The Harris-Walz campaign contributed $500,000 to Al Sharpton's National Action Network before Harris's October interview with the civil rights leader on MSNBC. The funds were part of a larger campaign push to rally minority voters as Harris faced declining support.
Key Details:
Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign made two $250,000 donations to Sharpton's National Action Network on September 5 and October 1, per FEC records.
The donation was part of a $5.4 million campaign allocation to Black and Latino activist groups.
Sharpton conducted a favorable interview with Harris on his "PoliticsNation" show on October 20, lauding her as a trailblazing leader and glossing over criticisms of her policies.
Diving Deeper:
The Harris-Walz campaign donated $500,000 to Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network (NAN) shortly before an October interview on MSNBC, where Sharpton offered high praise and avoided critical questions about Harris's record. FEC filings reveal that the campaign issued two separate $250,000 donations to Sharpton's nonprofit on September 5 and October 1, following substantial campaign spending directed at minority groups as Harris worked to curb slipping support.
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The Harris-Walz campaign, which raised approximately $1 billion and spent $880 million as of October, has come under intense examination for its spending patterns, especially in light of Harris's heavy losses in all seven battleground states. The Washington Examiner recently reported additional campaign spending on high-profile media engagements, such as a $1 million payout to Oprah Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions, and six figures toward setting up an appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast. Campaign finance records reveal that Harris ended her campaign with a $20 million deficit despite amassing substantial resources, raising questions about financial strategy and effectiveness.
Sharpton's National Action Network, which hosted Harris's October interview, is among the largest recipients of Harris's minority outreach funding. These contributions spotlight a pattern of strategic, high-dollar campaign donations aimed at bolstering support from influential activist organizations, even as the vice president's political base shows signs of weakening.
Lindy Li is a now-former DNC Finance Committee official. She raised millions, promising billionaires that they were guaranteed to win, because that's what the Harris campaign guaranteed her.
Now she says the billionaires are calling her up asking why she lied to them. She comes close to alleging fraud against the Harris campaign. She says that Harris campaign and the Democrats have to account for their campaign spending and their promises if they want people to donate to them in the future.
Here she says that the Democrats need to offer a "serious post-mortem," particularly as regards spending, if "daddy is ever going to fill the piggy bank again."
I don't want to alarm anybody, but she also says she has information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of Hillary Clinton.
(Joking, it's a meme, everyone says that just before they get suicided.)