Kamala Harris still begging for cash weeks after election loss

Vice President Harris is still pumping Democratic donors for cash weeks after her blowout election loss — but its leaving supporters spent, critics said.“With Trump nominating MAGA loyalists left and right, there is nothing more important than making sure we can fight back and hold him accountable,” read an email from Kamala HQ which The Post received nearly three weeks after election day.

“That’s why we need you to step up today.Yes, today.”“Our records show that you haven’t pitched in to support our Harris Fight Fund program yet,” the missive scolded.

“We know the election didn’t turn out as we’d hoped, but we’re not backing down.”Harris raised $1.5 billion and blew it all in just 15 weeks of campaigning, finishing the race with around $20 million in debt, insiders told Politico — a claim the Harris campaign has denied.The nonstop panhandling sends the wrong message and is alienating voters, party poohbahs said.“Getting fundraising requests after any candidate has lost, when they admit that they are still millions of dollars in debt, having blown through over a billion dollars … is especially galling,” Democratic strategist Jon Reinish told The Post.

“When I got yet another request form the Harris campaign for me to pony up.Quiet frankly I thought it was insulting.” The issue is likely to be a major concern for the incoming chair of the Democratic National Committee, who will become the de facto leader of the party after President Biden leaves office.

That election is scheduled for Feb 1.Among the leading contenders so far are Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and Martin O’Malley, a former Maryland governor and past Democratic presidential candidate.

A full Kamala campaign autopsy must be at the top of the agenda for whoever is next chosen to lead the party, longtime Democratic insider James Carville told The Post.“Many people are asking questions and there should probably be some ki...

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