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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Vice President Kamala Harris was back on the campaign trail Monday, following a weekend fundraiser in downtown Los Angeles that raised $28 million.
The Los Angeles event Sunday afternoon followed a Saturday fundraiser that raised $27 million, according to her campaign.
At the Los Angeles gathering, Harris reiterated many of the things she said at the Palace of Fine Arts a day earlier in her nearly 30-minute speech at the J.W. Marriott at LA Live.
She received her first standing ovation when she mentioned her debate against her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, her second when she pledged as president to sign a bill restoring the abortion rights that stemmed from the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and third when she said, "Let me be clear, we are going to win."
"This race is as close as it could be and we are the underdog, friends. And I'm running like the underdog," Harris told the several hundred people that filled the hotel's ballroom including singers Stevie Wonder and Demi Lovato and actresses Jessica Alba and Lily Tomlin.
The event also included performances by Alanis Morissette and Halle Bailey that preceded Harris' speech which began at 4:37 p.m. The fundraiser was Harris' first in the Los Angeles area since President Joe Biden ended his bid for reelection and she became the Democratic nominee.
According to an invitation first obtained by Deadline, tickets ranged from $500 per person to as high as $1 million for four tickets, a reception with Harris, lunch and a photo. Proceeds will benefit the Harris Victory Fund, which is a joint committee that includes Harris' campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state Democratic parties.
After the fundraiser, Harris' motorcade headed to Los Angeles International Airport, where she boarded Air Force 2 for a flight to Las Vegas for a campaign rally.