Worlds collided during the latest Kamala Harris election promo Bernie Sanders, the 83-year-old American politician and activist, has been introduced to the world of “VTubers” during a Twitch stream. READ MORE: “Safety is never done on Twitch”: why the streaming giant is gearing up to protect streamers Earlier this month, Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris turned to Twitch as part of her election campaign . One stream featured a World Of Warcraft streamer providing commentary during a speech made by her running mate Tim Walz.
Last night, Bernie Sanders hosted his own Twitch stream to back Kamala Harris. He was joined by streamers Pokimane and Valkyrae during the hour-long broadcast, with the former recreating Sanders’ meme-worthy look at the 2021 inauguration. Billionaire Mark Cuban also got involved and joked that he was late because he was “playing Bernie in Call Of Duty .
I kicked his ass, so it was time to come on.” bernie sanders is live and pokimane’s jacket makes loud brushing noises whenever she moves lol https://t.co/Kha2ZzjwBA pic.
twitter.com/mfLTWozoqz — Gene Park (@GenePark) October 22, 2024 Star Wars actor Mark Hamill also appeared during the stream but the most bizarre moment happened when YouTuber Sykkuno logged on, via an animated avatar. Sykkuno then asked Sanders if he knew what a VTuber was and, after a few moments of silence, he confirmed that he had no idea what a Virtual YouTuber was.
But now he does, with Sykkuno explaining.