‘White Dudes For Harris’ Raises $4 Million In Star-Studded Livestream

It was only a matter of time. After Black women, Black men, and white women each organized conference calls in support of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Democratic presidential run, white men – an historically privileged demographic group that leans Republican overall – got in on the action.

The new initiative, White Dudes for Harris , kicked off in earnest on Monday night with a video livestream that raised more than $4 million for Harris and over 190,000 viewers over the course of more than three hours of speeches.

A star-studded speakers list alternated between prominent Democratic elected officials, activists, and union leaders, and a list of Hollywood performers that included Mark Ruffalo, Jeff Bridges (the literal “Dude”), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sean Astin, Bradley Whitford, Lance Bass, Josh Groban, Josh Gad, Mark Hamill, and the popular podcaster and business expert Scott Galloway.

The event doubled as something of a vice presidential audition for several (white, male) Democrats under varying levels of consideration to serve as Harris’s running mate: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper delivered remarks on the livestream just moments before he announced he had removed himself from consideration.

Walz, a former public school teacher who has emerged as a prominent Harris campaign surrogate in recent days, summarized the mood of the evening with a call to court persuadable voters with patience and compassion – without compromising on core principles.

“We can get out there, reach out, make the case, and for one thing – don’t ever shy away from our progressive values,” he said. “One person’s