Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage throughout a marketing campaign occasion, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 29, 2024.
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Vice President Kamala Harris‘ prime allies within the personal sector have launched a brand new marketing campaign that seeks to painting the Democratic nominee as the most effective candidate for enterprise, and to attract contrasts between her and Republican former President Donald Trump.
Enterprise Leaders for Harris went reside with an internet site early Friday that options on-line testimonials, each from small enterprise homeowners and vastly profitable entrepreneurs.
Dallas Mavericks proprietor Mark Cuban, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and Field CEO Aaron Levine all recorded quick movies for Harris. Former American Categorical CEO Ken Chenault and former Merck CEO Ken Frazier additionally contributed clips.
“Kamala Harris brings order and innovation. Donald Trump brings chaos and fear and hopelessness. We need someone who will bring us hope in a very tangible way and that is Kamala Harris,” Chenault says in his testimonial.
Hastings says he thinks Harris can be even higher for enterprise than her boss, President Joe Biden, has been. “In many ways, I think it will be an improvement from the current administration. And one of her differences is the level of interest that she has.”
Reed Hastings, Co-CEO, Netflix speaks on the 2021 Milken Institute World Convention in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. October 18, 2021.
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Hastings was one in all a small, vocal group of Democratic donors this summer season who known as on Biden to drop out of the race after his disastrous June 27 debate towards Trump.
All the executives concerned within the venture signed an open letter in September endorsing Harris. However a few of them have backed up that endorsement with tens of millions of {dollars} in donations to the brand new initiative.
Enterprise Leaders for Harris is a venture of the Republican Accountability PAC, a progressive political motion committee.
The tremendous PAC has already acquired $6 million this election cycle from Hoffman, based on Federal Election Fee information.
Hastings reportedly made a $7 million donation to the PAC shortly after Biden dropped out of the race in July and endorsed Harris.
Along with donating cash, Hoffman is internet hosting a brand new Enterprise Leaders for Harris podcast. The primary episode options Hoffman talking with Cuban and later with Hastings.
At one level, Hoffman describes listening to from “a whole bunch of CEOs, who actually feel very strongly that Harris is better for business, but who don’t feel like they can speak up as much because they’re currently in ‘the seat,'” he says.
“They’re kind of like, ‘Hey, I got a bunch of employees. I got shareholders. I got customers.”
Future podcast episodes will characteristic extra contributors within the marketing campaign.