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☆ Republicans for Harris launches, aiming for Biden-like appeal to anti-Trump voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Weatherford had just started gearing up with the Republicans for Biden effort in June when the race took a turn. Bill Weld (the 2016 Libertarian nominee for vice president who then challenged Trump in the 2020 Republican primary), former New Jersey Gov. Harris aides have quickly announced changes to many of her previous more liberal positions. A print production specialist at a print shop in Tucson, Arizona, cuts a run of yard signs in support of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on July 25, 2024. “We want Republicans talking to Republicans,” Weatherford said, “because we think that’s the best way to make it work.”

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☆ Harris campaign says Trump is 'running scared' after he offers Fox debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Donald Trump is running scared and trying to back out of the debate he already agreed to and running straight to Fox News to bail him out," Harris campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said, in a statement on Saturday. The Trump campaign responded to the statement by accusing the Harris campaign of being cowardly. "Sounds like @KamalaHarris and @KamalaHQ are too chicken s--- to accept an earlier debate," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung wrote Saturday on X. Days after Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, Trump said he would be willing to debate the vice president multiple times. The Harris campaign has said that the vice president will show up at the Sept. 10 debate whether Trump is there or not.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Michael Tyler, Trump, Tyler, Steven Cheung, Joe Biden, Biden, he's Organizations: ABC News, Trump, Fox News, Truth, Democratic, Fox, CNN, ABC

☆ Kamala Harris campaign says it raised $200 million in its first week, mostly from new donors, adding to disputed $95 million from Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kamala Harris' campaign said it had raised $200 million in the last week. The campaign has also had 170,000 new volunteers sign up, it said. AdvertisementKamala Harris has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the first week of her presidential campaign, her deputy campaign manager said on Sunday. In a post on X, Rob Flaherty wrote: "There's 100 days til Election Day, so here's a fun one: In the week since we got started, @KamalaHarris has raised $200 million dollars." "A people-powered campaign for a people-powered presidency!"

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☆ Barack Obama finally endorses Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Barack Obama has announced that he's endorsing Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic nominee. Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend @KamalaHarris. In it, Michelle Obama said: "To my girl Kamala, I am proud of you. AdvertisementFollowing this, Barack Obama said: "Michelle and I couldn't be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office." One person familiar with the matter told the outlet that Obama thinks Harris has "been off to a great start" with her campaign.

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☆ These business leaders and billionaires are backing Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Vice President has already secured several influential political endorsements, including the support of President Joe Biden. AdvertisementSheryl SandbergFormer Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg endorsed Kamala Harris for president on social media on Monday. AdvertisementReed HastingsNetflix's Reed Hastings is supporting Harris' presidential bid with a $7 million donation. Ron ConwaySilicon Valley "super angel" investor Ron Conway has also backed Harris' presidential run. She said in an X post: "I am proud to support Vice President Harris.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Biden, Harris, She's, Sheryl Sandberg, Sandberg, @kamalaharris, Reed Hastings, Hastings, Ron Conway, Conway, Donald Trump, @KamalaHarris, George Soros, Alex Soros Alex Soros, Melinda French, Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Meta, Soros Fund Management, Wall Street Journal Locations: Harris

☆ It took less than 24 hours for the attacks on Kamala Harris to get deeply sexist and extremely ugly
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIt didn't take long for Vice President Kamala Harris to be hit with a barrage of sexist and racist attacks after President Joe Biden endorsed her for the presidential run. Harris is also facing a barrage of sexist attacksThe GOP is baselessly accusing Harris of sleeping her way to the top. JD Vance says women who haven’t given birth like Kamala Harris are “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives,” and have “no direct stake” in America. Although Hillary Clinton also bore the brunt of sexist attacks as a female presidential candidate in 2016, the experts told BI that Harris is going to have it much worse. Representatives for Harris did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Harris eyes changes at campaign headquarters while wary of drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But now it has to retool to elect Kamala Harris, who’s a Black and South Asian woman in the year 2024,” said one aide at campaign headquarters. Never have the people on what was, until Sunday afternoon, the very small core team around Harris felt so popular. That, they know, has to change immediately, but will happen as Harris’ staff is asked to step in. Retaining hard fought Harris equilibriumLike Biden, Harris doesn’t have a history of running great or well-functioning campaigns, whether that was her Senate race in 2016 or her 2020 presidential run that didn’t even survive until December of 2019. So at least for now, the campaign staff are trying to hold to a line that deputy campaign manager and digital outreach specialist Rob Flaherty used on a call Monday afternoon that senior staff held.

