Day: September 13, 2024

Should We Remind Him that His Running Mate Is a Billionaire?

Buck Banks

“We admire Taylor Swift’s music but I don’t think most Americans, whether they like her music or fans of hers or not, are going to be influenced by a billionaire celebrity who I think if fundamentally disconnected from the interests and the problems of most Americans.”

— Vice presidential candidate and Trump running mate JD Vance, as reported by the Daily Beast

Harris Raised $47 Million After Debate

Buck Banks

$47 million

Kamala Harris raised $47 million in the first 24 hours following her debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday night, the New York Times reports. “That tally included donations from 600,000 people. It is her largest 24-hour fund-raising period since an initial burst of donations when she entered the race in July and raised $81 million on the first day.”