2 Mins Ago
Gov. Whitmer to serve as co-chair of Harris campaign, will not accept VP nomination if asked
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the NAACP Detroit Branch annual “Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner” in Detroit, Michigan on May 19, 2024.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took her name off the list of potential vice president contenders. Instead, she will serve as the co-chair of the Harris campaign, she said in a post on X.
“Today, not only am I fired up to endorse @KamalaHarris for President of the United States, I’m proud to serve as a co-chair of her campaign,” she said in the post.
When asked if she would accept a job as Kamala Harris’ running-mate, she reaffirmed her commitment to Michigan.
“I am proud to be the Governor of Michigan,” she said. “I am not going anywhere.”
Gov. Whitmer joins several Democratic governors offering whole-hearted support of the Harris campaign, including Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.
— Isabel Engel
10 Mins Ago
Democrats’ ActBlue raises over $90 million since Biden dropped out, endorsed Harris
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, looks on during an event with the women and men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champion teams in her first public appearance since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024.
Nathan Howard | Reuters
The Democrats’ digital fundraising website ActBlue has raised over $90 million since Sunday, the day Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris, according to a website that tracks the company’s live fundraising ticker.
The site shows that on Sunday, ActBlue processed over $66 million in campaign donations to Democrats. It helped raise an additional $24 million on Monday. ActBlue raised over $12 million on Sunday during the 8:00 PM ET hour alone.
ActBlue boasted on Sunday that the Harris campaign launch was the company’s “biggest fundraising day of the 2024 cycle.”
The Harris campaign has said they alone have raised over $50 million since the Biden endorsement.
— Brian Schwartz
15 Mins Ago
Tech billionaire donor Mark Pincus says he’s ‘undecided’ and ‘confused’ on Harris
Mark Pincus, Facebook IPO
Mark Pincus, the billionaire founder of video game company Zynga, is unsure where he stands on Kamala Harris as President Biden’s replacement in the race against Donald Trump.
“At this point, I’m undecided,” Pincus told CNBC on Sunday.
In a follow-up on Monday, Pincus told CNBC that he feels “confused” about the election and will most likely “sit this all out.”
He added that while he is open to Harris taking the top of the ticket, he is “waiting to hear her platform” and would prefer the new nominee get selected via an open convention.
As the pressure campaign built on Biden to bow out of the race, Pincus, who has a net worth of $1.4 billion according to Forbes’ Monday estimate, was one of the voices in the Democratic megadonor class who went on the record and called on Biden to step aside.
Pincus said he wants to see a Democratic candidate with an “Obama-like, inspiring platform that speaks to innovation and growth and a level playing field that invests in education and healthcare along with secure borders, talent-focused immigration and defending U.S. interests abroad.”
— Brian Schwartz & Rebecca Picciotto
18 Mins Ago
Billionaire Democratic donor Mike Bloomberg calls for ‘party to take the pulse of voters’
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg opens his Tennessee 2020 campaign headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, December 19, 2019.
Harrison McClary | Reuters
Billionaire Democratic megadonor Mike Bloomberg stopped short of endorsing Harris on Monday in a social media post, a day after Biden dropped out of the race.
Bloomberg, who has given millions of dollars in support of Biden and Democrats this election cycle, said he believes the party should take the time to engage with voters on what they want weeks before the convention in Chicago.
“Democrats now have a chance for a fresh new start, and while some elected leaders and party officials make their endorsements, there are still four weeks before the party’s more than 4,000 delegates convene in Chicago,” Bloomberg wrote. “That is more than enough time for the party to take the pulse of voters, especially in battleground states, to determine who is best positioned to win in November and lead the country over the next four years.”
Bloomberg has a net worth of just over $104 billion, according to Forbes.
— Brian Schwartz
33 Mins Ago
Kamala Harris is the Democratic frontrunner. So why is everyone talking about coconut trees?
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Westover High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on July 18, 2024.
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With Harris now the Democratic frontrunner for president, social media is reviving one of the vice president’s most viral moments.
