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It started withThe Princess Bride.
To get access to the experience, people must donate, but any level of donation is accepted.
Even after the coronavirus is contained, this may be a tool Democrats continue to wield.
Wisconsin Democrats set the template for these types of virtual political fundraisers.
That became our biggest fundraiser of any kind, ever, Wikler says.
The aforementionedSpinal Tapreunion raised cash for Pennsylvania Democrats.
They looked around the country and they said, Where can we make the biggest difference?
And they chose Texas.
(Participants have included Tracee Ellis Ross, Regina King, Sterling K. Brown, and Tessa Thompson.)
What impact are all these efforts having on the election?
Its hard to quantify.
Eleanor Harvey saidsomething similar: It was like donating and rewarding yourself with an ice-cream sundae.
The performance was the cherry on top.
Another person said that attending something virtually was more convenient because it meantthey didnt have to get a babysitter.
Those signing up to watch these events also may be subconsciously motivated by something else: nostalgia.
That fact is not lost on Mandel and some of his Hollywood colleagues either.
Republicans have been attacking Hollywood elitism, he said.
I mean, sure.
Its a lovely target.
But I think this is their greatest fear realized.
Its not a Democratic Hollywood celebrity saying, You should vote for so-and-so that they worry about as much.
Thats what Republicans truly hate about it.
