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#KHive is an online informal organization supporting the Vice-Presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris. It is not formally affiliated with the campaign.^[1] It formed during her 2020 presidential campaign as an effort to defend Harris from racist and sexist attacks.^[2]^[3]^[1]^[4] The movement has been cited as an example of social media fandom or stan culture.^[1]^[4]^[5] Harris' supporters also use the hashtag #WeGotHerBack.^[3]^[6]

The hashtag first emerged in August of 2018,^[1]^[7] before Harris had announced her presidential candidacy but after she told MSNBC's Kasie Hunt that she was "not ruling it out."^[8] As of July 2019, while Harris was in her presidential campaign, 38,000 Twitter accounts had used the hashtag and according to Vox "accrued an estimated 360 million impressions".^[1] The hashtag is a reference to #BeyHive, which is a group of Beyoncé fans.^[3]^[1]^[4] It was first used by Eric Chavous tweeting as @FlyWithKamala, which he created after the 2016 election, in response to a Harris tweet showing a Vogue cover featuring Beyoncé and after he'd seen a television panel "jokingly coming up with a term to call this growing legion of Kamala Harris supporters on social media."^[1]

When Harris endorsed Joe Biden in March 2020, the Biden campaign released a video in which Biden asks Harris if the #KHive will support him.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Zhou, Li (July 25, 2019). "The #KHive, Kamala Harris's most devoted online supporters, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
^ "Analysis | The Technology 202: Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Zakrzewski, Cat (August 13, 2020). "Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bixby, Scott (August 12, 2020). "Kamala Harris Built a 'Digital Army'—Now She Gets to Use It". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
^ "Kamala Harris Dropped Out, But The #KHive and Stan Culture Aren't Leaving Politics". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
^ "With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ "What is the #KHive? Why it matters for all of us, Kamala2020". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2020-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Shelbourne, Mallory (June 25, 2018). "Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: 'I'm not ruling it out'". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

[zhouVOX25july2019-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Zhou, Li (July 25, 2019). "The #KHive, Kamala Harris's most devoted online supporters, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

[2] "Analysis | The Technology 202: Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020-3] Zakrzewski, Cat (August 13, 2020). "Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

[bixbyDBEAST12aug2020-4] Bixby, Scott (August 12, 2020). "Kamala Harris Built a 'Digital Army'—Now She Gets to Use It". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

[5] "Kamala Harris Dropped Out, But The #KHive and Stan Culture Aren't Leaving Politics". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

[6] "With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[7] "What is the #KHive? Why it matters for all of us, Kamala2020". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2020-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] Shelbourne, Mallory (June 25, 2018). "Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: 'I'm not ruling it out'". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

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 '''#KHive''' is an online informal organization supporting the Vice-Presidential candidacy of [[Kamala Harris]]. It is not formally affiliated with the campaign.<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /> It formed during her [[Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign|2020 presidential campaign]] as an effort to defend Harris from racist and sexist attacks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Analysis {{!}} The Technology 202: Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/13/technology-202-kamala-harris-is-already-facing-online-attacks-bid-vice-presidency/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Washington Post|language=en}}</ref><ref name="zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020">{{Cite web |last=Zakrzewski |first=Cat |date=August 13, 2020 |title=Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/13/technology-202-kamala-harris-is-already-facing-online-attacks-bid-vice-presidency/ |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name="zhouVOX25july2019">{{Cite web |last=Zhou |first=Li |date=July 25, 2019 |title=The #KHive, Kamala Harris’s most devoted online supporters, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/25/20697783/khive-twitter-kamala-harris-2020-candidate-doug-hive |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref><ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020">{{Cite web |last=Bixby |first=Scott |date=August 12, 2020 |title=Kamala Harris Built a ‘Digital Army’—Now She Gets to Use It |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-built-a-digital-army-now-she-gets-to-use-it |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref> The movement has been cited as an example of social media fandom or [[stan culture]].<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /><ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kamala Harris Dropped Out, But The #KHive and Stan Culture Aren’t Leaving Politics|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/2020-stans-khive-beto-pete-kamala|access-date=2020-08-15|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref> Harris' supporters also use the hashtag #WeGotHerBack.<ref name="zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut|language=en-us|work=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-vp-joe-biden-gets-digital-juggernaut/|access-date=2020-08-16|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
-The hashtag first emerged in August of 2018,<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=What is the #KHive? Why it matters for all of us, Kamala2020|url=https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/10/17/1893010/-What-is-the-Daily-Kos-KHive-Why-it-matters-for-all-of-us-Kamala2020|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Daily Kos}}</ref> before Harris had announced her presidential candidacy but after she told MSNBC's [[Kasie Hunt]] that she was "not ruling it out."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shelbourne|first=Mallory|date=June 25, 2018|title=Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: ‘I’m not ruling it out’|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/393912-kamala-harris-on-2020-presidential-bid-im-not-ruling-it-out|access-date=2020-08-15|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref> As of July 2019, while Harris was in her presidential campaign, 38,000 [[Twitter]] accounts had used the hashtag and according to [[Vox Media|''Vox'']] "accrued an estimated 360 million impressions".<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /> The hashtag is a reference to #[[BeyHive]], which is a group of [[Beyoncé]] fans.<ref name="zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020" /><ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /><ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020" />
+The hashtag first emerged in August of 2018,<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=What is the #KHive? Why it matters for all of us, Kamala2020|url=https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/10/17/1893010/-What-is-the-Daily-Kos-KHive-Why-it-matters-for-all-of-us-Kamala2020|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Daily Kos}}</ref> before Harris had announced her presidential candidacy but after she told MSNBC's [[Kasie Hunt]] that she was "not ruling it out."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shelbourne|first=Mallory|date=June 25, 2018|title=Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: ‘I’m not ruling it out’|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/393912-kamala-harris-on-2020-presidential-bid-im-not-ruling-it-out|access-date=2020-08-15|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref> As of July 2019, while Harris was in her presidential campaign, 38,000 [[Twitter]] accounts had used the hashtag and according to [[Vox Media|''Vox'']] "accrued an estimated 360 million impressions".<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /> The hashtag is a reference to #[[BeyHive]], which is a group of [[Beyoncé]] fans.<ref name="zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020" /><ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /><ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020" /> It was first used by Eric Chavous tweeting as @FlyWithKamala, which he created after the 2016 election, in response to a Harris tweet showing a [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] cover featuring Beyoncé and after he'd seen a television panel "jokingly coming up with a term to call this growing legion of Kamala Harris supporters on social media."<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" />
 When Harris endorsed [[Joe Biden]] in March 2020, the Biden campaign released a video in which Biden asks Harris if the #KHive will support him.<ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020" />