The meme was born in May 2023 when Harris, speaking about the important role parents and grandparents play in the lives of young people, recalled a quote from her mother.
“She would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people,’ ” Harris said.
” ‘You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you,’ ” she quoted her mother saying.
The quote, and Harris’ unique delivery of the line, became an instant meme. Now, her supporters are using coconut and palm tree emojis to show their support.
Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz posted a picture of himself climbing a coconut tree, captioned “Madam Vice President, we are ready to help.”
After endorsing Harris as the Democratic nominee, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker similarly posted “You think I just fell out of a coconut tree?”
Even Harris’ campaign is riffing on her viral moment. The bio of the @KamalaHQ account on X states simply: “Providing context.”
– Josephine Rozzelle
54 Mins Ago
Harris praises Biden’s legacy in White House speech
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks to the women and men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champion teams in her first public appearance since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024.
Nathan Howard | Reuters
Harris praised Biden during brief remarks at an NCAA celebration held on the South Lawn of the White House, her first public address since the president endorsed her to replace him in the race against Trump.
“President Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishments over the past three years is unmatched in modern history,” Harris said. “We are deeply, deeply grateful for his service to our nation.”
It is rare for a vice president to hold events on the South Lawn of the White House. Vice presidents often host events at the Naval Observatory, the official vice presidential residence.
As Harris delivered her remarks, Biden was still isolating with Covid at his beach house in Delaware. Harris said Biden is “feeling much better and recovering fast.”
Biden is expected to address the nation about his decision to drop out of the presidential race later this week.
— Rebecca Picciotto
An Hour Ago
More than 300 Harris allies and top donors strategize on private call on how to unite Dems, raise big money
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on from inside the House Chamber, ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 7, 2024.
Tom Brenner | Reuters
More than 300 of Harris’ allies, including dozens of her past bundlers from her failed 2020 Democratic primary campaign for president, huddled on a private Zoom call this morning to plot ways they can raise more money for the Harris campaign now that Biden has dropped out of the race.
The call, which lasted just more than 10 minutes, was organized by longtime Harris advisors Stephanie Daily Smith and Katie Prisco-Buxbaum.
Smith, Prisco-Buxbaum and Sheila Nix, Harris’ campaign chief of staff, were on the call. CNBC gained access to the call after receiving an invitation from a source.
Eleni Kounalakis, California’s lieutenant governor and a Harris supporter, was also on the call. “The invitation to join this call spans those who have been major, major bundlers to those who have been close friends,” said Kounalakis on the call.
Smith made it clear what she wants the group of more than 300 attendees to do: raise more money.
“Alright, I want to launch right into the purpose of the call,” said Smith. “A lot of people are asking right now ‘what can I do?’ ‘What do I need to do in order to make sure that we are doing whatever it takes to ensure the vice president is solidifying the nomination as quickly as possible?'”
“What I’m going to ask everybody on this call to do is to focus on giving your donations. Using the current [donation] link that you have,” she said.
“More importantly, we need every single person on this call to email elected officials and friends and contacts of Democratic organizations to ask them to support and to endorse the vice president for president. This is the most important time for us all to collaborate together and to unite together. The quicker we can unite, the quicker we can move forward,” said Smith.
The Harris campaign has said it has raised at least $50 million since Biden dropped out yesterday and endorsed Harris.
— Brian Schwartz
An Hour Ago
Harris to visit her new campaign staff HQ this afternoon in Delaware
Kamala Harris is planning to head to the campaign’s headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, to say “hello” to staff, one day after Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her to replace him.
— Rebecca Picciotto
An Hour Ago
Watch: Harris delivers first public address since Biden endorsement
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Harris is set to deliver remarks at the White House during a celebratory event for the NCAA championship teams of the 2023-24 season.
It is Harris’ first public appearance addressing the nation since Biden endorsed her to replace him in the presidential race against Trump, minutes after his announcement that he would drop out.
— Rebecca Picciotto
An Hour Ago
Disney heiress resumes funding Democrats now that Biden is out of the race, endorses Harris
Movie studio heiress Abigail Disney tells CNBC she will resume donating to Democrats, now that Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris for president.
