The Kamala Harris campaign is going to stream World of Warcraft tonight to court the gamer vote

PC Gamer ^ | 10 10 2024 | Jody Macgregor

[yesthatjallen]

Since it was launched in August, the Kamala Harris Twitch channel has broadcast rallies and speeches from Flint, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and other locations across the USA. It's about to go slightly further afield, with a Tim Walz rally being broadcast from Azeroth, as Wired reports.

A live audio feed of Walz speaking in Arizona will be accompanied by Twitch streamer Preheat playing World of Warcraft and adding commentary. A guides writer for Wowhead, Preheat has more than 50,000 subscribers on Twitch. No, Walz won't be playing WoW with Preheat, so we won't find out if he's a druid main.

So, uh, why is this happening? It's part of the Harris campaign's plan to increase its visibility to young men, which has also included advertisements played during sporting events and on IGN. As the Washington Post put it, they're making a push for "the gamer vote" which included a "Geeks & Nerds for Harris" fundraiser.

SNIP

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

Gamers vote?

[teeman8r]

that’ll secure the 9 to 17 year old vote.

[Rastus]

I hear Harris prefers Evercrack.

[alancarp]

Somebody ask her if she even knows anything about the game at all.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Smacks of last minute desperation.

[Red Badger]

That will just piss them off..................

[shotgun]

Gamer: Dude, WTF! I’m here to play and who is this moron blabbering in my headset! The SOB just got me killed!

[FlingWingFlyer]

LOL! It will probably work. She and her “media” used a Jelly Bean to grab the Country/Western music voting block.

[Thank You Rush]

Who is going to interpret this thread for us? Don’t think English is the first language of the writers!

[butlerweave]

Is World of Warcraft still a thing ?

[Hattie]

What age 10?

[fwdude]

Keep preaching to your own choir, moron.

[fwdude]

What age 10?

You'd be surprised at how many 35-year-old 10-year-olds there are.

[Vision]

Pathetic, but it’s appropriate for Kamalamadingdong.

[Magnum44]

By Grabthar's Hammer, by the Suns Of Warvan, basement gamers pledge loyalty to the Kameltoe.

[philman_36]

[metmom]

Smacks of last minute desperation.

That was my thought.

[njslim]

slacker/stoners in their Mom’s basement ......

[Leaning Right]

In case anyone is wondering what tomorrow will bring, here we see Kamala practicing for her next event. Her goal is to capture the unicycle rider vote.

PS That ain’t coffee she’s drinking.