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When Rep. Ro Khanna started pressing Vice President Kamala Harris to use her procedural power to push a national minimum wage hike a few weeks ago, he found himself targeted by a swarm of online Harris supporters. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-08/politicians-dread-sting-khive-fervent-online-fans-of-kamala-harris
Khanna had aroused the wrath of the KHive, Harris' extensive, loose-knit and fiercely loyal fanbase, which celebrates and defends the vice president with equal fervor. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-08/politicians-dread-sting-khive-fervent-online-fans-of-kamala-harris
Members of the KHive, a riff on Beyonce’s loyal fan base known as BeyHive, sometimes use the hashtag #KHive in their social media posts, and many mark their allegiance in their Twitter profiles with yellow hearts and bee emojis. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-08/politicians-dread-sting-khive-fervent-online-fans-of-kamala-harris
But it’s not all sweetness. Almost any politician, activist or reporter who has questioned Harris has felt the group's sting.
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