Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign appears to be focused on fundraising and celebrity sit-ins, raking in millions of dollars with help from Hollywood and big-money donors.

Support for Vice President Kamala Harris surged after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign on July 21 and endorsed her. Donors who had withheld funds under the Biden administration and celebrities who had questioned her mental health quickly rallied around Harris, and her image improved dramatically. .

Less than a day after Biden left office, the Democratic Alliance, a group of left-leaning donors who have raised more than $2 billion for liberal causes, endorsed Harris. In her first official month as a candidate, Harris’ campaign raised In August, he earned $361 million, more than double former President Donald Trump’s income that month.

Harris made her first appearance in the Los Angeles area since announcing her campaign on Sunday, hosting a fundraiser with tickets ranging from $500 to $1 million per person. According to Until the deadline. The event, which was attended by celebrities including Stevie Wonder, Demi Lovato, Jessica Alba and Lily Tomlin, together with another fundraiser in San Francisco, raised an estimated $55 million for the vice president’s campaign. Spectrum News 1 reported.

“We’re just watching the same old boring show from the same old boring scenario,” Harris said at a Los Angeles fundraiser, according to the newspaper.

Former Obama fundraiser Alison Hine told the Daily Caller News Foundation that Hollywood and Big Tech have long promoted candidates as “coveted luxury tickets” and that former President Barack Obama He recalled how he was “adopted” by two major groups.

“Like I said, they’re selling candidates as aspirational luxury goods. I was interested in Mr. Obama because there were a lot of young people who supported him… He was new to politics. “It spoke to people who are vulnerable and disenfranchised by political divisions,” Huynh said. “But then, soon, under the guise of social justice, Obama adopted Oprah, P. Diddy, Beverly Hills royalty, and even Harvey Weinstein…Obama became a puppet of Hollywood and the tech elite. That’s who I am. This is what I saw.”

Despite Hollywood’s strong support for Harris, Trump backing From celebrities like Kid Rock, Zachary Levi, Dennis Quaid, and billionaire Elon Musk. David Sachs, co-founder of Craft Ventures, said a June fundraiser for Trump in Silicon Valley raised an estimated $12 million, more than expected from typical left-wing circles. .

Harris has been campaigning since the first presidential debate against Trump on September 10. exterior He did four short interviews in North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Georgia with 6ABC Philadelphia Action News, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), and MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhl, as well as interviews with Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez. He also had a round-table discussion with Oprah Winfrey, a well-known celebrity. , Ben Stiller and Chris Rock attended virtually. (Related: Kamala Harris struggles to speak after teleprompter appears to stop working)

Former Democratic Party fundraiser evan barker He told DCNF about Harris’ apparent lack of engagement in her strategy of speaking to the rich and famous, rather than a more concerted effort to spend time with ordinary voters.

“You know, I think what was really conveying. I think you saw the Oprah Winfrey rally, and that was totally off-putting to me. A bunch of celebrities were in mansions and hotel suites. It’s basically just talking about Kamala Harris’ identity and saying things like very general platitudes about hope, joy, and integrity, without really discussing the actual situation. About the economy and how working Americans are really, really suffering right now.” barker Said.

Huynh also criticized Harris’ interview, saying the “aspirational” language was a “fantasy game” aimed at “normalizing” her to voters.

“I believe Harris is a puppet because we never really see her speak for herself. What is her passion? She speaks like a corporate drone And if you look at the language, it’s very aspirational. Look at the interview with Oprah, “Okay, hello, Oprah…Oh, Oprah, she’s my best friend,” Huynh said. told DCNF.

“It’s an aspiration, a dream.” “I was a middle-class kid, and I had a lawn.” Touching, moving – “This is my childhood.” I mean, the country is in crisis. So she decided to chill out and have some girlfriend time, or tea time, with Oprah on national television,” Huynh said. “I believe it’s a psychological operation, a fantasy game, to normalize Kamala instead of the radical policies and politicians she runs with (who are basically socialists).”

Harris and her running mate, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, began a bus tour of key battleground states in August, and fundraising efforts have been underway since late July, inviting Hollywood elites. On July 29th, White Dudes for Harris organized a fundraiser for the then newly elected presidential candidates, including Jeff Bridges, Bradley Whitford, and Josh Gad. Politicians were invited along with major Hollywood stars. (Related article: Battleground states with few electoral votes could give Harris a “huge blow” in November, potentially overpowering her)

The Zoom call event was watched by more than 190,000 people to hear her speak, despite Harris’ absence, and ultimately raised an estimated $4 million. According to to Reuters. A recent Los Angeles fundraiser headlined by former President Barack Obama and attended by celebrities including Rob Reiner, Conan O’Brien and Jennifer Coolidge raised more than $4 million for the Harris Victory Fund. However, according to Deadline, Harris did not attend. reported.

“Democrats like to say, you know, we’ve got all this inflation and wages are going up, so it’s okay, and people like my grandmother, who haven’t seen their wages go up, who are really, really needy. “Some of them are really struggling to buy groceries or fill up their tank of gas,” Barker said.

Polls consistently show that voters’ top concerns are the economy, inflation and immigration, and Harris presents all of these. vague reply or faced backlash from both sides Every inch of her proposed policies and flip-flop aisles.

Two-thirds of middle-income households still live below the cost of living, even as inflation eased in June and prices for food, gas and other daily necessities fell, according to a July survey by the insurance company. It is reported that Primerica. Of the 1,017 adults surveyed by the insurance company, 58% rated the economic health of their community as “poor” or “poor.” Additionally, 30% reported an increase in credit card debt, and 80% said they had increased their ability to cook meals at home instead of eating out or ordering takeout in the past year, according to Primerica.

Ann August poll The Economist/YouGov survey found that 24% of 1,567 respondents cited inflation as the biggest problem, followed by 13% who cited jobs and the economy and 12% who cited immigration. September 15th public opinion poll According to ABC News/Ipsos, Trump led Harris by 7 points on who people trust more when it comes to managing the economy and 10 points on immigration.

Barker described how her mother and 86-year-old grandmother, who live in Missouri, have struggled in recent years. Her mother lost her job due to COVID-19 and is “having a really hard time getting back on her feet,” while her grandmother struggles to buy basic necessities like gas and groceries with her Social Security check. He said he is doing so.

“So when you look at someone like Oprah Winfrey, you know and I know that she had a humble beginning. She’s far from that at this point. ” continued Mr. Barker. “And Chris Rock just made a joke about Kamala Harris basically donating money to her back when she was running for district attorney to get her parking ticket, and now she’s having a hard time. It was incredibly insulting to people.”

The Harris campaign did not respond to DCNF’s request for comment.

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