Every politician likes to run their own campaign in their own way.
For some, it could be oft-quoted comments under the guise of “no such thing as bad publicity.” For others, it could be on-the-ground engagement with voters in key demographics.
However, like it or loathe it, there’s no dodging the media in an election… apparently unless you’re Kamala Harris.
Harris has deployed the tactic of avoiding the media since her all-but confirmation as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee last month.
When l Donald Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago he addressed the situation firsthand following a “stupid” question from a reporter.
When the reporter asked why the former president had not been campaigning nationwide, Trump said, “Because I’m leading by a lot, and because I’m letting their convention go through.”
“I’m campaigning a lot. I’m doing tremendous amounts of taping here. We have commercials at a level I don’t think anybody has ever done before,” Trump continued.
Adding that he had spoken to journalists throughout the week, as well as at the news conference, Trump added “She’s not doing any news conferences. You know why? Because she can’t do a news conference. She doesn’t know how to do a news conference. She’s not smart enough to do a news conference. And I’m sorry, we need smart people to lead this country.”
Prominent author Stephen King is renowned for his works of fiction, although he may have released his least popular work yet.
King, who regularly posts his left-wing opinions on X despite his apparent hatred for the social media platform under Elon Musk, has long used his large following to sway voters towards the Democrats.
The author regurgitated a comment from former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly about Donald Trump’s fictitious disparagement for those who had served the country – a claim Trump has vehemently denied. denies.
Within minutes, King’s post was barraged with photographs of Trump being photographed with amputee veterans.
Indeed, no community note appeared on the post, presumably because the replies had already done the work.
The Kamala HQ account on X – rebranded from Biden HQ – is often a haven for ridicule.
When it’s not accidentally promoting its Republican rival, Kamala HQ posts propaganda for the Democratic nominee hoping to be the 47th President of the United States. Its focus, which perhaps speaks volumes, centers on attacking Donald Trump rather than highlighting the supposed achievements of the Vice President.
For some reason, the account (and supporters of it) are obsessed with trying to give the impression their attendance figures at Harris’ rallies surpass Trump, particularly in swing states such as Georgia. Perhaps this is because of how embarrassed they were the prior nominee was Biden, who got turnout in the dozens at his rallies.
Both candidates campaigned in Atlanta, GA, at the end of July in a bid to win over voters in the state. Trump’s rally caught the attention of Kamala HQ which quickly posted a pre-speech picture of an empty section of the arena – before it filled up.
They posted a side by side of the Harris rally and Trump rally in the same arena, purporting to show higher turnout at Harris’ rally.
Unfortunately for them, conservatives hastily responded with footage of Trump’s actual attendance – which showed the “empty” areas completely full.
Other Republican voters flipped the post on its head and criticized Harris’ rally.
While polls vary, Trump averages a one-point lead in Georgia with only three months to go before the election.
A bizarre conversation on social media has gone viral after the ex-wife of Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff called out Usha Vance – the wife of Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance.
Kerstin Emhoff was married to Kamala Harris’ now-husband from 1992 to 2008, during which time they had two children.
On Wednesday, July 31, Kerstin reposted a Kamala HQ video which accused Sen. Vance of “going to war against” childless people.
“Usha’s going to be in the ex-wives club in 2025. Mark my words,” she wrote on X.
Three days later, news broke that the Second Gentleman impregnated his daughter’s nanny while married to Kerstin. Sure enough, the article was quickly shared back to her.
Many on social media expressed their disbelief at the absurdity of the situation.
Kerstin issued a statement to the Washington Post following news of the affair.
“Doug and I decided to end our marriage for a variety of reasons, many years ago,” she said. “He is a great father to our kids, continues to be a great friend to me and I am really proud of the warm and supportive blended family Doug, Kamala, and I have built together.”
President Joe Biden’s decision not to stand for re-election has thrust Vice President Kamala Harris into the political spotlight.
As the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Harris has been on a whistlestop tour in a bid to salvage her reputation as one of America’s least popular Vice Presidents.
However, her stops around the country seldom seem to take place in front of journalists, prompting Republican opponents to question why she has gone into hiding.
Appearing on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday, July 31, Sen. Tom Cotton said it was “refreshing” to see Republican candidate Donald Trump face tough questions in reference to his appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists earlier in the week.
