Do you feel comfortable with Democratic Party leaders monetizing politics?

Do you feel comfortable with Democratic party leaders monetizing politics?

In these unprecedented times were the stakes are high for a lot of people; should Kamala Harris have given away her 2024 presidential campaign email list instead of selling it to the DNC? Of course Harris deserves to make a living in her chosen career. But at the same time, had she gifted the email list to the DNC they would be in a better position to aid Democratic candidates around the country in an important election year.

Kamala Harris Sold Her Email List to D.N.C., Then Paid Off Old 2024 Debts

The national party, which is nearly $100 million behind its G.O.P. counterpart, bought the list for $6.5 million.

The Democratic National Committee, which began 2026 in debt and nearly $100 million behind its Republican counterpart, made a $6.5 million bet in the final weeks of 2025 to buy former Vice President Kamala Harris’s old email list of supporters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/politics/dnc-kamala-harris-email-list-debt.html