Politics

Barack Obama raises $4 million for Harris at L.A. fundraiser

The former president is taking an increasingly visible role on the campaign trail for his longtime friend: “I’m pushing, and I hope you are, too,” he tells donors.

Former president Barack Obama headlined his first solo fundraiser for Kamala Harris in Los Angeles on Friday night, bringing in $4 million for her campaign as he framed the election as a struggle against radical forces in America that want to take the country backward. The event was part of the increasingly active role that Obama is playing in Harris’s effort as he wields his popularity within the Democratic Party to power grassroots fundraising and to galvanize younger voters to turn out in what could be a margin-of-error race..