White Dudes for Harris raises $4 million: 'The vibes right now are incredible'
Organizing group White Dudes for Harris raised more than $4 million for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign in their kickoff call Monday night.
The virtual event saw more than 190,000 attendees, with speakers including celebrities and prominent Democrats.
The call organizers said they started pulling together the event just under a week prior, with an initial goal of 10,000 RSVPs and $500,000 raised for the campaign.
Organizer Ross Morales Rocketto introduced the event saying he had received some questions about why they are organizing white men.
"A lot of people feel and felt uncomfortable about the call," Morales Rocketto said. "The left has been ceding white men to the MAGA right for way, way too long...that's gonna stop tonight."
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Thank you all for an awesome evening.
- 150,000 people have joined the cause
- 190,000 people tuned in tonight
- $4M+ raised to the @KamalaHarris campaign
This is the start of something special and we couldn't be more proud to be in this fight with you.
More to come. ??— White Dudes for Harris (@dudes4harris) July 30, 2024
Harris campaign raised more than $200 million in a week
The Harris campaign said Sunday it raised $200 million, 66% of which came from first-time donors.
The White Dudes for Harris call was inspired by Win with Black Women, Morales Rocketto said, which raised more than $1.5 million for Harris' campaign and hosted a call with more than 40,000 attendees, according to the organization's social media posts.
Another identity-based organizing call Thursday titled "White Women: Answer the Call," saw more than 164,000 attendees and raised more than $8 million within 24 hours, according to The 19th.
VP potentials speak at White Dudes for Harris
The call was chock full with Democratic surrogates, including a number of politicians reportedly under consideration to be Harris' running mate.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke, saying he prefers to focus on policy, but "the vibes right now are incredible."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, also appeared, with a jab at JD Vance and praises for Harris.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, credited with starting the popular Democratic talking point that former President Donald Trump and Vance are "weird," also gave a passionate speech that was widely shared online.
“How often in 100 days do you get to change the trajectory of the world?" Walz said in a plea for attendees to get involved. "And how often in the world do you make that bastard wake up afterwards and know that a Black woman kicked his (expletive) and sent him on the road?”
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