Arizona Senator Jake Hoffman has accused the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign of paying influencers to promote their ticket through marketing agencies. Hoffman shared screenshots provided by an Instagram whistleblower with 150,000 followers, which allegedly reveal a sophisticated effort by the campaign.
Hoffman contends that Democrats are using financial incentives to create artificial support due to a lack of genuine grassroots backing.
Since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden on the Democratic Party ticket, there has been an increase in posts by influencers. The Biden-Harris ticket lacked true support from Gen-Z voters and was proven unsuccessful in its attempt to appeal to a wider voting base.
The shift made by the Harris-Walz campaign towards utilizing social media content creators proves the party is still grasping for support leading up to the Democratic National Convention, even with Joe Biden out of the picture.
The identity of the whistleblower remains unknown and the screenshots sent to Hoffman have not yet been verified.
The nature of this revelation demonstrates the pressure the Harris-Walz campaign is feeling to regain confidence from young voters and win back approval from the Party as a whole.
