Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President, speaks during a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, September 29, 2024.
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ top allies in the private sector have launched a new campaign aimed at portraying the Democratic candidate as the best candidate for business and aligning her with Republican former President Donald Trump Trump compared.
Harris Business Leaders launched a website early Friday that provides online testimonials from small business owners and highly successful entrepreneurs.
dallas mavericks owner Mark Cubanco-founder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and Box CEO Aaron Levine Both recorded short films for Harris. previous American Express CEO Ken Chenault and ex Merck CEO Ken Fraser Also contributed editing.
“Kamala Harris brought order and innovation. Donald Trump brought chaos, fear, and despair. We need someone who can give us hope in a very tangible way, and that’s Kamala Harris. Harris,” Chenault said in his speech. Remarks.
Hastings said he thinks Harris would be better in business than her boss, President Joe Biden. “In many ways, I think this will be an improvement on the current administration. One of the things that will make her different is her level of interest.”
Hastings was one of a small group of outspoken Democratic donors this summer who called on Biden to drop out of the race after his disastrous June 27 campaign debate Against Trump.
all senior executive People involved in the project signed an open letter supporting Harris in September. But some of them have already donated millions of dollars to support the new initiative.
Harris Business Leaders is a project of the Republican Accountability PAC, a progressive political action committee.
The super PAC has received $6 million from Huffman this election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Hastings It is said Biden donated $7 million to the political action committee in July, shortly after he dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris.
In addition to the donation, Huffman is hosting a new business leaders podcast for Harris. first one episode Hoffman spoke with Cuban and later with Hastings.
At one point, Hoffman described, “a whole bunch of CEOs felt strongly that Harris was better for the business, but they felt like they couldn’t speak up because they were currently in ‘the seat,'” he said.
“They’re kind of like, ‘Hey, I have a group of employees. I have shareholders. I have customers.”
Future podcast episodes will feature additional participants.
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