[quote
Joe Biden's running mate, Kamala Harris, owes more than $1.1 million in unpaid bills from her failed presidential bid, according to filings with the Federal Election Committee.
Harris, a California senator, raised about $39 million during her 2019 campaign to become the Democratic nominee while spending about $40 million, the filings show. She suspended her campaign in December amid a drop in polling and a lack of money.
According to Bloomberg News, which first reported the story, Harris' campaign owes $523,883 to Perkins Coie LLP, an international law firm whose election lawyers work for top Democrats. TorchStone Global LLC was owed $160,702, and SCRB Strategies, a California political consulting firm, was owed $92,408.
At the end of June, Harris' campaign had just $116,380 in the bank, the filings show, but owed nearly $1.14 million in outstanding debt.
Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, tapped Harris as his vice president last week after weeks of speculation. Harris, 55, makes history as the first Black and Indian-American woman to appear on a major party's presidential ticket.
"Under federal law, a campaign can't be shut down until it has paid left over bills." ( THIS THE PLAN? THEY OFF JOE AND RUN THE HO?) SO KEEP HER IN DEBT TO MAINTAIN HER PRESIDENTIAL CANIDACY?
Although Biden has hosted big-dollar fundraisers with Harris -- the duo raked in nearly $48 million in the 48 hours after he named her as his running mate -- Biden's campaign can only assist minimally, with federal election laws barring it from donating more than $2,000 to assist with the debt.
The Democratic National Committee can give a maximum of $5,000.
However, Biden can ask his supporters to help
Harris is not the only 2020 hopeful who ended the race owing money to vendors.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a nearly $1.8 million obligation and $833,313 in the bank.[/quote]
None of us think joe can do the distance' is the above the contingency plan? MB
