Biden campaign raises $48 million in 48 hours after naming Kamala Harris as VP choice


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  • Friday, 14 Aug 2020

Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to speak to reporters with Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden after participating in a briefing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic with public health experts during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

(Reuters) - The campaign of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has raised $48 million (36.77 million pounds) in the 48 hours since he named U.S. Senator Kamala Harris the Democratic vice presidential nominee, a campaign spokesman told Reuters late on Thursday.

Biden, a former vice president himself, on Tuesday picked Harris as his choice for VP, making her the first Black woman on a major-party U.S. presidential ticket.

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