‘White Dudes for Harris’ is latest Zoom gathering backing US vice-president
- Organisers said the three-hour Zoom call attracted 180,000-plus people who donated more than US$3.7 million
On a “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, it was probably fitting that “The Dude” dropped in.
Actor Jeff Bridges addressed a fundraising event geared toward white men supporting Vice-President Kamala Harris and sang her praises on Monday night, before channelling his iconic role as “The Dude” in 1998’s The Big Lebowski, declaring “As the Dude might say: ‘That’s just my opinion, man’”. (The original line was “That’s just, like, your opinion, man.”)
The call lasted more than three hours and organisers said it attracted 180,000-plus people who donated more than US$3.7 million. It was the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings to raise money and rally support among tens of thousands of supporters for Harris, after US President Joe Biden announced he was leaving the presidential race and endorsing her.
Zooms have previously been organised by supporters’ backgrounds – including black women, Hispanic women, black men, Asian-Americans, Native Americans and the LGBTQ community.
It reflected how Democrats, including Biden, have frequently relied on voters from broad and disparate backgrounds to piece together a diverse coalition of support.