The Harris campaign-led Harris Victory Fund will reportedly direct a portion of donations received towards a recount effort, according to their official page,
Per the fundraising page, the “first $41,300/$15,000” given to the campaign from a person or multicandidate committee will be sent to the Democratic National Committee. Meanwhile, the “next $3,300/$5,000 from a person/PAC will be allocated to Harris for President Recount Account.”
No official date or other information was given on the potential recount, including who would be in charge. The extra details about a recount were quietly slipped into the fine print of the donations page. Per USA Today, the Harris campaign has not responded to requests for comments.
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The addition of the recount effort to the Harris fundraising efforts comes one week after Election Day, held on Nov. 5. Republican nominee Donald Trump was announced as President-elect early Wednesday morning, reportedly winning all the swing states and 312 of the electoral college votes.
A day after Election Day, Vice President Harris conceded the race, giving a speech at Howard University, her alma mater.
“My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country, and full of resolve. The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” said Harris in her speech. “But hear me when I say, hear me when I say, the light of America’s promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up and as long as we keep fighting.”
Republicans currently also control the Senate, winning 53 of the seats and, therefore, the majority.
House elections are still coming in, with only 419 seats announced. Republicans recently gained one seat, bringing their total to 214 seats. Democrats are close behind, winning 205 seats nationwide. Approximately 16 seats have yet to be filled.
Democrat Senator Cleo Fields was the latest to win a seat in the House, flipping the seat blue in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District in Louisiana. This is the second time in almost 50 years that this district has been won by a Democrat.
Whoever occupies 218 seats in the House officially reaches the majority. A number of races still yet to be called are reportedly in Western states, where counting votes is usually slower than in the East and the Midwest.
