If there was a winner of the second night of Democratic debates, it was Kamala Harris, who picked up a lot of traction after going after “Sleepy Joe” Biden for supporting segregationists and opposing busing. And in case you didn’t know, that fight was planned down to the minute: as Twitchy reported, the Harris campaign had this tweet ready to drop right as the exchange took place shortly after 10 p.m.:
There was a little girl in California who was bussed to school. That little girl was me. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/XKm2xP1MDH
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 28, 2019
Oh, did we mention the whole exchange was planned? The campaign even had T-shirts ready to go:
If you were tempted to think anything from Kamala Harris is authentic or organic, remember that she had her Biden attack so well choreographed that her team had T-shirts up on her website before she was done talking.
Smart, absolutely. But also revealing https://t.co/v7Yx9ZQfEb
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) June 29, 2019
Basically, "How can I cash in on this?"https://t.co/UDtZM1Stds
— David Hildebrand (@David4Progress) July 1, 2019
But as Twitchy reported, her campaign quickly went silent on the whole busing issue before issuing a statement that she supported busing and thought the federal government had a role to play. The Associated Press quickly came to clean up the whole mess, noting in its coverage that Harris said that busing “should be considered, not mandated.”
Wait. Harris planned her attack on Biden long before the debate https://t.co/RQSWcXM3U8 If this is her stand on the issue, that means it was an utterly cynical stunt (since she doesn't really disagree with him)… https://t.co/l4CJ9UI5gl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 4, 2019
Correct. It was not something she blurted out. Planned to say it. Even had the t-shirts ready to go…https://t.co/avTLzqblR8
— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 4, 2019
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Yep. And to be honest, we still don’t know for sure where she stands on eliminating the private health insurance industry: is she in flip or flop position today?
Jordan Weissmann writes for Slate, and he’s had enough of the flip-flops and backtracking and the “we need to have a conversation” B.S.
So to recap, during the debate, Kamala Harris:
Raised her hand when asked if she’d eliminate private insurance, then backtracked.
Attacked Joe Biden over federally mandated school busing, then backtracked.
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) July 4, 2019
The thing that gets to me is that almost all of the other major candidates really do seem to have serious principles (even Biden, though I think his are fsir game for criticism)…
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) July 4, 2019
Bernie believes in social democracy. Warren believes in fighting corporate interests. Biden believes his sepia-toned pablum. Cory Booker has fought long and hard on criminal justice reform. Buttigieg really seems to believe U.S. Democracy is screwed w/o reforms…
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) July 4, 2019
Castro’s platform—immigration, lead, education—reflect his background (big city mayor, HUD secretary, Latino) so closely that it’s obvious he cares about it.
Even Williamson, I am pretty sure, really thinks that with enough geodes she could blast Trump with a beam of love.
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) July 4, 2019
Marianne Williamson thanks you for not leaving her out as Annie Leibovitz did during her photo shoot.
Harris, meanwhile, is walking back every distinctive stance she takes. And her main policy proposal is a weirdly designed wage subsidy that cane out of nowhere and will never pass.
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) July 4, 2019
She went after Biden hard in the debate and it paid off. But what are her policies, really?
Her position on felon voting rights went from "we should have that conversation" at a CNN townhall to an immediate walk-back the next day, about how certain felons should clearly be deprived of voting rights, while her surrogates blasted Sanders for 'wanting Dylann Roof to vote.'
— wideofthepost (@wideofthepost) July 4, 2019
We could recycle a line from a 2008 Obama ad:
"She'll say anything and change nothing."
— NY For Sanders #Bernie2020 (@NYforSanders) July 4, 2019
Harris's weakness is just what you say – she's an effective, professional politician of the kind Trump made obsolete. Harris can adopt whatever stance is required for the moment or the show but lacks core principle. Her schtick is OLD….
— Dara McCluskey (@daramcx) July 4, 2019
— Tim Henry (@melaexec) July 4, 2019
It's almost as if she believes in nothing and will say anything to win elections
— mohammed missouri (@mpsmissouri) July 4, 2019
it’s the normal way: first you stick the blade in, then you pull it back out
— Tess Ashpool (@tess_ashpool) July 4, 2019
So of course she's the one gaining the most traction.
God I hate our politics.— Neoliberal Federalist ? (@NeoliberalFed) July 4, 2019
She's definitely a Democrat
— Joe Dreger (@thedregus) July 4, 2019
Sounds like Obama when he voted present four hundred times in the Illinois state Senate.
— Gary Broadwell (@GaryBroadwell) July 4, 2019
It worked for him. He opposed same-sex marriage and then told us all how sad he was that the could only see and not join the celebrations outside the White House, which he’d lit up in rainbow lights to celebrate same-sex marriage. And she’s going to repeal the GOP tax cuts on Day 1 on her presidency, just like Obama was going to close Guantanamo Bay on Day 1.
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'READ THIS THREAD': Leftist comes after Kamala Harris with 'the comprehensive spilling of the tea' https://t.co/oN4xRdyJXJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 2, 2019
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