Vice President Kamala Harris made a get-out-the-vote pitch on the final episode of the ninth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” set to air on Friday night.
Harris emerged as the Democrat’s presumptive nominee earlier this week when Biden ended his bid for re-election and endorsed her. Biden had faced weeks of backlash and pressure to drop out of the race following the first presidential debate in which he appeared feeble and, at times, incomprehensible.
“Hi, everyone. It’s Kamala Harris. Each day we are seeing our rights and freedoms under attack, including the right of everyone to be who they are, love who they love, openly and with pride,” Harris says during her appearance on RuPaul. “So, as we fight back against these attacks, let’s all remember — no one is alone. We are all in this together. And your vote is your power.”
The RuPaul clip was teased on Thursday and featured Harris flanked by show judges Michelle Visage and Jamal Sims, singer Lance Bass, actress Leslie Jones, and actor Cheyenne Jackson.
The clip ends with Jones exclaiming, “You better vote!”
Harris is the latest in a string of Democrats to visit the set of RuPaul. Other prominent Democratic politicians who appeared on the drag show television series are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. Harris is the first sitting vice president or presidential candidate to appear on the show, according to the New York Post.
Biden announced via social media on Sunday that he was ending his bid for re-election just weeks away from the Democratic National Convention, releasing the delegates pledged to vote for him at the convention. Biden endorsed Harris to become the Democratic candidate for president, though Biden’s delegates are under no obligation to honor his endorsement.
However, Harris appears to have secured enough delegates to ensure her ascension to the nomination. According to her campaign, she also raisedmore than $100 million within 36 hours of Biden dropping out of the race.
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