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Top Democratic officials worried Harris’ tens of millions in campaign debt could be their own problem: report
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Top Democratic officials worried Harris’ tens of millions in campaign debt could be their own problem: report

Top Democratic Party officials worry that the Harris-Walz campaign will cross the finish line with tens of millions of dollars in debt and that it will now become the party’s problem.

Party officials are now examining how the campaign, which raised more than $1 billion before Election Day, spent its funds. FEC records already show shocking payments to celebrities Oprah Winfrey and tens of millions of dollars in event spending and social media influence.

“How do you raise a historic amount of money and not win a single swing state?” an aide to Harris told Axios. “The honest answer is: I don’t know. It seems like we’ve lost the national narrative, and that’s what we need to diagnose.”

Reports say Harris campaign Results were expected to be delayed on Election Day, and officials planned to continue fundraising as votes were counted in the coming days.

IT WAS STATED THAT THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN Spent 6 FIGURES ON THE ‘CALL HIS DAD’ PODCAST WITH LESS THAN 1 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS

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Harris’ campaign has raised more than $1 billion in donations, but Democratic officials worry it could leave the race with huge debt. (Megan Mendoza/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK, via Imagn Images)

However, this reality was never realized; because it quickly became clear that President-elect Trump was running away from victory.

FEC records show that the Harris campaign sent a letter to Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo, on Oct. 15, a month after Winfrey appeared on stage with Harris at a town hall event and weeks before Oprah appeared on stage with Harris at a Philadelphia rally before the election. It shows he made two payments of $500,000. Day.

HARRIS’ CAMPAIGN AND HIS ALLIES SPENT MORE THAN $1.4 BILLION ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING WHILE LOSING THE RACE AGAINST TRUMP.

While Winfrey herself refused to accept any payments, Harpo claimed that the payments were intended to cover production costs for the surrounding event.

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Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo, accepted two $500,000 payments from Harris’ campaign. (Getty Images)

The campaign also donated $4 million to Village Marketing Agency, which connects customers with social media influencers.

Long list of celebrities joining Harris’ campaign trail Including Beyoncé Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Bruce Springsteen.

The Washington Examiner also reported that the Harris campaign spent more than $12 million on digital media consultants and “spent six figures to create a set for Harris to appear on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast with host Alex Cooper.”

Kamala Harris calls banks with volunteers at DNC ​​headquarters on Election Day

The Harris campaign spent tens of millions of dollars on concert-like rallies and massive television ads. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FEC records show the campaign spent at least $15 million on “event production”; Most payments are made during high-profile events and celebrity concerts.

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“The reality is this is just an epic disaster, this is a $1 billion disaster,” Lindy Li, a Harris surrogate and member of the DNC National Finance Committee, told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Saturday.

Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.