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☆ Sheryl Sandberg endorses Kamala Harris for president
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in social media posts on Monday. Sandberg, who founded Lean In, a nonprofit that works to support women in the workplace, made the announcement one day after Harris entered the race for president. AdvertisementSandberg also said Harris "will defend women's rights — and all Americans' rights — from the Oval Office with a determined, compassionate focus." The Harris campaign did not respond to a request for comment on Sandberg's endorsement. Sandberg is among the tech and business leaders who have spoken out since Biden dropped out of the race and Harris entered it.

Persons: —, Sheryl Sandberg, Kamala Harris, @kamalaharris, Sandberg, Harris, I'm, Lean, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump, Reid Hoffman, Alex Soros, George Soros Organizations: Service, Business, Lean, Democratic, LinkedIn, Fund Management Locations: Delaware

☆ Kamala Harris' opening argument: Vote for me and I'll decimate Project 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewShortly after President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination, Harris made her opening pitch to the country, arguing that voting for her will allow her to decimate the controversial Project 2025. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda. Although Harris said that she is determined to defeat former President Donald Trump and "his extreme Project 2025 agenda," Trump himself has called the project "ridiculous." Related storiesHe attempted to distance himself from it with a post on his Truth Social on July 5, saying: "I know nothing about Project 2025." "I disagree with some of the things they're saying and some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal," Trump wrote.

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CNN —With President Joe Biden’s support unleashing a flood of endorsements from many prominent Democrats across the country, Kamala Harris has emerged as the favorite to take his place as the party’s nominee for president. The campaign formally amended filings with the Federal Election Commission to rename its principal committee and declare Harris a candidate for president. Cooper previously waved off speculation that he might be on the shortlist for vice presidential nominees if Biden steps aside and Harris becomes the nominee. “Are you at least open to the possibility of being a running mate to Vice President Harris?,” Beshear was asked on MSNBC Monday morning. “I’m not going anywhere.”Whitmer, first elected governor in 2018, emerged as a prominent executive during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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☆ GOP politicians are saying they've always cared about IVF. Bills they've supported indicate otherwise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Republicans are rallying around IVF access after a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling. The issue has been further fueled by a House bill to recognize human life at fertilization. Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin, who is running against Rogers for Senate, pointed out that Rogers has co-sponsored four bills with similar language to the House bill while in Congress. President Joe Biden's campaign and Vice President Kamala Harris have also lobbed criticism regarding the Alabama Supreme Court decision, specifically calling out Trump. What’s happening in Alabama is a direct result of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

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☆ Taylor Swift campaigning for Joe Biden? Younger campaign aides are reportedly hoping to make it happen
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAs President Joe Biden looks ahead to an all-but-certain rematch against Donald Trump, there's one possible endorsement that reportedly has younger staffers buzzing: Taylor Swift. And I also have custom cookies 🍪💪😘📷 @inezandvinoodh pic.twitter.com/DByvIgKocr — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 7, 2020But this time, Biden campaign staffers are hoping to leverage Swift's star power in an even bigger way, according to The New York Times. AdvertisementAccording to The Times, the Biden campaign recently urged applicants to a social media position not to describe how they would use Taylor Swift — because too many people had already done the same. More than 35,000 people registered to vote after Swift urged her Instagram followers to do so in September.

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