The late night host took to Twitter on Tuesday to lament over the countless messages he’s received from people running for office and begged for workers to stop bombarding him with requests for donations. “Dear everyone running, Its today, right? Please stop asking me for money,” he wrote.
If you have a television or a smart device, you’ve likely seen the video messages from presidential candidates running for office that started airing as early as 2019. Earlier on in the campaign season, it seemed like nearly every YouTube ad was a clip of Democratic contenders like Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar asking people to donate to his campaign. Once former Vice President Joe Biden won the nomination, his campaign team, along with those working for Biden’s vice president pick Senator Kamala Harris, upped the ante on calls, texts messages and TV ads and social media posts seeking donations. Same deal with President Donald Trump, who is currently seeking reelection.
However, where Kimmel lives, he was more likely to receive even more direct contact from the long list of folks on the ballot in California. In addition to the general election, there are several other races on the ballot in Los Angeles, from district attorney to city council seats to even openings for school boards and various proposals, which means Kimmel—along with everyone else in the city—were seeing significantly more campaign ads and requests than just the typical presidential ones.
Both presidential candidates have raked in billions of dollars in donations to sponsor their campaigns, whether from hefty payments made by billionaires and millionaires, sports team owners, business and tech magnates or the general public. By October, Biden and the DNC had raised $1.51 billion compared to Trump and the RNC’s $1.57 billion.
While Kimmel realized Election Day was major signal for the influx of campaign calls to finally diminish, he also pointed out another aspect that made the day particularly rewarding. It marked a moment to polish off all the Halloween candy he’d been hoarding.
“What a great day to be in the house with two giant bags of mini candy bars,” he tweeted.
