{"id":2360734,"date":"2024-10-28T19:07:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-targets-male-vote-with-fortnite-and-call-of-duty-6-promotions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T19:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:16:14","slug":"harris-targets-male-vote-with-fortnite-and-call-of-duty-6-promotions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-targets-male-vote-with-fortnite-and-call-of-duty-6-promotions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris targets male vote with Fortnite and Call of Duty 6 promotions &#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\">30<\/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-targets-male-vote-with-fortnite-and-call-of-duty-6-promotions-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=2360734&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>Vice President \u2062Kamala Harris is making a concerted effort to engage younger\u200d male \u2064voters as part of\u2063 her campaign strategy during the final week of the\u200d 2024 election cycle. She is\u2063 collaborating with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/halo-movie-is-a-dull-politically-correct-affair-with-nothing-to-say\/\" title=\"\u2018Halo\u2019 Movie Is A Dull, Politically Correct Affair With Nothing To Say\">popular video game franchises<\/a>, including **Fortnite**, where her campaign\u200c has created a custom game\u200b level called \u201cFreedom Town, \u200bUSA.\u201d This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">level includes promotional material<\/a> for her campaign. Additionally, Harris recently appeared on the **Club \u2063Shay Shay** podcast, sponsored by the new video game **Call of Duty Black Ops 6**, marking\u200c a significant \u200ccollaboration as the episode\u200d featured an advertisement promoting voter participation. <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz of\u200b Minnesota, who is her running\u2063 mate, is also participating in the outreach by \u2064streaming video\u2063 games like\u2063 **Madden NFL** and **Crazy Taxi** on Twitch alongside Rep. Alexandria \u200dOcasio-Cortez. \u2064This \u200dstrategy of targeting younger voters \u200bthrough gaming is not new; past Democratic campaigns have similarly utilized\u200b games \u2063to promote voter engagement,\u2062 with notable examples including Joe Biden using **Animal Crossing** for campaign promotion and Barack Obama\u2019s ads in racing games.\u2064 Harris&#8217;s\u200b approach\u200c highlights an\u200d innovative way to \u200bconnect with\u2064 a younger demographic through entertainment media.  <\/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 targets male vote with Fortnite and Call of Duty 6 promotions<\/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_1848114\" 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> is attempting to win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-to-appear-on-call-her-daddy-podcast-next-week-with-focus-on-women-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris to appear on Call Her Daddy podcast next week with focus on women - Washington Examiner\">younger male voters<\/a> during the last full week of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 election cycle<\/a> by tying in with various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/video-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">video game<\/a> manufacturers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Among the games the Harris campaign is including in its outreach is <em>Fortnite<\/em>, a multiplayer game in which players fight to be the last one standing and where they can create their own levels. The Harris campaign has promoted its own level, titled &ldquo;Freedom Town, USA,&rdquo; for players to access, which features various signage promoting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">squad up, go vote<br \/>&#127482;&#127480;: 7331-5536-6547 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DIKdV6QL4b\">pic.twitter.com\/DIKdV6QL4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Official Team Kamala (@TeamKamala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamKamala\/status\/1850930741627978012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Harris also appeared on the <em>Club Shay Shay<\/em> podcast, which was sponsored by the video game <em>Call of Duty Black Ops 6<\/em>. It is currently the only episode of the podcast to be sponsored by the game, which was released on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vu5yD3fu6A8?si=9rY_ZzKyld6JUbov\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>The episode featuring Harris was prefaced by an ad for the game, in which a man gives out &ldquo;I Voted&rdquo; stickers to people at a voting location. The game has also released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tYM5x_2uYk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">similar promotions tying into the election<\/a> in a humorous manner, including one showcasing the same man looking at polling data for the Electoral College.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nT8fSXyqxPs?si=uqex_fw5dshD2ncr\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Harris&rsquo;s 2024 running mate, has also contributed to the Harris campaign&rsquo;s effort to win over gamers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205073\/walz-aoc-to-play-madden-nfl-together-on-twitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">joining Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to stream the Madden NFL<\/a> and <em>Crazy Taxi<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-exclusive-auditors-selected-by-arizona-maricopa-county-board-of-supervisors-send-message-to-observers-f-you\/\" title=\"SHOCKING EXCLUSIVE: Auditors Selected by Arizona Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Send Message to Observers: \u201cF@#$ You\u201d\">video games<\/a>. The two streamed on the platform Twitch, a platform commonly used to stream video games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brought back a Dreamcast classic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGwAzToQz4\">pic.twitter.com\/iGwAzToQz4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1850685533464244276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time the Democratic presidential ticket has attempted to appeal to younger voters through video games. Then-presidential candidate Joe Biden utilized the life simulation video game <em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/9\/1\/21409727\/biden-harris-animal-crossing-campaign-new-horizons-yard-signs-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">to promote yard signs supporting the Biden-Harris campaign<\/a>. Former President Barack Obama also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/tech-industry\/obama-ad-appears-in-xbox-360-car-racing-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">promoted his first presidential campaign in <em>Burnout Paradise<\/em><\/a>, a 2008 racing game that featured billboard ads for his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is also seeking the younger male voting bloc, though he has opted to make various appearances on podcasts, the most recent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205048\/trump-joe-rogan-experience-draws-over-28-million-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">which was on <em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em><\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3193261\/2024-election-trump-harris-campaigns-podcast-interviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">large majority of the podcasts Trump has appeared on<\/a>, such as <em>This Past Weekend w\/Theo Von<\/em> and <em>ImPaulsive<\/em>, appeal to male audiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2024 election next week, <a href=\"https:\/\/iop.harvard.edu\/youth-poll\/latest-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">data from Harvard Youth Poll<\/a> has indicated that Trump is beating Harris among white men between the ages of 18 and 29. Among non-white men in this same age demographic, Harris is leading Trump by 23 percentage points, a smaller lead than the 30% lead Biden had in spring 2024 before he opted out of his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted Epic Games and Activision, the publishers of <em>Fortnite<\/em> and <em>Call of Duty Black Ops 6<\/em>, respectively, for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1848114\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1848114\"}});<\/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>Harris aims for young male voters with Fortnite, Call of Duty promotions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2360736,"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\/10\/Fortnite-Battle-Pass-scaled-1024x579.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10454,43899,4021,43898,11555],"class_list":["post-2360734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fortnite","tag-call-of-duty","tag-harris","tag-male-vote","tag-promotions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fortnite-Battle-Pass-scaled-1024x579.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360734","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=2360734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}