Staff Reports
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign seems to be on a mission to keep President Joe Biden under wraps, and who could blame them? After Biden’s latest public performance at the June 27 debate was the political equivalent of slipping on a banana peel, Harris inherited the nomination by default. Her team is clearly concerned that Biden’s frequent moments of confusion and incoherence may tarnish Harris’ own bid—after all, nobody wants to pick up an endorsement from the walking embodiment of “what did he just say?”
Enter Bill Clinton, the once-charismatic political figure who now embodies the aging Democrat stereotype. He’s three years younger than Biden but possesses enough physical signs of wear to suggest he’s been living under a cloud of fast food and political scandal. Despite the baggage, Harris’ campaign rolled the dice, deploying Clinton to Georgia, a state that could use a little good ol’ fashioned charm—or at least some nostalgia from a time when Democrats could appeal to working-class voters without a cringe.
WATCH: Bill Clinton admits Laken Riley “probably” wouldn’t have been raped and bludgeoned to death if Kamala did her job — then says we need more immigrants because we don’t “have enough babies” pic.twitter.com/vhO5AediDk
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Clinton’s appearance, while intended to rally support, took a sharp turn as he vocalized a critique of the Biden administration’s handling of illegal immigration. This was not the kind of vote-swaying rhetoric that Harris likely envisioned. Rather than rallying the faithful, Clinton pointed out some inconvenient truths: if the administration had done their job properly vetting immigrants, a tragic death in Georgia may not have occurred. This kind of candor might be gold for the Trump campaign, pointing fingers at Kamala’s lack of action on immigration matters.
What’s more, Clinton then leaned into a ludicrous narrative that we somehow need more illegal immigrants to address America’s declining birthrate. Logic went out the window on that one, as he offered a solution that sounds more like a liberal pipe dream than a serious policy proposal. The implications here are clear: while American families are struggling, Clinton’s solution is to import more people rather than encouraging existing Americans to start families. Doesn’t that just hit the nail on the head?
Social media saw a flurry of reactions to Clinton’s gaffe, with many highlighting the incongruence of his remarks with the intended message of supporting Harris. Political commentators didn’t hesitate to point out that Clinton had actually made a compelling case for voting for Trump—something no Democrat wants or expects from a presumed ally. It’s akin to inviting a magician to a birthday party only to have him accidentally reveal how every trick is done.
Let’s face it: Clinton’s moment of candor highlights a bigger problem within the Democratic ranks. While he’s reminiscing about political tactics from the ’90s, the current landscape shows the party is trapped in a quagmire of its own making. Amidst rising border chaos, record illegal immigration, and families struggling to keep their heads above water economically, Kamala Harris’s approach has consistently missed the mark.
The general takeaway from Clinton’s blunders is that Democrats are casting desperate glances for validation from a former president who seems to think it’s still the ’90s, all while voters are turning back to Trump’s promises of renewed border security. If Clinton is the best face they can present to sell an increasingly unpopular agenda, perhaps it’s time for Harris to reconsider her campaign strategy and put a little more distance between herself and the past.
