{"id":2322718,"date":"2024-08-11T13:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-seeking-to-limit-celebrity-appearances-at-dnc-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T13:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:05:06","slug":"harris-campaign-seeking-to-limit-celebrity-appearances-at-dnc-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-seeking-to-limit-celebrity-appearances-at-dnc-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris campaign seeking to limit celebrity appearances at DNC: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-campaign-seeking-to-limit-celebrity-appearances-at-dnc-report-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2064 Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign strategy for the 2024\u200b Democratic\u2062 National Convention (DNC), which is set to take place\u200b in Chicago starting August 19. The campaign is\u2064 aiming to limit \u200dthe \u2064number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-hilarious-woke-pop-culture-fails-of-2022\/\" title=\"The Most Hilarious Woke Pop Culture Fails of 2022\">celebrity appearances<\/a> in order\u200b to\u200c avoid the perception of the event being\u2064 a gathering of the &#8220;Hollywood liberal elite.&#8221; This \u2062approach marks a shift from previous conventions \u2062that featured\u2063 many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-hacker-to-spend-time-in-juvie-for-high-profile-bitcoin-scheme\/\" title=\"Twitter Hacker To Spend Time In Juvie For High-Profile Bitcoin Scheme\">high-profile celebrities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Adrienne Elrod, a senior spokeswoman for the Harris campaign, emphasizes the importance of connecting with \u200cvoters in\u2062 a highly personalized media environment, \u200bwhile acknowledging that celebrities can engage new voters by authentically speaking\u200d to their\u2063 fans. While musician John\u2064 Legend is expected to attend the \u200cDNC, it is unclear whether he \u2063will perform or give a speech.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-best-music-festival-in-america-is-in-spain\/\" title=\"Is America&#039;s Top Music Festival Located in... Spain?\">article contrasts<\/a> this with the recent Republican National Convention, which included appearances by celebrities such\u2062 as Hulk Hogan and Amber Rose. Harris&#8217;s campaign is focusing on a more \u2063selective approach to celebrity involvement at the DNC.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris campaign seeking to limit celebrity appearances at DNC: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727391\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s 2024 campaign is seeking to avoid overstuffing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>celebrities<\/a> to avoid making it seem like a &ldquo;Hollywood liberal elite&rdquo; event.<\/p>\n<p>The four-day event, scheduled to begin Aug. 19 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a>, will be selective over which celebrities it chooses to invite. The report comes after the party has had a history of doing events with major celebrities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3076281\/george-clooney-calls-for-biden-to-step-aside-after-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>including one in June with actors George Clooney<\/a>, Julia Roberts, and Jack Black while President Joe Biden was still seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3094754\/who-is-tim-walz-harris-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>WHO IS TIM WALZ? MEET HARRIS&rsquo;S PICK FOR VICE PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are living in the most personalized media environment ever, so it&rsquo;s crucial we are leveraging the unparalleled excitement around this historic ticket by doing everything we can to break through to the voters who will decide this election,&rdquo; the Harris campaign&rsquo;s senior spokeswoman Adrienne Elrod <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/10\/kamala-harris-limit-celebrity-involvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told <em>TMZ<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elrod also stated that celebrities &ldquo;bring new voters into the fold&rdquo; in a manner that only they could by &ldquo;speaking authentically&rdquo; to their fans.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet has reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/30\/john-legend-democratic-national-convention-appearance-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>musician John Legend is set to visit the DNC<\/a>. However, it is not yet known if he will be delivering a speech or performing at the event.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Convention, held last month, also saw a few celebrities partake in the event, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3090148\/rnc-day-4-hulkamania-runs-wild-republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrestling icon Hulk Hogan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3084381\/amber-rose-slams-left-realize-truth-american-families-better-trump-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>model Amber Rose<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party&rsquo;s move to limit the celebrity appearances at the DNC comes after Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her 2024 running mate, with <a href=\"https:\/\/demconvention.com\/news\/news\/icymi-democratic-national-convention-chair-certifies-nomination-of-vice-president-kamala-harris-and-governor-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the two certified as the party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential ticket this past week<\/a>. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3114280\/aoc-harris-running-mate-uniter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>praised Harris&rsquo;s pick as a uniter<\/a> for &ldquo;not just the Democratic Party, but for the entire United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the DNC coming up shortly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3114803\/three-vulnerable-senate-democrats-skipping-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a few Democratic senators are opting out of the event<\/a>, all of whom are in hotly contested seats in the November elections. They include Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV). Rosen did attend a Harris-Walz rally in Las Vegas on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727391\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727391\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s 2024 election is aiming to minimize the number of celebrity appearances at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to prevent it from being perceived as a gathering of the &#8220;Hollywood liberal elite.&#8221; The four-day convention, set to start on August 19 in Chicago, will carefully choose which celebrities to invite. This decision follows a history of high-profile celebrity involvement in party events, including one in June featuring actors like George Clooney and Julia Roberts while President Joe Biden was still campaigning for reelection. <\/p>\n<p>Adrienne Elrod, a senior spokesperson for Harris&#8217;s campaign, emphasized the importance of connecting with voters in today&#8217;s personalized media landscape and noted that celebrities can attract new voters by engaging authentically with their audiences. Reports indicate that musician John Legend may attend the DNC, though it&#8217;s unclear if he will perform or speak.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party&#8217;s strategy comes after Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for 2024; both have been officially recognized as the party\u2019s presidential ticket this week. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praised Walz\u2019s selection as a move toward unity within not just the Democratic Party but across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>As the DNC approaches, some Democratic senators facing tough re-election battles are choosing not to attend. Among them are Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), although Rosen did participate in a rally supporting Harris and Walz in Las Vegas recently<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2322719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HarrisWalz-scaled-1024x685.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37828,7705,35844,32504],"class_list":["post-2322718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-appearances","tag-dnc","tag-harris-campaign","tag-political-strategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HarrisWalz-scaled-1024x685.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}