“Yes, I will resume supporting” Democrats, she says in an email to CNBC. Disney has not replied to follow-up questions about how much she plans to give.
Disney is the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, and her decision, first reported by CNBC, to close her checkbook to Democrats until Biden withdrew from the race sent shockwaves through the campaign finance world several weeks ago.
Disney has also said she thinks Harris could be a great nominee for the party.
“We have an excellent Vice President. If Democrats would tolerate any of her perceived shortcomings even one tenth as much as they have tolerated Biden’s (and let’s not kid ourselves about where race and gender figure in that inequity) and if Democrats can find a way to stop quibbling and rally around her, we can win this election by a lot,” Disney said earlier this month.
Disney has been a longtime supporter of Democrats. She gave $50,000 to the Jane Fonda Climate political action committee in April, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. The PAC has given $35,000 to Democrats running for congressional seats, according to data from OpenSecrets.
Disney gave $150,000 in 2014 to Planned Parenthood Votes, a PAC affiliated with the health care nonprofit, according to OpenSecrets. That PAC this election cycle has spent more than $400,000 supporting Democrats, including $26,000 for Biden.
– Brian Schwartz
2 Hours Ago
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Harris
U.S. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) delivers remarks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit on May 04, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has backed Kamala Harris, quelling any rumblings that she would launch a challenger presidential bid.
“She’s a former prosecutor, a champion for reproductive freedom, and I know that she’s got Michigan’s back,” Whitmer wrote in a statement. “I am fired up to endorse Kamala Harris for President of the United States.”
The endorsement from Whitmer, a governor in a key battleground state, officially puts her on the list of contenders to become Harris’ running mate.
Her backing came alongside several endorsements from other VP hopefuls like Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.
— Rebecca Picciotto
2 Hours Ago
‘A tenacious leader’: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers endorses Harris
Gov. Tony Evers speaks at a rally with former U.S. President Barack Obama and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers before the mid-term elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. October 29, 2022.
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Tony Evers — the Democratic governor of Wisconsin, a key battleground state — is backing Harris, he announced in a post on X.
“Vice President Kamala Harris is a tenacious leader who has vigorously defended our democracy, fought to protect the freedoms we hold dead, and worked tirelessly to do the right thing and deliver for us,” Evers wrote.
“I’m excited today to endorse Vice President Harris as our nominee for President of the United States. She can beat Donald Trump, and I’m going to do everything I can between now and November 5th to help make sure she does,” he said.
– Josephine Rozzelle
2 Hours Ago
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker endorses Harris, latest VP prospect to do so
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks on the day U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an economic policy speech at The Old Post Office in Chicago, Illinois, June 28, 2023.
Leah Millis | Reuters
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has officially endorsed Kamala Harris to take over the top of the Democratic ticket from President Biden.
“Vice President Harris has proven, at every point in her career, that she possesses the skills, strength, and character to lead this country and the vision to better the lives of all Americans,” Pritzker said in a statement. “I believe that she is the most qualified and capable person to be President.”
Pritzker joins Govs. Andy Beshear and Roy Cooper in endorsing Harris, all of whom had previously been floated as potential presidential candidates to replace Biden as pressure mounted on the president to drop out of the race.
— Rebecca Picciotto
2 Hours Ago
‘We must learn from what happened’: Secret Service director tells Congress
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the security lapses that allowed an attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024.
Kevin Mohatt | Reuters
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told a House panel that “we failed” to maintain the agency’s “solemn mission to protect our nation’s leaders” during the attempted assassination of Trump on July 13.
“We must learn what happened and I will move heaven and earth to ensure an incident like July 13th does not happen again,” said Cheatle, who is testifying under subpoena before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.”
– Dan Mangan
2 Hours Ago
‘Harris 2024’ t-shirt seen on D.C. metro, day after ‘doors open’ for would-be nominee
Courtesy: Lawrence Hurley
That sure didn’t take long.
