The Kamala Harris campaign announced that in the 36 hours since President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, it had raised a record-breaking $100 million dollars. Republicans have numbers to match: after his conviction in May on fraud charges, Donald Trump’s campaign hauled in $141 million. But how will this money be used by the campaigns? As part of our Doing Democracy series examining how our political system works, we talk to experts and operatives about what the 2024 presidential election ground game might look like this cycle – is targeting voters the same game it used to be? And we’ll hear from you: How will you participate in November? Vote? Volunteer? Donate? All of the above?
Doing Democracy: The Groundgame. Harris and Trump Have Raised Millions. What Will They Do With It?
An Ohio Democratic party volunteer displays a placard to encourage public for early voting in front of an early voting center in Columbus, Ohio, on October 15, 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages)
Guests:
Yasmin Radjy, Executive Director, Swing Left and Vote Forward
Mindy Romero, founder and director, Center for Inclusive Democracy, a non-partisan research center at the University of Southern California
Teddy Goff, co-founder and managing partner, Precision Strategies. Goff was the digital director for the 2012 Obama campaign; in 2008, Goff managed the Obama campaign state digital efforts.
Tim Miller, host, The Bulwark. Miller was previously senior advisor to the Our Principles PAC. He served as the 2016 communications director for Jeb Bush, and is a former spokesman for the Republican National Committee. He is the author of “Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell.”
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