Kamala Harris 2024

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Nate Silver: The Race Is Now a &#39;Toss-Up&#39;
Nate Silver: The Race
Is Now a 'Toss-Up'
ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2024 11:14 AM CDT

Nate Silver: The Race Is Now a 'Toss-Up'

Kamala Harris is polling far better than Biden did, but will the enthusiasm last?

(Newser) - In his first election model since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, elections analyst Nate Silver predicted she would win the popular vote in November, but former President Trump would easily take the Electoral College and therefore the presidency. Two days later, he wasn't so sure....

Vance on Trump's Harris Remarks: 'Totally Reasonable'

VP candidate says reaction to ex-president's comments on Harris' race has been 'hysterical'

(Newser) - JD Vance is weighing in on Donald Trump's appearance Wednesday in front of the National Association of Black Journalists. On Thursday, Trump's running mate stuck up for the former president in Arizona, calling Trump's comments about Harris' racial identity "totally reasonable," adding that the current...

Harris Brought in a Pretty Penny in July

VP's campaign raised $310M in July, 'the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history'

(Newser) - Since President Biden dropped his reelection run last month, Vice President Kamala Harris has proven herself to be a fundraising behemoth. The Harris presidential campaign on Thursday announced a July fundraising haul of $310 million—"the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history," her campaign says, per the...

Trump Campaign Reports Raising $138M in July

Monthly total rose 24%, though Harris' staff reported a $200M week

(Newser) - Donald Trump's campaign and its affiliates announced Thursday that they raised $138.7 million last month—an increase from June but still less than his opponent's operation says it collected in its first week. Trump's total for July was 24% higher than the $111.8 million reported...

After a Delay, UAW Endorses Kamala Harris

Autoworkers' union assessed her stance on manufacturing jobs, Gaza

(Newser) - One of the most influential unions in the country endorsed Kamala Harris for president Wednesday. The United Automobile Workers says the vice president will attend a Detroit rally next week at which UAW members will be present. "We can put a billionaire back in office who stands against everything...

Trump Boasts About Interview as Harris Cites 'Disrespect'

Emhoff rips 'horrible person' after claims about vice president's racial identity

(Newser) - Addressing Donald Trump's remarks casting doubt on her racial identity earlier in the day, Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday night said his comments showed "divisiveness and disrespect." Speaking to the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority's gathering in Houston, per the New York Times , Harris said, "...

Trump Tells Journalists Harris 'Became' Black

GOP nominee says somebody should look into his opponent's racial identity

(Newser) - Donald Trump answered the first question put to him Wednesday by berating the reporter who asked it, setting the tone for his contentious appearance at a convention of Black journalists in which he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity. Shortly after that, one of the three journalists onstage with...

Harris Challenges Trump to 'Say It to My Face'

With Harris as candidate, Georgia may not be off the table, reports Politico

(Newser) - With Joe Biden as the presidential candidate, Georgia increasingly seemed off the table for Democrats in November. But Kamala Harris "has created an opening," as Politico puts it. It flags her lively Tuesday rally at the Georgia State Convocation Center—before her biggest crowd yet, of 10,000,...

Harris' Running Mate Announcement Is Days Away

Presidential candidate will appear with her VP pick at rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday

(Newser) - We'll know Vice President Kamala Harris' choice of running mate by Tuesday at the latest. The pair will appear together at their first rally Tuesday in Philadelphia before hitting cities in seven swing states over four days, Politico reports. Though the Harris campaign "cautioned against reading too much...

&#39;White Dudes for Harris&#39; Blasts &#39;Suspicious&#39; X Suspension
X Suspends
'White Dudes for Harris'
Jul 31, 2024 7:11 AM CDT

X Suspends 'White Dudes for Harris'

'We scared @elonmusk,' organizer claims after massive fundraiser

(Newser) - White Dudes for Harris raised more than $4 million for the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, then had its X account suspended. The group had celebrated its wildly successful livestream fundraiser on the platform, writing , "This is the start of something special and we couldn'...

'White Dudes' Rally for Harris in Massive Zoom Call

They're just continuing a trend Black women started, raised $3.7M on the call

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris' first-week campaign haul of $200 million was widely reported. Now media outlets are zeroing in on how some of those donations came to be: Zoom. The BBC reports a group of Black female political organizers kicked off the trend, amassing $1.6 million for the likely...

Top VP Contender Is Out of the Running

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declined to participate in vetting process: report

(Newser) - What we know for sure: the ticket won't read Harris-Cooper. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday he is pulling out of consideration for Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate. One of a dozen or so Democrats under discussion, Cooper said he was "honored to be considered" but...

Trump&#39;s Promise About Not Voting Next Time Sparks Outcry
Trump Stirs Fury on 2028 Vote
Jul 28, 2024 4:10 PM CDT

Trump Stirs Fury on 2028 Vote

Democrats warn of autocracy, while GOP nominee's campaign says comment was an appeal for unity

(Newser) - The campaign of Donald Trump's opponent joined the criticism of his promise to a Christian audience that implied there'd be no more presidential elections if he wins in November. "Christians, get out and vote, just this time," the Republican nominee said at the Believers Summit in...

Harris Has Raised $200M in First Week of Campaign
Kamala Harris
Is Making
It Rain
Jul 28, 2024 6:32 AM CDT

Kamala Harris Is Making It Rain

Presidential candidate raises $200M in first week of her campaign

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eye-popping haul in her race against the Republican nominee, former President Trump. The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said the bulk of the donations—66%—...

Trump Makes Pitch to Crypto Industry

Harris holds first fundraiser since taking control of Democratic nomination

(Newser) - As president, Donald Trump was critical of the cryptocurrency industry. But the Biden administration's efforts to protect Americans from crypto scams and keep digital currency from financing crime have not gone down well with backers of the currency, including Silicon Valley political donors. Fearing new regulations, environmental protections, and...

Poll Finds Fewer Say Nation Is Ready for a Female President

In 2015, a larger share thought a woman could win

(Newser) - The share of US voters who say the nation is ready to elect a woman as president has declined since 2015, a new poll shows—even if a female candidate is as qualified for the job as her male opponents. About half of respondents agree that Donald Trump and Vice...

Peggy Noonan: Kamala Can Win
Peggy Noonan:
I Was Wrong on
Kamala Harris
OPINION
Jul 26, 2024 1:57 PM CDT

Peggy Noonan: I Was Wrong on Kamala Harris

WSJ columnist believes the VP can beat Trump in the race for the Oval Office

(Newser) - For some time, Peggy Noonan has been wary of Kamala Harris' abilities as a politician, and of her chances of ascending to the highest office in the land. That's now changed, as Noonan lays out in her most recent op-ed. "I had long thought Kamala Harris couldn't...

Harris Tells Netanyahu 'It Is Time' to End Gaza War

She says she had 'frank and constructive' discussion with Israeli leader

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the militants in Gaza since Oct. 7 can return home. Harris said she had a "frank and constructive" conversation with...

Barack, Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris

He says they'll do 'everything we can' to get her into the Oval Office

(Newser) - It arrived later than endorsements from some other key Democrats, but Vice President Kamala Harris now has the endorsement of Barack and Michelle Obama. In a post on X Friday, the former president said they called "our friend" Harris earlier this week. "We told her we think she'...

Poll: Democratic Surge Puts Harris in Virtual Tie With Trump

Republican nominee is a point up after Biden leaves race

(Newser) - The split in the Democratic Party left when President Biden dropped out of the race, a new poll has found, making the reconfigured presidential race a virtual tie. The latest New York Times/Siena College poll has Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris, 48% to 47% among likely voters in a head-to-head...

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