Money trail: Harris campaign funds take unexpected turn after election defeat

Campaign donations for **Kamala Harris** are being channeled into recount-related activities through ActBlue platform. The shift comes after her recent election loss to **Donald Trump** who secured a clear-cut victory

November 12 2024 , 07:22 AM  •  206 views

Money trail: Harris campaign funds take unexpected turn after election defeat

Post-election fundraising for Kamala Harris shows an interesting re-routing pattern: donations are now flowing into a special recount fund (as shown by ActBlueʼs website fine-print)

The funding structure splits donations in a specific way: first $41‚300 from individuals goes to the DNC; while next $3‚300 is put into Harrisʼs Recount Account. The management and usage of these recount-focused funds remain unclear

Following the Nov 5th election Donald Trump secured a decisive win — taking all seven swing-states and getting 312 electoral-college votes. Even though half of US states have built-in recount rules for close races this years results dont leave much room for doubt

While I concede this election‚ I do not concede the fight that fuelled this campaign

Kamala Harris speaking at Howard University

The situation differs from election-2020 when multiple re-counts happened in states like Wisconsin and Arizona. Now Harrisʼs web-site focuses on down-ballot races saying: “we need resources for our ground teams in key Senate and House contests that are still undecided“

The political landscape has shifted dramatically — Republicans now control both chambers of Congress (the House control was confirmed just yesterday) and the White House‚ marking a complete power-shift in Washington