Staff Reports
Democrats are scrambling to fix their floundering campaign with just weeks to spare before Election Day. It seems they’re finally picking up on the 2022 lesson that the economy is king, a realization that Republicans have been touting for quite some time. Now, in a desperate bid to wrestle swing state voters back from Donald Trump’s grip, Kamala Harris decides it’s time to hit the media. But if Harris thinks she can charm her way through with friendly faces, she’s in for a surprise.
As Harris attempts to bolster her media presence, it’s becoming painfully clear that she’s still woefully unprepared. Critics are quick to point out that her recent CBS News appearance was less an interview and more a showcase of her inability to string together coherent thoughts. Unable to establish how she’s any different from Biden, who effectively left the stage back in July, her campaign appears to be the same old rehash of past failures—or as some would say, the same failed agenda wrapped in a shiny new box.
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Only days after she ramped up her media blitz, polls show Trump emerging with a commanding lead. It’s not just bad news; it’s downright tragic, as Harris struggles to articulate a single differentiating factor between her agenda and the administration that preceded her. When asked what she’d do differently from Biden, the answer was a shocking echo of the past. As if that wasn’t enough to set alarm bells ringing, she also planted herself firmly in the “Not Trump” camp, which is about as compelling as a wet sponge in a debate.
Inflation isn’t just a talking point for the Democrats; it’s an albatross around Harris’s neck. Her brilliant idea for combatting the very inflation her own policies helped create involves something akin to price controls straight out of a Soviet playbook. It’s no wonder that even her liberal allies have raised eyebrows at such a laughable proposal. She claims to champion the middle class while her fiscal strategies, including a so-called tax hit on the middle class, have become fodder for late-night comics.
Harris’s team continues to push the narrative that she’s a middle-class hero, drawing on dubious anecdotes about her upbringing to create a façade of connection to everyday Americans. Meanwhile, her plan to win over disgruntled voters hinges on throwing corporate America under the bus and promising tax cuts—if anyone believes that will actually resonate, they might want to check their pulse. As her allies insist she’s improved from the depths of Biden’s approval ratings, it’s hard to ignore the underlying reality: she still flounders when it comes to the economy, and time is not on her side.
Democratic strategists are evidently scratching their heads, suggesting that Harris needs a stronger economic message with only a sliver of time left. However, there’s little doubt that Trump continues to dominate as the candidate of the economy. If the gap were to be closed, it would require a miracle—one borne of genuine skill, which Harris sadly lacks. While 91% of middle-income Americans saw tax cuts under the Trump administration, the current occupants of the White House have managed to flip that script faster than a pancake, leaving voters wondering if they will ever see financial relief again.
