Harris campaign paid Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities to join her in her presidential candidacy

Vice President Kamala Harris paid Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions $1 million, an example of the millions of dollars spent on various entertainers during the Vice President’s unsuccessful bid for the presidency.

According to this, the Harris campaign paid Winfrey’s company $1 million on October 15. A report from the Washington ExaminerThat followed a star-studded town hall held by Winfrey for the vice president in September.

Winfrey also appeared at Harris’ final rally in Philadelphia on the eve of Election Day, where the talk show star offered a rare endorsement of the presidential candidate.

“We are voting for values ​​and integrity,” Winfrey said at the rally. “We are voting to heal hatred.”

But Winfrey wasn’t the only star the Harris campaign spent big bucks on, with the Washington Examiner reporting that the campaign also spent big on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.

“A source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner that the Harris campaign spent six figures on building a set for Harris’ appearance on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast with host Alex Cooper,” the Examiner wrote. “The interview came out in October and was reportedly filmed in a hotel room in Washington, D.C.”

Campaign spent up to $20 million on swing-state concerts on election eve A report from the New York PostThis amount would have been even higher had Alanis Morissette’s planned performance not been cancelled.

The campaign had seven swing-state concerts scheduled for Monday, including performances by Jon Bon Jovi in ​​Detroit, Christina Aguilera in Las Vegas, Katy Perry in Pittsburgh and Lady Gaga in Philadelphia, and 2 Chainz at a three-day rally, the report said. included a demonstration. Before the election in Atlanta.

Republican political strategist Brad Todd told the Examiner regarding the massive spending, “Money can’t buy you love or a good candidate.”

“Advertising is a very important source of information for swing voters,” Todd said. “No doubt it matters, but it is not enough. It doesn’t matter if you have the wrong message and it’s not delivered in a compelling way. “What was missing from her campaign was any effort to break the unpopular administration of which she has been a part.”

The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.