Oprah’s Kamala Harris fundraiser: Does her support swing elections?
Al Jazeera
Oprah helped Obama win a million extra votes in 2008, and secure more funding. Could Harris benefit, too?
Television legend Oprah Winfrey and United States Vice President Kamala Harris shared the stage on Thursday in a fundraising event for Harris called “Unite for America”. Harris is the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the November election.
This is not the first time the television personality has voiced support for Harris during this election, she made a surprise speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last month.
Since emerging as her party’s frontrunner for the presidential nomination, and especially since winning that nomination, Harris has secured the endorsements of hundreds of prominent Americans — from Hollywood stars and music icons to her party’s stalwarts and Republicans who say they cannot vote for their party’s nominee, ex-President Donald Trump.
However, few public figures in the US enjoy an aura like Oprah’s. Here’s more about her history of election endorsements and how much those have influenced outcomes.
A copper blazer-clad, bespectacled Oprah hosted the more-than-one-hour talk-show-style event.
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