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# Pent...up...demand
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/pent-up-demand/
- Published: 2024-07-23T20:53:54.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-23T20:53:54.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Politics, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Steve Peoples for the Associated Press: [Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with stunning $81 million haul over 24 hours](https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-fundraising-democrat-president-biden-trump-434a55ea1eb29e5da92cc9b1f9cb401f?ref=birchtree.me)

> [Kamala Harris](https://apnews.com/article/harris-biden-presidential-candidate-election-withdraw-9fbd153493cb3f088994854fe61a73e9?ref=birchtree.me) is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party’s donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of [President Joe Biden’s stunning decision](https://apnews.com/article/biden-drops-out-2024-election-ddffde72838370032bdcff946cfc2ce6?ref=birchtree.me) to step aside.  
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> In total, Harris’ team raised more than $81 million in the 24-hour period since Biden’s announcement, campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said Monday.

And:

> Hours earlier, Future Forward, the largest super PAC in Democratic politics, announced it had secured $150 million in commitments over the same period from donors who were “previously stalled, uncertain or uncommitted,” a senior adviser said.

It’s good to feel hopeful and excited again.