How Kamala Harris’ fast-paced campaign debut has altered the 2024 contest.

The five days since Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign debuted at breakneck speed have reshaped the 2024 contest, giving Democrats renewed hope of averting a second Donald Trump administration. Bright green, pro-Harris memes have spread over social media. Harris’ campaign reported raising $126 million between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening. And Democrats were more willing to invest their own time to working to elect Harris. According to Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, more than 100,000 individuals have signed up to help for her campaign, and over 2,000 have applied for campaign employment. New surveys reflect a race in which Trump had previously led but now has no clear leader.