Harriss Main Allied Group Raised Over $900 Million to Aid Her Bid

Vice President Kamala Harris’s main allied group, Future Forward, raised over $900 million to support her White House bid, a staggering sum that is far more than any outside political organization has ever brought in during an election cycle.The group’s fund-raising success during an unsuccessful election for Democrats has already made it a target for those in the party looking to assign blame.Future Forward sold some of the richest people in the world, including Bill Gates, on a failed path to victory.

But Ms.Harris’s defeat was decisive enough in the seven battleground states that other Democrats have questioned whether different spending or other tactics would have in fact produced a different outcome.Two leaders of Future Forward, which includes both a super PAC and multiple nonprofit arms, told staff members on a private call a few days before Election Day that the group had taken in a combined $950 million during the 2024 cycle, according to a person with knowledge of the remarks.

The details on Future Forward’s fund-raising were laid out on the call by Chauncey McLean, the group’s president, and Katie Petrelius, its chief fund-raiser.Two other people briefed by Future Forward leaders in recent weeks also said they had been told that the group’s total fund-raising topped $900 million.The three people insisted on anonymity to discuss the figures.The full picture of Future Forward’s fund-raising is only now coming into view.

The group declined to comment.From the beginning of the 2024 cycle through Oct.15, the group’s super PAC arm had raised $394 million, according to federal filings.

The additional amount it raised from that point through Election Day will emerge next month, and is expected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, based on the group’s cash position and spending patterns.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify ac...