‘White Women for Harris’ Meeting Raised Millions, Broke Zoom

Nearly 200,000 people met on Zoom to build support among white women for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign. There were so many participants that the meeting crashed several times, according to the women on the call.

According to polling, the white women voter demographic supported Republican nominee Donald Trump in the past two elections. White women supported Trump over Hillary Clinton in 2016 by a margin of 47% to 45%, Pew Research shows. {snip}

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The meeting was organized by Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, a gun-safety group with about 10 million members. It also included activists, podcasters, the singer Pink and regular voters, several who said they regretted not doing enough before the 2016 election that put Trump in the White House.

Hours after Biden’s announcement, more than 40,000 people joined a Zoom call for Black women supporters. One for Black men on Monday drew more than 50,000 people and there have been separate calls for South Asian women, LGBTQ allies, and white men.