Staff Reports
In a stunning turn of events, even the notoriously liberal Los Angeles Times has decided to skip endorsing Kamala Harris ahead of the presidential primaries. Shockingly, the largest newspaper in her own state is making a bold statement about the Vice President’s candidacy—not that it’s particularly surprising. After all, when even the Left is hesitant to support their own, it’s a pretty clear sign that Harris’s popularity has plummeted faster than approval ratings for a cabbage-flavored energy drink.
According to reports, the owner of the Times, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, intervened to prevent the editorial board from issuing any endorsements for the presidential race, thereby breaking a longstanding tradition of supporting Democrat candidates that dates back to President Obama. This bold maneuver raises eyebrows. Did Soon-Shiong see something in Harris’s track record that even the most ardent supporters couldn’t overlook? The speculation is ripe that her failure to connect with voters—or perhaps her penchant for saying things that make even her own party cringe—was enough for the company to cut her loose.
Even Kamala's home state newspaper, The Los Angeles Times, will not endorse her after endorsing Clinton, Obama, and Biden. pic.twitter.com/RLosc9hVSU
— Aggietim (@12th_tim) October 23, 2024
In a world where liberal outlets are churning out endorsements like they’re going out of style, this move is shocking enough to make one question if Kamala is the last person they want to endorse. The Trump campaign eagerly seized on this opportunity, proclaiming that Harris has taken a “humiliating blow” by being snubbed by her own home state’s most influential newspaper. Folks are starting to wonder if being tucked away in the White House is a safe haven from the hard truth of her unpopularity.
To add to the Democrats’ woes, sources indicated that some within the party are second-guessing their ticket’s strategy. Instead of focusing on key swing states, Harris prioritized pro-abortion speeches and the candidacy of Rep. Colin Allred in Texas—further demonstrating her puzzling sense of priorities. The absence of any support from the state’s premier publication might suggest that her own party members are not convinced she knows what she’s doing either.
If Kamala Harris’s press operation resembled those of actual presidential candidates, one might imagine there would be a more significant push from the party’s powers that be. Instead, the situation has devolved into whispers that her press team operates like a band of wild card players in a poker game. Some even jokingly suggested that they might as well be on the Trump campaign’s payroll. With a lack of strategic vision and an endorsement from even the LA Times slipping through her fingers, one wonders how far Harris can navigate this election cycle sans a life raft.
