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Harris Rebrands KamalaHQ as 'Headquarters' in Gen-Z Organizing Push

The project partners with People For the American Way with Harris in an honorary chair role without editorial control.

Overview

  • The rebranded accounts keep roughly 1.1 million followers on X and about 5 million on TikTok, with plans to add YouTube and Substack.
  • Early posts adopted a combative rapid-response style, including jabs at President Trump and replies to GOP accounts.
  • Advisers and operators from Harris’s 2024 digital team are returning, including Rob Flaherty, Parker Butler and Lauren Kapp, with Arlie Shugaar directing platforms and Luminary Strategies assisting.
  • A teaser video the night before prompted speculation about a 2028 bid, yet the launch framed Headquarters as a content and organizing hub rather than a campaign.
  • Public reaction was quick and mixed, with some praising a permanent youth-mobilization effort and others deriding the Gen-Z branding and the 'headquarters_67' handle.