Staff Reports
Kamala Harris has once again shown that she is more of a political parody than a serious contender. The Vice President’s latest campaign foray appears to be less about fresh ideas and more about swiping policies that actually work—from none other than Donald Trump. This latest blunder came during a campaign stop in Las Vegas, where she unveiled her vision to abolish taxes on tips, a promise that Trump first touted at one of his rallies months ago. It’s not so much a campaign promise as it is a bold strategy to appear relevant by imitation.
While Harris attempted to wrap this idea in a package of support for working families, one has to wonder: is this what a visionary leader looks like? The irony is thick as a fog in San Francisco. With her campaign website confusingly lacking substance, one must ask if campaign advisors have given up entirely or if they’re relying on Trump’s playbook to get by. As Harris touted this proposal to applause from the crowd, it was hard to shake the feeling she was riding the coattails of her rival, desperately searching for that elusive “great idea” like a kid in a candy store—but only finding an old lollipop.
lol…Kamala Harris just stole Trump’s “no tax on tips” position.
The press will now proclaim it an excellent idea. pic.twitter.com/b9pTejZazr
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 11, 2024
Harris’s insistence that her campaign is focused on the middle class is laughable, especially when her first major domestic initiative is an echo of Trump’s already established policy. Fox News contributor Mary Katharine Ham was quick to point out the absurdity of a campaign hinging on someone else’s platform—stunningly embarrassing, some might say. If this is how a candidate introduces their economic plan, it begs the question: what other brilliant ideas are lurking around the Mar-a-Lago grounds for her to pilfer?
In a delightful twist of irony, the Culinary Workers Union has already endorsed Trump’s no-tax-on-tips initiative, leaving Harris not only scrambling for originality but also missing the mark with an important voting bloc. It appears her strategy will not only leave her branded as “Copycat Kamala,” but also alienate her from those who actually rely on tips—a remarkable feat for a supposed champion of workers’ rights. Instead of rallying her supporters with innovative policy proposals, she’s left twiddling her thumbs, hoping Trump doesn’t notice her policy shoplifting.
If the media’s reaction to Harris’s proposal is anything like their initial disdain for Trump’s plan, one can only sit back and watch the hypocrisy unfold. The same outlets that painted Trump’s elimination of tip taxes as a “lame political stunt” are likely to glorify Harris’s recycled ideas as groundbreaking. In this topsy-turvy political world, the only thing more entertaining than watching Harris’s campaign is waiting to see how she will continue to flounder without a genuine plan, all while doing her best impression of Trump. The political stage is set, but the performance is anything but original, leaving many to wonder how this narrative will play out moving forward.
