Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ fundraising events for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have fallen short, according to Axios, as the DNC has continued to pay off the former presidential nominee’s campaign expenses.
Harris allowed the DNC to use her email list to help raise funds, according to Axios. She has also reportedly held a few small fundraising events.
“But the total money raised from the events has been disappointing,” Axios reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
After Harris lost to President Donald Trump in 2024, top Democrats expressed concern about potential campaign debt.
“How do you raise a historic amount of money and not win a single swing state?” one Harris aide told Axios in November, following the election loss. “The honest answer is: I don’t know. It seems we lost the national narrative, and that’s what we need to diagnose.”
Axios reported that some Democrats are frustrated the campaign spent $1.5 billion during her 107-day election effort.
