Hundreds of thousands of Kamala Harris supporters have rallied behind the presumptive Democratic nominee this week, with Zoom calls breaking records with six-digit attendance numbers.
The events started on Sunday following President Biden’s announcement he would not seek re-election. More than 44,000 Black women joined a call to galvanize supporters for the vice president’s historic run for president, drawing celebrity names — including Yvette Nicole Brown and Jenifer Lewis — and raising an estimated $1.5 million.
The trend continued with thousands of Black men on a call earlier this week, followed by Zooms for white women LGBTQ supporters, South Asian supporters and more.
At the white women call on Thursday night, more than 100,000 participants joined the call, a number so staggering it caused significant technical glitches that sent many to watch the livestream on YouTube, where more than 25,000 joined in addition.
Hollywood was represented across the interest groups. Mindy Kaling joined the South Asian call, and George Takei, Zachary Quinto, Raven Simone, Sophia Bush, Ashlyn Harris, Brian Michael Smith and Justin Tranter attending the LGBTQ call (Tranter, the co-writer of Chappel Roan’s “Good Luck Babe,” announced he would donate $20,000 for the cause).
Katie McGrath, Connie Britton, Pink and more signed on to the white women’s call, with Pink reportedly joining right after leaving the stage of a performance in Sweden.
Another Zoom call, women for Harris, is scheduled for this weekend.