Harris Campaign Struggles to Raise Funds After Presidential Election Loss

Poor Harris campaign struggling to raise funds as it calls for donations even after presidential election The campaign of Democratic Vice President Harris, who lost the US presidential election, is still calling for donations from supporters two weeks after the voting day on the 5th. He has raised more than $1 billion in the three months since deciding to run, but there is speculation that he is struggling to pay off his debts due to rising expenses on election advertising and other matters. As of mid-October, the Harris campaign had approximately $118.83 million on hand. However, toward the end of the election campaign, he traveled to multiple battleground states a day to hold rallies and actively ran election advertisements. It appears that claims for such expenses are mounting.

ハリス陣営、大統領選後も献金呼びかけ　資金繰りに苦慮か（毎日新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース

米大統領選で落選した民主党のハリス副大統領の陣営が、5日の投票日から2週間経過した後も支持者に献金を呼びかけている。出馬を決めてから約3カ月間で10億ドル（約1540億円）以上の資金を集めたが、選

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Trump is kind: Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press, Harris’ campaign has stopped paying senior staff members who it had promised would be paid through the end of the year. DNC also notified its staff that they would be fired. The union is protesting, saying, “Harris campaign staff were given severance pay equivalent to three weeks’ salary, but DNC ​​is not even paying its staff severance pay.” In response to speculation that Democrats were struggling financially, Republican President-elect Donald Trump wrote in a social media post, “I’m very surprised that the Democrats raised record amounts and don’t have much money left. I urge you to do whatever you can to help them during this difficult time,” he said sarcastically.