‘White Women for Kamala Harris’ Raises Millions as Zoom Shatters Record with 131,000 Calls
In an unprecedented event, a star-studded Zoom call featuring singer Pink and actress Connie Britton raised $1.8 million for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The fundraiser, dubbed “White Women for Kamala,” broke Zoom’s attendance record with 131,000 participants.
Alex Cole, a software engineer and pilot, highlighted the event’s success on social media, tweeting, “Zoom just broke a record as 131,000 ‘white women for Kamala’ are holding a fundraising call on Zoom for VP Harris as I type this. It’s the largest Zoom call in the company’s history.”
This massive show of support comes as Future Forward, the largest Democratic-leaning super PAC, announced a $50 million advertising blitz across six states in the next three weeks. This initiative aims to introduce Vice President Kamala Harris to voters and bolster her candidacy ahead of the Democratic nominating convention in Chicago.
Additionally, American Bridge 21st Century, the second-largest independent advertiser for the Democratic presidential campaign, will resume its advertising efforts in Michigan on Friday. This is part of their direct-to-camera testimonial campaign, which began in May and was temporarily paused. The information comes from a source familiar with the spending plans who requested anonymity.
Women Vote, the ad spending division of Emily’s List, a Democratic-leaning organization, also announced a $2 million digital campaign targeting younger women in four states.
Future Forward President Chauncey McLean expressed confidence in Harris’s candidacy, stating, “We’re ready to hit the ground running to make sure voters know that Kamala Harris will be a President that fights for them. She is focused on improving the lives of all Americans, while Donald Trump is only focused on himself.”
The upcoming ads, set to begin airing on Saturday, will present a positive biographical narrative about Harris. They will highlight her accomplishments as “the district attorney who protected children from sexual predators,” “the attorney general who stood up to the big banks to protect homeowners and won,” “the senator who fought to defend a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions,” and “the vice president who fought to cap the price of insulin at $35 a month.”
As the election approaches, these coordinated efforts aim to bolster Harris’s profile and connect her achievements with the needs and aspirations of voters across the country.