Staff Reports
Sun Tzu may have spoken sage words about knowing one’s enemy, but Kamala Harris sure didn’t heed that wisdom during her much-shortened campaign against President Trump. Rather than coming to battle equipped with a strategy, Harris seemed to bring a wheelbarrow full of blunders. The highlight reels of her campaign would be much funnier if they weren’t tinged with the serious reality of an election gone awry for the Democrats.
To start, Harris’s attempt to cozy up to Liz Cheney and Dick Cheney was a monumental miscalculation. The Cheneys are not exactly paragons of popularity in a country that has become rather skeptical of endless wars and failed foreign policies. Kamala’s misguided belief that she could reach across the aisle by embracing such polarizing figures shows just how out of touch she truly was with her own supporters. If she wanted to unite the country, she might want to choose allies who aren’t adorned with the political scarlet letter of “war criminal.”
Next on the list of Harris’s blunders was her cringe-worthy approach to young men. Recognizing her dismal approval ratings among this demographic was commendable, but the way she went about fixing it was laughable at best. Her campaign thought that scolding young men would somehow inspire them to rally behind her. Spoiler alert: It didn’t. Instead, it only served to highlight one of the many gaps in her campaign strategy, leaving voters to wonder if she really thought pointing fingers could win hearts and minds.
Then there’s the issue of tacky comparisons to Adolf Hitler. Harris’s team engaged in a dizzying spree of name-calling that fell flat faster than a lead balloon. In a time when effective political discourse is more needed than ever, the Democrats resorted to labeling their opponents as Nazis—a tactic that has become so overused that it lost all its punch. Rather than showing any semblance of innovative thinking, this strategy came off as desperate and repetitive, further demonstrating a lack of real substance to offer the American people.
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Of course, who could overlook the double-speak of Harris as she attempted to appease both Jewish and Arab American voters amidst the complicated Israel-Palestine dynamics? With an already shaky reputation for authenticity, twirling on a tightrope of political correctness only made her seem more like a caricature than a candidate. Trying to ride the fence on such divisive issues rarely ends well, especially when voters prize honesty and clarity above all else.
Lastly, it cannot be stressed enough that the Democrats handed the reins to a candidate who did not win a single primary vote. This blatant sidestepping of democratic processes should put the entire party’s credibility on trial. To ignore such a glaring oversight is practically an insult to voters who actually showed up to cast their preferences. Kamala Harris’s campaign, effectively a product of backroom deals rather than true grassroots support, left many scratching their heads at how they expected to revive the party’s fortunes. In the end, Harris was not just a failed candidate; she was a pawn in a larger game of political chess that many would argue was rigged from the start.
The gaffes and missteps of Kamala Harris have provided plenty of fodder for right-leaning chuckles. Who wouldn’t get a kick out of watching a political ship hit iceberg after iceberg, all while the captain insists everything’s running smoothly? Harris’s campaign serves as a shining example of the miscalculated moves that can sink an entire political fleet.
