Kamala Harris campaign in August Twitch has opened an account to reach the youth and the “hardest to reach voters” out there. It debuted with a stream of Harris’ acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, as one might expect from a presidential campaign account. On the evening of October 9, the channel aired a live game for the first time – along with live coverage of vice presidential candidate Tim Waltz’s speech in Arizona.
as Wired notes that the Twitch creator kicked things off by playing Preheat World of Warcraft ET at 6:30 p.m. on the channel. Preheat, who said Wired Harris said they volunteered for the position because of their platform, as well as providing commentary on the game and encouraging viewers to vote. “GOP is the opposite of POG,” they said at one point during the stream. A spokesperson told the publication that the campaign hopes to reach young male voices, who make up the majority of Twitch’s user base. wow the game.
Harris isn’t the first politician to use Twitch to reach voters. The Joe Biden administration released it inauguration website, and Donald Trump’s camp has been broadcasting rallies and speeches on the platform since 2019. The former president’s account has since been suspended. On January 6, the U.S. Capitol riotbut it happened was restored in July this year. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is also on Twitch and has streamed several times while playing Between us.
