Back in 2012, Kamala Harris spoke frankly about one of the main reasons that there are not more women in politics.
In 2012, I sat on a panel at The Wrap’s first Women in Power Summit with then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris and then-City Controller Wendy Greuel, who was running to become mayor of Los Angeles. The topic turned to stumbling blocks that women face when they enter politics.into a truth that she acknowledged might seem “crude,” but the reality for women running was simple. “You gotta raise money.
At that point, Harris turned to Greuel and asked point-blank, “How much do you need to raise for the mayor’s race?”“Thank you,” said Harris, appreciating Greuel’s candor. Then Harris explained why it’s harder for women to ask for funds. “It’s very much within the culture of successful men that they talk about money,” she said, adding “They talk about what you will lend… what will the interest rate be…”
Money is not just important to a campaign for buying ads and hiring staff. Harris pointed out that when running for office, people want to know if “you’re a good person” and if “you’ve got good ideas,” but, she added, “...what all the consultants and the pundits and the journalists and everyone else is gonna look at is ‘How much money are you sitting on?’”$81 million on ActBlue which, according to the website, was “biggest fund-raising day of the 2024 cycle.
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