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is channeling some of its fundraising success toward down-ballot races that will be essential for the party to enact its agenda if she wins the White House, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
Why it matters: Both the presidential race between Harris and former President Trump as well as key down-ballot races for Democrats remain tight with months until Election Day.
- The Harris campaign and Democratic National Committee are giving some $25 million to congressional and state-level campaigns.
By the numbers: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will each receive $10 million, CNN reported.
- Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee: $2.5 million
- Democratic Attorneys General Association: $1 million
- Democratic Governors Association: $1 million
What they're saying: "The Vice President believes that this race is about mobilizing the entire country, in races at every level, to fight for our freedoms and our economic opportunity," campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon said in a statement, per CNN.
State of play: Harris' campaign has celebrated strong fundraising since its launch in July, including record-setting hauls.
- The campaign raised $540 million in just over a month since it launched, O'Malley Dillon said last month.
- It saw a surge in donations after announcing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Harris' running mate — capped off by the biggest fundraising hour followed Harris' speech at the Democratic National Convention in August.
- Neither the Harris nor Trump campaigns have released August fundraising totals.
Between the lines: Democrats have an uphill battle to win the Senate, where the party currently has a slim majority. In the House, the Cook Political Report deems 22 House seats toss ups.
- Democrats expect to lose Sen. Joe Manchin's West Virginia seat after he announced he would not run for it again.
- Cook Political Report rates Michigan, Montana and Ohio Senate seats as toss ups.
Some Senate Democrats have embraced the Harris-Walz momentum, after members of the chamber distanced themselves from the top of the ticket when President Biden was still running.
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