Left-wing Hollywood carpetbaggers are hustling to flip Texas in favor of Joe Biden, urging people to donate money to Texas Democrats in the final stretch of the presidential campaign. “There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through,” they tweeted in unison.
Stars who are backing the initiative include Mark Ruffalo, Amy Schumer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Kumail Nanjiani — none of whom lives in Texas. Even former Obama national security advisor and Netflix board member Susan Rice tweeted out support for the fundraiser.
“If we can raise another $1 million, we’ll be able reach out to more than 1.5 million newly-registered Texas voters, beat Trump, and flip a key Senate seat,” the fundraising site for Texas Democrats says.
Hollywood elites descended on Texas during the 2018 midterm elections to bolster Beto O’Rourke’s ultimately unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Now, they are hoping their star power will convince voters to chip in to flip the Lone Star state. Comedian Amy Schumer — a cousin of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — urged her social media followers to donate the symbolic $38 for Texas’ 38 electoral votes.
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) September 28, 2020
Mark Ruffalo tweeted “Texas is in play!!” while urging fans to chip in $10.
Texas is in play!! I support @TexasDemocrats. With so much on the line, will you chip in $10 today too? https://t.co/5O1QofZ5QM
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) September 30, 2020
Veep star and Democratic party surrogate Julia Louis-Dreyfus cracked a joke about the president’s taxes in trying to motivate her followers to donate money.
$750 = what Trump paid in taxes in 2016
$75,000 = what we’ve raised in 4 hours for Texas Dems#TurnTexasBlue and Trump is through!
Match me here: https://t.co/tOSutVAgEchttps://t.co/tcgS35ZHpk
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 29, 2020
ABC’s late-night host Jimmy Kimmel tweeted that donating to Texas Democrats will help “save America.”
Save America! #TurnTexasBlue
$38 for 38 electoral votes.https://t.co/cgD4KhKx88https://t.co/jWICf9uhVE— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 29, 2020
Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay said that turning Texas blue would mean that Trump is “toast” and and would be “banished back to Mar-a-Lago.”
If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through. Toast. Banished back to Mar-a-Lago fending off bill collectors forever! Ah, the thought!
I’m giving $38 for 38 electoral votes. Match me at https://t.co/rioK9gkF1m. Let’s go Texas! https://t.co/MtomjEb1vk
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 29, 2020
Susan Rice, who sits on Netflix’s board of directors and served as national security advisor in the Obama administration, also tweeted her support.
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) September 30, 2020
Other stars echoing the call include the pop stars Pink, Boy George, and Adam Lambert; filmmakers Paul Feig and Lilly Wachowski; actors Elijah Wood and Josh Gad; comedian Kumail Nanjiani; actors Ellen Pompeo, Eric McCormack, Paul Bettany, Christina Applegate, Gabrielle Union, Holland Taylor, Nick Offerman, Idina Menzel, Chelsea Peretti, Clark Gregg, Daveed Diggs; rock musicians Peter Frampton and Nils Lofgren; multi-hyphenate entertainers Ashley Nicole Black and Kevin McHale; and screenwriter Randi Mayem Singer.
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/ZvcHqQ8F38 https://t.co/U37HrQa6kp
— P!nk (@Pink) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/LRI4SETfjIhttps://t.co/RWyK9G4SC0
— Boy George (the truth is in your breath) (@BoyGeorge) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/5XlHIaBVO1 https://t.co/5gsV15O6r3
— ADAM LAMBERT (@adamlambert) September 30, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/dqq3C9paQK https://t.co/vvEBbWsVvM
— Lilly Wachowski (@lilly_wachowski) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/aJcvEBMKrO https://t.co/2YnSzbVcB7
— Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/9kbJFjyptP https://t.co/dkD4B3SJlL
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/GivLt8c4Ms https://t.co/dDINpGkzlK
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/KQ4jJ7Lvdm https://t.co/bfG91A9Juh
— Ellen Pompeo (@EllenPompeo) September 28, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Paul Bettany (@Paul_Bettany) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— christina applegate (@1capplegate) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) September 30, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Holland Taylor (@HollandTaylor) September 29, 2020
Texas, I admire your BBQ and your common sense. There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Nick Offerman (@Nick_Offerman) September 28, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/Awy5rOoIFF https://t.co/TCii0IZAKJ
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) September 28, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Daveed Diggs (@DaveedDiggs) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Peter Frampton (@peterframpton) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Nils Lofgren (@nilslofgren) September 29, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— Ashley Nicole Black (@ashleyn1cole) September 28, 2020
Let’s end the debate. We’re going to #TurnTexasBlue.
Join me! https://t.co/wVEq0kvcVm https://t.co/V1qiI7pThU
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) September 30, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
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— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) September 30, 2020
There’s no debate: If we #TurnTexasBlue, Trump is through.
$38 for 38 electoral votes.
Match me: https://t.co/hXScYQX0nUhttps://t.co/RbyDexymtr
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) September 29, 2020
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