Okay, so I was chilling on the couch, scrolling through social media, and I saw this headline pop up: “How much did Netflix contribute to Kamala Harris?” My first thought was, “Wait, what? Did Netflix donate to her campaign or something?” I had to dig into this.
So, I started by googling the headline itself. I figured that would be the easiest way to get a quick overview of what’s up. I typed in “how much did netflix contribute to kamala harris” and hit enter.
The search results were a bit of a mixed bag. I saw some articles talking about Netflix executives and their political donations, and a few others that mentioned Kamala Harris, but nothing that directly answered my question. It looked like I had to piece things together myself.
I started clicking on a few of the more promising-looking articles. I skimmed through them, looking for any mention of dollar amounts or specific donations. I noticed that a lot of the articles focused on Reed Hastings, the co-founder of Netflix. Apparently, he and his wife have been pretty active in donating to Democratic candidates and causes.
I dug a little deeper into Reed Hastings’ donations. I found some information on websites that track campaign finance data, but it was kind of confusing to navigate.
It seems that there is public data, but I do not have ability to search it.
I spent a good chunk of time trying to make sense of it all. Honestly, it was a bit of a rabbit hole! It’s tough to track down every single donation and figure out exactly where the money went.
After all that digging, here’s what I can say: It’s clear that Netflix’s co-founder, Reed Hastings, is a big donor to Democratic causes. But, I can not find how much Netflix has contributed to Kamala Harris.
