Kamala Harris' time is up

[The39thStep]

Not sure how much truth there is in that report, which is from the Spectator - Oprah Winfrrey's company was paid to produce a campaign event but she says she didn't take a personal fee - I don't know if any performers were paid but just their flights, accommodation for crews etc. would have cost the campaign a lot. Wonder if they'd be lamenting the lack of an Alanis appearance if the election had been closer

I suspect we will find out a little more about the financial breakdown at some point .

 

[chandlerp]

Harris lost because no one (including herself) knew what she stood for.

On being asked what she would do differently to Biden, she replied that she wouldn't have changed anything.

Biden should have conceded much earlier, giving time for a selection process. He didn't and we have Trump for the next four years.

'Loose cannon' does not adequately describe him.

And yet it was absolutely fucking clear what Trump stood for. That alone should have swung the vote in Harris/Walz favour.

 

[frogwoman]

I honestly thought these celebs turned up for free or just expenses to support 'the cause'

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Is there a link for this? Proper pork barrel shit if true

 

[frogwoman]

And yet it was absolutely fucking clear what Trump stood for. That alone should have swung the vote in Harris/Walz favour.

Is it though? He does have a history of saying batshit stuff, lying, etc. And a lot of people don't follow politics that closely. Americans work some of the longest hours in the developed world I think

 

[VivaE]

Is there a link for this? Proper pork barrel shit if true

This link says it's a load of MAGA shit stirring

Did Kamala Harris pay celebrities to endorse her? Oprah Winfrey speaks out

It had been claimed online that Beyoncé was paid $10 million to endorse Kamala Harris in her 2024 campaign for presidency.

www.newsweek.com

 

[andysays]

This link says it's a load of MAGA shit stirring

Did Kamala Harris pay celebrities to endorse her? Oprah Winfrey speaks out

It had been claimed online that Beyoncé was paid $10 million to endorse Kamala Harris in her 2024 campaign for presidency.

www.newsweek.com

Some social media users pointed out that two payments to Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions Inc, can be found under the Harris campaign's disbursements on the Federal Election Committee website. The payments, of $500,000 each, were made on October 15 and are marked as "event production." It is not clear what these payments were for, but celebrity appearances at political rallies frequently involve costs for things like travel, security, and event production, without necessarily being a direct payment to the celebrity.

I have to say, if a celebrity like Oprah Winfrey (who apparently has a net worth of 3 billion US$) really wants to support the Harris campaign, she can probably afford not to charge $1 million for "event production", whatever exactly that entails.

 

[moochedit]

a lot of people don't follow politics that closely

Or get all their news from dubious sources.

 

[VivaE]

I have to say, if a celebrity like Oprah Winfrey (who apparently has a net worth of 3 billion US$) really wants to support the Harris campaign, she can probably afford not to charge $1 million for "event production", whatever exactly that entails.

Her company organised a big Harris fundraiser and that's what the fee relates to. Which I think is fair enough.

Winfrey said her production company Harpo Productions was asked to bring in set design, lights, cameras, microphones, crew, producers and other necessary items to put on the livestreaming event in September. A Harpo spokesperson said in a statement to Variety that the campaign paid for the production costs and that Winfrey was “at no point during the campaign paid a personal fee, nor did she receive a fee from Harpo.”