Staff Reports
Donald Trump has once again shown the political establishment who holds the real cards, clinching a much-needed victory in the 2024 presidential race. His triumph in Wisconsin and surpassing the notorious 270 Electoral College votes has sent shockwaves through the Democrats, who can’t seem to understand why their magic tricks aren’t working anymore. Following her defeat, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign decided to point fingers at Philadelphia Democratic Party Chairman Bob Brady for the city’s lackluster voter turnout. It turns out, when the chips are down, Democrats love to look for a scapegoat – who could have possibly seen that coming?
Brendan McPhillips, a senior adviser for Harris in Pennsylvania, was quick to roll out the excuses. Shockingly, he boasted about their team’s door-knocking efforts, saying they knocked on more than two million doors just before Election Day. However, it was clear that Bob Brady’s organization didn’t even come close to that number during his entire reign as party chairman. The apparent frustration seemed centered around the idea that no one gave the Harris crew a gold star for effort, especially when they were busy competing with a party that thrives on being recognized for its actual results.
The Dem bloodletting is vicious right now https://t.co/Dl1jndicOm
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 6, 2024
Brady’s keen observation that funding shortfalls played a part in the GOP’s significant gains in Pennsylvania didn’t sit well with McPhillips. The nuances of campaign financing often escape the everyday voter, but one can’t ignore the implosion happening in the Harris camp. Brady lamented that the Harris campaign only supplied “half” of the funds he requested for their “get-out-the-vote” initiative. It’s remarkable how these “street money” initiatives seem to resemble an extended garage sale for Democrats in desperate need of cash flow.
With Brady feeling slighted by the Harris campaign, claiming he hadn’t communicated with the candidate directly, this whole situation reeks of a poorly-run circus. What’s a campaign without blurred lines of communication? Brady actually had to highlight an environment lacking respect, saying he never even laid eyes on Harris. His desire for interaction came off as questionable; perhaps he thought the campaign was a dating service rather than a political endeavor.
Of course, while Harris and her advisers engaged in a game of “who has the better team photo,” Trump seamlessly secured 19 vital Electoral College votes in Pennsylvania, highlighting a significant swing from the previous election. In Philadelphia, Harris’s numbers looked good—certainly more impressive than Trump’s at face value. But with the Latino electorate moving steadily to the right, driven by frustrations over skyrocketing food and housing prices, the Democrats’ strategy to take the voters for granted seems to have backfired dramatically. The Democratic Party might want to rethink their next big move, or risk being stuck with campaign materials they can’t use again—even at a discount.
