Kamala Harris supporters set another female fundraising call after record-breaking call
A day after supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris broke the record for the largest Zoom meeting ever and raised more than $8 million for her presidential campaign, campaign organizers announced a new national organizing call to accomodate "tens of thousands" of people.
A Zoom fundraising event Thursday dubbed "White Women: Answer the Call" asked women nationwide to join the livestream chat and invite their contacts to support Harris, with speakers including the pop star Pink and actress Connie Britton. More than 160,000 people attended the call, overcoming glitches to raise millions for the vice president, who is the leading contender to secure the Democratic nomination.
The call generated headlines as attendees bragged they "broke Zoom."
Following the success of the event, Victor Shi announced Friday night that because their "Women for Harris" call received so many sign-ups, they had to move the date to accomodate tens of thousands of people who signed up.
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"Donald Trump & JD Vance p---ed off women & this is why they’re scared," he wrote on the social media app X. "Women aren’t playing any games here."
"It’s happening though," he added. "Next Monday, July 29th, at 7pm ET. Please sign up and share below."
Shi noted that actresses Connie Britton and Yvette Nicole Brown, as well as National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee will join the call.
Supporters cheered the effort.
"We ain’t f---ing around, just to be blunt," wrote @phurt20 on X.
"I was on the call last night," said @polopaula. "Inspired!
"They are terrified of women," said @cookiemooshi.
"I can hear them now, 'A woman? A woman? Oh no, what do we say'? 'I know', said J.D., 'let's call them cat ladies. That'll fix them,'" chided @JayneCudzil.