A group of founders and executives launch the Harris Business Leaders initiative. It includes several business titans, including Mark Cuban, who were already supporting Harris. Their goal is to convince conservative-leaning voters that Harris is strong on the economy. .
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A group of CEOs and founders is launching a new initiative Friday called “Business Leader for Harris” — aimed at attracting business-minded and conservative-leaning swing voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris.
The initiative is led by a group of business titans including LinkedIn co-founder Reed Hoffman, billionaire investor Mark Cuban, and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. It also included local business leaders from across the country, many of whom previously voted for former President Donald Trump.
In a series of video testimonials, each business leader explains why they supported Harris over Trump, often citing economic and business reasons rather than traditional Democratic priorities like abortion or social spending.
Former Merck CEO Ken Frazier, who left Trump’s manufacturing council in 2017 over the former president’s comments about a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, said in testimony that Trump’s proposed policies “will clearly increase debt and make it more difficult for us.” Dealing with deficits.”
The Penn Wharton budget model estimated that Trump’s economic proposals would increase the national debt by $5.8 trillion over 10 years, while Harris’ proposals would increase it by $1.2 trillion over the same time period.
Hastings said in his testimony that he believed Harris would be “in many ways” better than Biden.
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“One of its differences is the level of interest it has,” the Netflix co-founder and investor said.
The group also releases a podcast hosted by Hoffman. In the first episode, Cuban makes it clear that Harris listens to the business community.
“When it comes to real business, it’s quite open, right? It has no preconceived notions. It’s not ideological,” Cuban said. “She wants to know what I’m thinking, and what everyone else is thinking. Whether you’re a small business, a big business, a public company, a 500,000-employee company, or an individual seller on Etsy, she wants to know what’s important to you, “She is willing to listen.”
Since launching her campaign, Harris has often sought to portray herself as more business-minded than Biden. She has proposed a lower corporate tax rate than Biden, and her policy page includes several references to venture capital and entrepreneurship.
Harris has already received significant support from the business community. Last month, more than 800 venture capitalists and about 90 business and technology executives pledged their support for her campaign.
