Hollywood celebrities have long flocked to high-profile Democratic Party campaign events in modern history. But with Vice President Kamala Harris likely to become the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden drops out of the race, next month’s Democratic National Convention will be one of the hottest places to see on the agenda. several A.
The excitement of Harris’ presidency, which would make her the nation’s first female president, has prompted top Democrats to raise millions of dollars and, in one case, even loan the vice president the song he will feature in his first commercial. .
“It’s nice to have celebrity supporters,” said Louis Perron, political analyst and consultant. “It’s always a question of how you use them strategically, what you want to try to achieve with them. How do they fit into the overall campaign plan?
Beyonce appears to have supported Harris by allowing her to use the song “Freedom,” from her 2016 album Lemonade, in Harris’ first public appearance as a 2024 presidential candidate.
Before that, Beyonce gave Harris tickets for his Renaissance tour last summer, as revealed in financial reports, another example of friendship between the two women. It wouldn’t be surprising if Beyonce performed or appeared at the DNC in Chicago next month. During Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, the megacelebrity held a campaign concert in Cleveland, Ohio.
Beyonce’s publicist did not respond Washington Reviewr request for feedback.
“I think the Democratic convention, this time, will be the party of the year,” said Eugene Robinson, Washington Post reporter, on Friday Good morning Joe. “They’re going to do better than Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock let me put it that way. I can think of stars that will come out.”
Robinson was referring to last week’s Republican National Convention, which featured a performance from Kid Rock and speeches by professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White.
Unlike the RNC, celebrities known to Gen Z, like Charli XCX, who called Harris a “brat,” welcomed the vice president’s campaign launch. The Harris campaign used Charli XCX’s “brat” green color as an influence on the X account.
Soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe, actress Connie Britton, and singer Pink joined the “White Women Answer the Call 2024” Zoom call to support Harris on Thursday. The convention raised $8.5 million, another indication of the many stars the campaign can use for the convention.
As a native of California, Harris has ties to some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including actor George Clooney, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes. Chicago is also the political home of former President Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, who will likely play a role in the rally after hosting Harris on Friday.
DNC organizers have less than a month to go from an event where Biden would have been the frontrunner to an even more intense convention as the Harris campaign has revived the event that was marred by previous enthusiasm for Biden, 81, and his poor debate performance against it. Former President Donald Trump at the end of June.
Popular publishers say they are being flooded with requests from clients to help the White House when Biden resigns.
“I often ask my clients,” one expert told CNN. “No one should have asked. People were saying, ‘What am I doing and how am I helping?'”
“Joe Biden’s selfless act, combined with the change and hope and page-turning that Kamala represents has gotten a lot of people I know into this election,” moderator Greg Berlanti told CNN. “And they are committed to fighting for many of the same values that VP Harris has been fighting for throughout his career.”
The Harris campaign pointed out Washington Examiner to the DNC panel when asked about what celebrities will do at the national convention.
The DNC declined to reveal the celebrity group, but Emily Soong, a spokeswoman, said, “Democrats will present a positive, forward-looking vision for our country that will be very different from the extreme views of the latter described the meeting of Donald Trump”.
Perron warned that while celebrities will be a big part of the DNC, they shouldn’t be the main topic.
“At the conference, you have a special attention, so you want to use this to get political information and get your message across to the voters,” he said. “Because I think the voters will ultimately decide the election. I think the youth (election) is good and the famous people are good, but ultimately I think the election will be decided by the people who vote. So I was I will organize a meeting to appeal to swing voters and to talk to swing voters.”
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If past meetings are any indication, celebrities will descend on Chicago for a meeting on Aug. 19-22. During the 2020 meeting, actresses such as Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington and Julia Louis-Dreyfus spoke to the audience. The 2016 concert, which was held in person, featured performances by Boyz II Men, Demi Lovato, and Alicia Keys.
In 2008, when Barack Obama was the first black president, actresses Jennifer Lopez, Angela Bassett, Anne Hathaway, as well as actor Spike Lee and singers John Legend, Dave Matthews, and Sheryl Crow, were all seen . meeting and related events.
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