White Dudes for Kamala Harris: Giant Zoom calls power fundraising

Big donors helped push Biden out. Now ordinary people have the spotlight as they fundraise for Harris via video calls.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersGiant Zoom calls fuel record fundraising behind Harris campaignGetty ImagesThe Harris campaign says it has raised $200m in the past weekIt began with a group of black women on a Zoom call who hit a million-dollar fundraising target in about three hours.

A series of similar Zooms have followed, targeting other groups on behalf of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign.

The latest on Monday night was a three-hour call titled "White Dudes for Harris", which organisers say attracted 190,000 people and raised more than $4m (£3.1m) in donations.

High-profile celebrities and politicians were among those present.

The US vice-president's bid for the top job is barely more than a week old. Still, it is harnessing a grassroots energy that did not exist for President Joe Biden, with supporters using modern video conferencing to reach motivated voters and fundraise virtually.

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