A young man was spotted on a Washington, D.C. metro train in the morning wearing a “Harris 2024” t-shirt just a day after President Joe Biden shocked the political world by withdrawing from the presidential election and endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democrat to take his place atop the party ticket.
NBC News Supreme Court reporter Lawrence Hurley snapped the photo of the man and his shirt and tweeted it out.
“I’m about to order mine,” one follower of Hurley’s replied.
In addition to the apparently very quickly-printed shirt, the “Biden for President” campaign committee was officially renamed the Harris for President committee. The move maintains the team’s infrastructure, staff and — crucially — its nearly $100 million in cash reserves to deploy for Harris’ candidacy.
– Dan Mangan
2 Hours Ago
Watch: Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies to House on Trump shooting
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is testifying to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Trump on July 13.
Cheatle and her agency have faced intense criticism for failing to stop the shooting of Trump and others at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania.
She has refused to resign in the face of calls to do so by committee chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and other lawmakers.
– Dan Mangan
2 Hours Ago
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore endorses Harris
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) introduces US President Joe Biden before he delivers on the economy at Prince George’s Community College on September 14, 2023 in Largo, Maryland.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has endorsed Harris, writing in a post on X that the vice president has the “experience, record, vision, and wisdom to unify the country.”
“The American people deserve a champion who will continue the progress of the Biden-Harris Administration, and that’s why I am proud to voice my full support and off my full endorsement to Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Nominee for President,” he wrote.
Moore, a rising star of the Democratic Party, said that Harris was one of the first people to call him after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March.
– Josephine Rozzelle
2 Hours Ago
Sen. Dick Durbin, second-highest ranking Senate Democrat, backs Harris
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-IL) gavels to order a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 02, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the number two Senate Democrat, has officially endorsed Harris to replace President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket.
“Proud to endorse my former Senate colleague & good friend, Kamala Harris,” Durbin wrote in a post on X. “VP Harris was a critical partner in building the Biden record over the past four years. Count me in with Kamala Harris for President.”
He is the next high-ranking Capitol Hill Democrat to back Harris as the party rallies around her. Several Democratic leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, have yet to issue endorsements.
— Rebecca Picciotto
3 Hours Ago
Jim Cramer: Harris would ‘absolutely’ be a net positive for markets, businesses
CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer
Rob Kim | NBCUniversal
If she were to be elected president, Vice President Kamala Harris would be a boon for American businesses and the stock market, CNBC’s Jim Cramer says.
“There’s no doubt about it,” Cramer replied when CNBC’s Carlos Quintanilla asked whether Harris would be a “net positive” for business.
“What she offers is a level of understanding about the greatness of the Megacaps that Biden wanted no part of,” Cramer added.
President Joe Biden’s aggressive approach toward corporate America has been a cornerstone of his economic agenda, pledging to fight against big money interests to protect workers and consumer. Cramer sees the switch to Harris as the Democratic frontrunner for president as an opportunity to tone down that rhetoric.
Cramer also drew a contrast between what he sees as the increasingly populist message of Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
“This nativist plan from Trump is so bad for all our companies to do business overseas,” he said.
— Rebecca Picciotto
3 Hours Ago
Two top House Democrats endorse Harris
Incoming Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022.
Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters
Two of the House’s top Democrats have formally endorsed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to replace President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket in the race against Donald Trump.
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Ca., and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Ma., came out in support of Harris. Their endorsements serve as the next signal that the Democratic Party is beginning to coalesce around their new frontrunner candidate after several weeks of infighting, as Biden faced pressure to step down.
“I know Kamala to be a fierce advocate for working families and a tough-minded prosecutor who knows right from wrong,” Aguilar said in his Monday statement.
Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a Pro-Choice Caucus event in Cannon Building’s Speaker Nancy Pelosi Caucus Room marking one year since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on Friday, June 23, 2023.
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Clark echoed Aguilar’s ringing endorsement: “I’m proud to stand with Kamala and excited to get to work to elect her!”
The number one Democrat in the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has yet to endorse Harris — a notable silence as the party rallies around the vice president.
— Rebecca Picciotto
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