Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. annual convention during the 71st biennial Boule at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Vice President Kamala Harris reacts to the applause as she prepares to address the members of the American Federation of Teachers at George R. Brown Convention Center on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Houston.

Nearly 170,000 people joined the White Women for Kamala Harris Zoom call on Thursday, raising $2 million in 90 minutes. Think about that.

Since the 1950s, a majority of white women have voted overwhelmingly Republican in all but two presidential elections — Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton's second term. White women have helped to enforce patriarchal norms with their votes. The reason? It's simple. They often benefit from the superiority and power that is associated with white men. Status quo ensures their status.

But on Thursday, white women showed up in the "Answer the Call........

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