Refute J.D. Vance
This evening at 5P PDT a new group (with 80,000 signups already) called “White Dudes for Harris” is hosting what promises to be an epic fundraising, organizing, campaign kickoff call for the Harris campaign. Here’s the signup link:
I don’t usually respond to this sort of thing—and, until 2016, I had never sent even one thin dime to a political campaign. One of the many Republican talking-point lies put on the airways and in my email inboxes is, “Oh yeah, the Harris campaign hauled in a lot of donations [since Harris’ candidacy announcement]—but…”, “JD Vance” asserted to me in an email yesterday that “she’s raised over 100 million” [spoiler alert, it’s now over 200 million]. Here’s his (the Republican Party’s) desperate formulation:
NOW – Shadow Billionaires unfroze TENS of MILLIONS of dollars to bankroll Kamala to the finish line
In fact, the New York Times reports that two thirds of the donors to the Harris campaign in the last week are new donors. Vance’s “Shadow Billionaires” is right in line with the time in 2017 that Cathy McMorris Rodgers stood right in front of me and invoked “George Soros” as the evil money behind Democrats. That was a bald-faced lie then just like Vance’s “Shadow Billionaires” is now. (And never mind the $20 million from billionaire libertarian Peter Thiel that bought Vance’s U.S. Senate seat in 2022—but then, I suppose, Peter Thiel isn’t a “shadow” donor. )
At five o’clock (Pacific Daylight Time) this evening is the “White Dudes for Harris kickoff call”. You can sign up here:
Yes, they’ll ask you for money (contributed through ActBlue). Contribute what you can, if only $5. The point is in the number of people who join in—not so much the individual dollar donations. And, yes, you’ll probably be sent “White Dudes for Harris” emails for your trouble. All of that said, I urge you to join me in signing up.
I’m not one for social media, but I’m thrilled with the involvement of young people energized and hopeful over the Harris candidacy. Below is just one of the previews and ads (this one on TikTok) for this evening’s call.
Here’s the link.
Keep to the high ground,
Jerry