For two weeks, the Kamala Harris Express has been chugging along with the aid of a remarkably uncurious media that doesn't seem to want to hear from her or question her about any of her policy proposals or positions. All the campaign seems concerned with is raising money, and nothing else.
And, you kind of have to give them credit, since it has mostly worked.
We expect that will change a little bit today, now that Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz -- who wants to trans the kids, is an outspoken socialist, and who watched with approval as Minneapolis burned in 2020 -- as her running mate. (But hey, at least he's not Jewish, so the Hamas Caucus in Congress will be happy.)
So, if emulating the Biden campaign in 2020 (which amounted to 'hide in a basement and harvest ballots') is not a viable option for Harris, who else can she turn to as a model for how she wants to run her campaign?
Kamala Harris seeks to learn from Hillary Clinton’s campaign https://t.co/cZWmxODGNG
— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2024
Oh. Oh, dear.
Harris relies on many former Clinton aides. Her chief of staff, Lorraine Voles, served as a communications aide to Clinton. The communications director on Harris’s campaign, Brian Fallon, served as a chief spokesperson for Clinton’s 2016 bid.
Yikes.
In fairness, the article goes on to outline some of the ways in which Harris is differentiating her campaign from Clinton's, but it reads very much as having to want it both ways.
'We're just like Hillary and we're doing mostly the same things, but we have more money so we'll win, because ... abortion' is kind of the gist of it.
Hilariously, the article concludes with a Never Trumper stating that part of the strategy is to make sure voters don't get to know Harris like they knew Clinton and people today know Trump.
Because transparency. Or something.
Needless to say, Twitter had some fun with the comparison.
- https://t.co/3JEatfbplv pic.twitter.com/tFzriK01L3
— The Right To Bear Memes (@grandoldmemes) August 6, 2024
OOF. Yes, like Clinton, Harris does enjoy affecting a fake accent from time to time to pander to whoever she is talking to at any given moment.
Hillary told her to make sure to talk like a black southern preacher when addressing African Americans pic.twitter.com/9t5o69Yoxl
— Fweedom🇺🇸 (@Fweedom5) August 6, 2024
See what we mean?
Is she going to carry hot sauce in her purse
— Liquidcyber (@liquidcyber) August 6, 2024
She's already got a little mini bottle of Frank's that she can pull out whenever her credentials are questioned.
She’s not visiting Wisconsin? https://t.co/Oexoy0vq1o
— Prison Mitch (@MidnightMitch) August 6, 2024
Minnesota is near Wisconsin, right? After all, those people in flyover country are the same, according to Democrats. Just bitter clingers.
The toughest part will be starting each day by downing a bottle of Grey Goose for breakfast. https://t.co/Qtit9ZUJzb
— H.L. Chiselfritz (@RotNScoundrel) August 6, 2024
LOL. No, that's the Nancy Pelosi strategy.
So, she's gonna delete 30,000 emails, too? https://t.co/jhAhtt7C0X
— Blue State Snooze (@BlueSnoozeBlue) August 6, 2024
Harris's emails are already encrypted. Because she wrote them in whatever that word salad language she speaks is.
Like how to lose?? https://t.co/zlRnWsmwUj
— Stefano Loudaros Forte (@Stef4NewYork) August 6, 2024
Learn how to lose? https://t.co/oqOR2vmu6m
— Eric Spracklen🇺🇸 (@EricSpracklen) August 6, 2024
We're sensing a theme beginning to develop here.
"Please give me tips on how you completely failed and lost to President Trump"
— 325AIR (@325AIR1) August 6, 2024
- Harris
Great, always good to learn from successful campaigns
— Danimal (@sarcomyces) August 6, 2024
We're not certain, but we think there might be a touch of sarcasm in that reply. Just a touch, mind you.
Yes! Please do.
— RW 🇺🇸 (@BuzWeaver) August 6, 2024
Hey, that's what we said.
— Pumpkin (@Fall_Weather) August 6, 2024
We'd love to see a very similar headline on November 6, 2024.
— #TrumpTrain 🚂 (@JerseyGridlock) August 6, 2024
We can't rule that out. You just know Clinton does not want to see a woman President who is not her.
Blame the Russians.
— Ken Craig (@KC11A18A) August 6, 2024
Well, duh. That part just goes without saying, of course.
"how to lose to trump" pic.twitter.com/aNQSc798Lb
— RaphaelJB (@Raphaelislucky) August 6, 2024
Clinton does have a pretty good playbook on that one.
— Salty Dog 🏴☠️ (@Badsaltydog) August 6, 2024
LOL. Yes, Harris is already planning on bringing Selina Meyer herself, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, into her campaign.
You simply cannot make this stuff up.
But we saved the absolute best reply for last, which became very relevant this morning.
She should learn that you do not choose a running mate named Tim
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) August 6, 2024
BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
And, we're dead. Deceased. We have shuffled off our mortal coil. That is the perfect response.
Time will tell if Tim Walz is a benefit to Kamala Harris's campaign or a drag on it like Tim Kaine was for Clinton. But all the early signs point to him being a bit of a disaster. (Then again, the media hasn't started 'rebranding' Walz yet.)
For now, we're just happy that Harris seems oblivious to one of the most famous lessons of all time, courtesy of philosopher George Santayana:
'Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.'
Let's hope it stays that way.
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