The recall campaign faces several hurdles — including the fact that industry donors aren’t likely to look favorably on efforts to fundraise from Trump’s base.
Caitlyn Jenner might not be Hollywood royalty, but the former Olympic gold medalist, who also sired household names like Kylie and Kendall, is the biggest celebrity so far to unveil a run in California’s recall election.
The candidate has surrounded herself with aides to former President Donald Trump — a gambit that will cost her any serious support from Hollywood’s deep bench of largely left-wing donors. The team advising Jenner reportedly includes Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale and GOP fundraiser Caroline Wren, who worked for Trump’s campaign.
Jenner, 71, does have some advantages. In addition to her own celebrity name recognition, her daughters who make up the Kardashian-Jenner clan all boast massive social media audiences, which could come in very handy if leveraged effectively. Equality California, an LGBTQ advocacy group, wrote in an April 23 tweet: “We can’t wait to elect a #trans governor of California. But @Caitlyn_Jenner spent years telling the #LGBTQ+ community to trust Donald Trump. We saw how that turned out. Now she wants us to trust her? Hard Pass.”