WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — The Kamala Harris campaign announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in fundraising since July, when she officially declared her candidacy for the White House in the 2024 presidential election. That represents a historic such milestone in the history of United States politics and underscores the support pouring in for Harris as she competes for the White House.

Harris has received strong grassroots contributor and large Democratic-affiliated political action committee support. Her campaign reportedly accrued huge hauls in a matter of months; in one instance, she pulled in $25 million on the day she was formally announced as the nominee.

The money came so fast that Harris’s campaign is now outpacing her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, who has raised about $295 million in total. The stark differences between the two candidates gives voice to all the excitement among Democratic voters, who want to root for Harris’s historic candidacy​.

The money collected is powering Harris’s operations in crucial battleground states ahead of the November 5 elections. The campaign intends to use the money for goliath advertising, hiring, and field activities in closely contested areas through November 5. Polls are neck-and-neck in several battleground states where either Harris or Trump may win.

The presidential race of 2024 is shaping up to be the most expensive ever in U.S. history, with total spending by the two major parties expected to top that of 2020, when they spent a collective $15.9 billion.

Just a month ahead of Election Day, Harris’s campaign is leveraging its financial resources to maintain an edge in the national polling race, even though the ballot count is too close to call for some key states.

The Vice President’s campaign is taking in major donations, but it also takes in small-dollar contributions through ActBlue, which has gone into overdrive since she entered the race. That kind of wide-based support could be a difference-maker in trying to get people out to vote before the election​.

Harris, if she is able to garner 270 electoral college votes, would become the first woman elected as the President of the United States. The Indian American and Black Vice President would also be the first woman of color to hold the post.