Despite the Harris campaign spending a record $1.6 billion, Mr Trump made gains in almost every state, notably picking up votes among blue collar workers who have traditionally made up the Democratic Party’s base.
Following the Democrats’ election defeat, reports have emerged that the Harris campaign has overspent, leaving it saddled with $20 million in debt and prompting concern that staff who worked for the operation will not be paid.
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Mr Sanders, an independent who previously ran to lead the Democrats, said multi-billionaires such as Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, and Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, held too much sway over the campaign.
“Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?” he said.
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