By Agency Report
More than 164,000 white women gathered online on Friday and raised nearly $2 million for American vice president and presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris.
Dubbed ‘White Women: Answer the Call,’ the occasion became the largest Zoom meeting in history.
The event, which rallied women across America to support Harris, featured notable personalities, among them pop star Pink and actress Connie Britton, who spoke passionately about Harris’s qualifications and the importance of supporting her campaign.
This is Democrats have reportedly raised more than $250 million since Biden announced he was leaving the presidential race and endorsed Harris.
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Prominent activist Shannon Watts, who organised the meeting, noted that it was the first Zoom call ever to surpass 100,000 participants and announced that grassroots donations soared past the $1 million mark within the first hour and eventually got close to $2 million.
The event’s success extended beyond Zoom when the platform experienced glitches due to the high volume of participants, prompting many to switch to YouTube to keep watching the live stream.
The event’s success has been described as a testament to the collective impact that women can make in politics.
“150k white women on #AnswerTheCall to support a woman of colour. There are no words to describe what I’ve been feeling the past few days. I thought seeing Obama get elected was the highlight of my life, but I was wrong. This is history,” an X user remarked.
Kamala Harris has the biracial identity of being born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, both of whom immigrated to the US, where Harris was born on October 20, 1964.
Obamas endorse VP Harris
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid on Friday, the latest move by top Democrats to unite around a new champion against Republican Donald Trump in the November 5 election.
The Obamas’ endorsement came five days after President Joe Biden, 81, dropped his reelection bid in the face of mounting opposition within his own party, and as a fresh wave of opinion polls show Harris starting to erode Trump’s lead.
“We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” Obama told Harris in a phone call posted in an online video by the campaign.
Smiling as she spoke into a cellphone, Harris expressed her gratitude for the endorsement and their long friendship.
“Thank you both. It means so much. And we’re gonna have some fun with this too,” said Harris, the first Black woman and first Asian American vice president, who would also be the nation’s first female president if she prevails in November.
Barack Obama, the first Black U.S. president, and Michelle remain among the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, almost eight years after he left office. A Reuters/Ipsos poll early this month showed that 55% of Americans — and 94% of Democrats — viewed Michelle Obama favorably, higher approval than Harris’ 37% nationally and 81% within the party.
Obama has lent his support to Biden during big-money fundraisers, which were among some of the biggest blockbuster events of his campaign.
The endorsement could help boost support and fundraising for Harris’ campaign, and it signals Obama is likely to get on the campaign trail for Harris.
The party has quickly coalesced around the vice president, who gathered support from enough Democratic delegates on Monday to secure her position as the nominee.
