WASHINGTON: If star-power and celeb endorsement might swing the US Presidential elections, Kamala Harris could properly have it within the bag. Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lopez have been among the many celebrities who pitched for the Democratic candidate in an emotional on-line occasion hosted by Oprah Winfrey centering on girls’s reproductive rights, a lightning rod for feminine voters in America.
Members within the dwell viewers dabbed tears on Thursday as Winfrey launched the mom of a Georgia lady who died after ready for medical consideration in a state that has banned most abortions.In addition they gave a standing ovation to a 22-year-old Kentucky lady who mentioned she had been raped and impregnated by her stepfather, and that Trump’s assist for overturning constitutionally protected abortion rights took away girls’s freedom.
The 90-minute occasion introduced collectively over 100 on-line teams together with White Dudes for Harris, Cat Girls for Kamala and Latinas for Harris, to debate a variety of points from gun violence to price of residing to immigration, permitting Harris to talk in a congenial ambiance.
Requested by Meryl Streep how she was getting ready for the “shenanigans” that may come up, if Trump doesn’t settle for election outcomes, Harris urge individuals to speak with their mates about misinformation, to guard ballot staff and to not be afraid to vote, and mentioned attorneys can be engaged on the difficulty too.
Harris is touring on Friday to Georgia — a battleground state the place there are already fears of gridlock on election day — to ship remarks on reproductive rights.
Bereft of star assist save for a few little-known singers and actors and a pretend wrestler, the Trump marketing campaign ridiculed the Oprah-Harris occasion and the Democratic Celebration as “elitist,” however nonetheless boasted of a brand new endorsement — from singer Girl Gaga’s father.
Trump has develop into more and more resentful of celeb assist for Harris, petulantly tweeting “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” after the cultural icon endorsed her final week. In a current video clip posted on X, the actress Jane Fonda, who’s now 86, was seen canvassing door-to-door for Harris in Michigan. The Democratic change from Biden to Harris was triggered by one other Hollywood celeb — George Clooney.
None of that is assured to energy Harris to the White Home though there was an enormous uptick in voter registration amongst younger individuals after Taylor Swift’s endorsement. Harris herself has repeatedly urged supporters to take nothing as a right and mentioned she her aspect is the “underdog” within the race.
Oprah Winfrey echoed the sentiment on the occasion, saying, “We love having you right here, however the rah-rah second goes to finish, after which we have to get to work.”
Members within the dwell viewers dabbed tears on Thursday as Winfrey launched the mom of a Georgia lady who died after ready for medical consideration in a state that has banned most abortions.In addition they gave a standing ovation to a 22-year-old Kentucky lady who mentioned she had been raped and impregnated by her stepfather, and that Trump’s assist for overturning constitutionally protected abortion rights took away girls’s freedom.
The 90-minute occasion introduced collectively over 100 on-line teams together with White Dudes for Harris, Cat Girls for Kamala and Latinas for Harris, to debate a variety of points from gun violence to price of residing to immigration, permitting Harris to talk in a congenial ambiance.
Requested by Meryl Streep how she was getting ready for the “shenanigans” that may come up, if Trump doesn’t settle for election outcomes, Harris urge individuals to speak with their mates about misinformation, to guard ballot staff and to not be afraid to vote, and mentioned attorneys can be engaged on the difficulty too.
Harris is touring on Friday to Georgia — a battleground state the place there are already fears of gridlock on election day — to ship remarks on reproductive rights.
Bereft of star assist save for a few little-known singers and actors and a pretend wrestler, the Trump marketing campaign ridiculed the Oprah-Harris occasion and the Democratic Celebration as “elitist,” however nonetheless boasted of a brand new endorsement — from singer Girl Gaga’s father.
Trump has develop into more and more resentful of celeb assist for Harris, petulantly tweeting “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” after the cultural icon endorsed her final week. In a current video clip posted on X, the actress Jane Fonda, who’s now 86, was seen canvassing door-to-door for Harris in Michigan. The Democratic change from Biden to Harris was triggered by one other Hollywood celeb — George Clooney.
None of that is assured to energy Harris to the White Home though there was an enormous uptick in voter registration amongst younger individuals after Taylor Swift’s endorsement. Harris herself has repeatedly urged supporters to take nothing as a right and mentioned she her aspect is the “underdog” within the race.
Oprah Winfrey echoed the sentiment on the occasion, saying, “We love having you right here, however the rah-rah second goes to finish, after which we have to get to work.”
