Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a major fundraiser in San Francisco on Sunday after wrapping up a multi-day battleground state tour, some of which will court West Coast donors. they withdrew their support For President Joe Biden after a poor debate performance in June.
Harris will court Bay Area donors using his deep roots in the region and the political blessing of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly 40 years and will join Harris at Sunday’s event, a Harris campaign official said.
Tickets for the Harris Victory Fund event range from $3,300 to $50,000, and the event sold out with about 700 RSVPs, raising more than $12 million for the campaign, according to a campaign official.
It further increases the shooting date The Harris-Walz campaign raised $310 million in July, That included $36 million raised in the 24 hours after Harris announced his candidacy for Minnesota governor Tim Walsh.
After a week of touring the country together, Walz will not attend Sunday’s fundraiser with Harris, according to a campaign official, who said the event will focus on Harris and his ties to his home state of California.
After campaigning with Harris in Las Vegas on Saturday, Walz will fly to Minnesota and stay there for the rest of the weekend, the Harris-Walz campaign told NBC News, adding that he will be on the East Coast next week.
Pelosi’s appearance Sunday will be the latest in a major shakeup by the president’s longtime ally and friend. playing a critical role, behind-the-scenes role In the pressure campaign of the Democrats Gently nudge him to drop out of the 2024 race.
During his speech on July 10 The former House speaker on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Biden’s favorite show, said “time is running out” for Biden to decide on his re-election plans — despite insisting he and his campaign will remain in the race.
In a private phone call a week after her MSNBC appearance, Pelosi warned Biden that his decision to stay in the race could cost Democrats the House and Senate, as well as the presidency, sources told NBC News.
Pelosi, who endorsed Harris about 24 hours after Biden dropped out, explained more of her thinking in interviews this week, related to her new book, “The Art of Power.”
He told the New Yorker’s David Remnick in a podcast that the Biden campaign “doesn’t face the reality of what’s going on” and has “never been so affected” [Biden’s] political operation”.
“My concern was: It’s not happening and we have to make a decision to make it happen. The president has to make a decision to make it happen,” he said.
In an interview with NBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday, Pelosi said, “It wasn’t just about the House. I thought it was very important for us, very important, and Donald Trump will never be president after this debate. We just need to win the election.” .
He also said he did not speak to the president after he stepped aside.