Staff Reports
A recent revelation has surfaced regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign finances, and it appears that the party is in quite a pickle—$20 million in debt, to be exact. In a shocking turn of events, reports indicate that during the final stretch of her campaign, she not only spent lavishly but also left her team scrambling to recover from a financial hangover that could make even the most seasoned accounting team shudder.
Despite raising a staggering $1 billion and having $118 million still on hand as of mid-October, Harris’s campaign was decidedly mismanaged. The campaign chair, Jen O’Malley Dillon, has been reported to have an innovative approach to budgeting—specifically, spending it faster than a squirrel on caffeine. With her keen knack for extravagant celebrity concerts featuring a lineup that sounds like a Grammy Awards night, it seems Dillon prioritized star power over sound financial strategies. Why focus on actual campaign issues when you can just have Eminem belt out a few verses instead?
“blew through a billion dollars in a few months.”
Jen O’Malley Dillon,
Harris campaign chairhttps://t.co/uA3mk5vJPQ pic.twitter.com/ynG6CH4gjZ— Raw Booty (@RawBooty2) November 7, 2024
Insider accounts suggest that Harris was not fully in charge of her campaign, with Dillon allegedly running the show and leaving a trail of disgruntled staffers in her wake. Many team members felt that their efforts were sabotaged by an inflexible hierarchy, one that clearly leaned more towards Joe Biden’s agenda than Kamala’s vision. It’s almost as if running a campaign meant throwing a few star-studded parties rather than engaging with voters. On the campaign’s actual objectives? They were apparently traded for a few TikTok moments featuring celebrities and political fluff.
In a comical twist, the deputy campaign manager, Rob Flaherty, is reportedly on a mission to sell the Kamala fundraising email list like it’s an overstocked yard sale item. This is reminiscent of desperate attempts to scrape together pennies after an ill-advised spending spree. The notion that a campaign would have to resort to such measures is almost too good to be true. One can only imagine the potential buyers combing through that email list—wondering if they’ll find hidden gems for just a few bucks.
Furthermore, claims have emerged that some former staffers are still waiting for payment after rendering services to Harris’s disastrous presidential run. It appears the only currency that flowed easily was the one spent on unprofitable concerts and celebrity appearances. But hey, nothing like a show-tune-infused campaign to keep the donors entertained, right?
In the grand scheme of things, this financial fiasco paints a vivid picture of the chaotic state of Harris’s campaign. With questions swirling around the legitimacy of expenditures and a slew of questionable financial maneuvers tied to media buying, the Harris camp looks like it’s auditioning for a new reality show titled “The Real Campaign Managers of Capitol Hill.” One thing’s for sure: the consequences of their spending spree are now spilling over in ways they probably didn’t foresee. Guess it’s too late to dial back on the glitz and glamour when reality hits like a freight train.
