Staff Reports
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida has taken a bold stance regarding Vice President Kamala Harris and her lackluster polling performance, directly attributing it to her own political record. With polling data showing a virtual tie between former President Donald Trump and Harris, it’s clear that the vice president’s campaign needs more than just media hype to pull ahead. Donalds recently appeared on The Ingraham Angle, where he pointedly noted that the Harris campaign should take a long, hard look in the mirror before attempting to assign blame elsewhere.
According to Donalds, the track record of Kamala Harris is nothing short of a political disaster. He highlighted key issues such as immigration, the economy, and foreign policy, suggesting they are not just minor missteps but significant failures that are on the minds of voters nationwide. Curiously, the vice president’s embrace of radical transgender policies, which include promoting gender transition for children without parental consent and allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports, only adds to her precarious position. It’s clear that many Americans see these issues as detrimental, making it difficult for her campaign to successfully sway public opinion in her favor.
Donalds says Harris needs to ‘blame’ herself over lack of voter enthusiasm https://t.co/2OgjaxQa1a
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 23, 2024
As the election looms, Donalds stressed that the Democratic Party, with Harris at the helm, is bogged down by these radical ideas—ideas that voters simply do not support. He contrasted this with Trump, who he claimed has a proven “recipe” for success that resonates much more strongly with the electorate. Instead of cozying up to the media or making excuses for her performance, Donalds argues that Harris and her team ought to take responsibility for their shortcomings. This idea of accountability seems lost on the Harris campaign, which appears to be casting around desperately for scapegoats.
In a further blow to Harris, former President Barack Obama recently took to the campaign trail with a rather puzzling critique of black men’s lack of enthusiasm for Harris, calling it “not acceptable.” This seems to underscore a growing concern within the Democratic Party about capturing the crucial voter demographic, although Donalds took the opportunity to rip into both Obama and the mainstream media for their role in the vice president’s woes. He pointed out that in the early days of her campaign, she was coddled like a Hollywood celebrity rather than being scrutinized as would be expected of someone vying for the presidency.
Adding to the chorus of skepticism about Harris’s chances, Virginia’s Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears noted that the Democratic Party seems to be running out of arguments to convince anyone to support her. There’s a sense that the Democratic narrative is faltering under the weight of reality, especially given the ever-enthusiastic predictions by figures like wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who foresees a “landslide” victory for Trump. Hogan’s travels across the country, promoting his new beverage, Real American Beer, have left him convinced that “everybody’s for Trump,” which sends a clear message to the Harris camp: it’s time to reconsider strategy before it’s too late.