“It turned out to be a hostile, adversarial interview, but he’s been doing that for nine years. Kamala Harris, meanwhile, has been hiding out for the 10 days that she’s been a president nominee,” Sen. Cotton said.
The discussion turned to controversial remarks made by the former president in which he said he “didn’t know” she was Black amid allegations that she has changed her preferred ethnicity for electoral gain.
“Four years ago, Joe Biden said, ‘if you don’t vote for him, you ain’t Black’ – could you imagine a more insulting comment?” Cotton asked. “Joe Biden is presuming to judge the political views of one-eighth of our citizens based on their skin color – did you ever ask Kamala Harris to condemn his remarks?”
The conversation moved on following a war of words between Cotton and Collins (below)
Cotton was referring to a memorable debate moment where Harris implied that Biden was racist right after saying she didn’t think he was racist at a 2020 Democratic debate.
“So, on the issue of race, I couldn’t agree more that this is an issue that is still not being talked about truthfully and honestly. There is not a Black man I know, be he a relative, a friend or a coworker who has not been the subject of some form of profiling or discrimination,” Harris said during the debate. “And I will say also that in this campaign, we’ve also heard—and I’m going to now direct this to Vice President Biden. I do not believe you are a racist and I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground.”
She then went on to add “You also worked with them to oppose busing. And you know, there was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day, and that little girl was me. So, I will tell you that on this subject, it cannot be an intellectual debate among Democrats. We have to take it seriously. We have to act swiftly,” Harris added.
In the exchange she also blasted Biden, telling him it was “hurtful” to “hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on segregation of race in this country.” She was referencing Biden working with two former segregationists, Senators James Eastland and Herman Talmadge. Biden commented in 2019 that there was “at least some civility” in working with them.
Many praised the Arkansas Sen. for his handling of the interview.
Others were more critical of Harris’ continued avoidance of the media.
Political websites and mainstream media organizations are continuing their desperate attempts to promote Kamala Harris.
The Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee has enjoyed a relatively easy ride since President Joe Biden announced his intention to stand down last month. Left-leaning websites have removed previous accusations, while others have contradicted their own reporting about the Vice President.
PolitiFact, which assesses claims made about politicians it doesn’t like, said Donald Trump’s comment that Harris “endorsed free taxpayer-funded government health care for all illegal aliens” was “mostly false”.
How something can be “mostly false” is a story for another day. Importantly, the site deemed Trump to have told a lie.
Except, he hadn’t.
Thanks to the joys of social media, we can now verify sources independently, as the End Wokeness account did on Wednesday, July 31.
The account shared a 30-second clip of Harris speaking with CNN about a bill covering health for those who entered the country illegally (below). “Let me be just very clear about this: I’m opposed to any policy that would deny, in our country, any human being from access to public safety, public education, or public health. Period,” the then-Sen. for California said.
And that wasn’t all.
On the debate stage during the 2020 Democratic Primary, where she garnered exactly zero delegates, all the candidates were asked if they support free healthcare for illegals, all of which affirmed they would:
Even Elon Musk chimed in to comment on the absurdity.
Others noted that PolitiFact’s claim was “mostly false.”
Few, except for Trump himself, mentioned that the sit-down discussion began 35 minutes late after technological problems from incompetent ABC News workers.
When it finally began, ABC’s Rachel Scott began the onslaught. One particular remark drew the attention of social media when Trump referenced Vice President Kamala Harris’ ever-changing ethnicity in order to secure the votes of her audience of the day.
“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black,” Trump said at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention. “So I don’t know, is she Indian, or is she Black?”
Trump continued;: “I respect either one but she obviously doesn’t because she was Indian all the way and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she became a Black person. And I think somebody should look into that, too.”
Naturally, CNN sought to pounce and asked the former president’s running mate, J.D. Vance, for his views on Trump’s comment that Harris was “all of a sudden Black”.
“As the father of three bi-racial children, do those comments give you pause at all?” quizzed correspondent Steve Contorno.
Vance promptly responded, “They don’t give me pause at all; all he said was that Kamala Harris is a chameleon.”
“She is everything to everybody, and she pretends to be somebody different depending on what audiences she is in front of. I think it’s totally reasonable for the president to call that out, and that’s all he did,” Vance added.
He concluded; He continued; “I think it’s totally reasonable for the president [Trump] to call that out, and that’s all he did. Look, she’s running as a tough on crime prosecutor even though she implemented open border policies. She’s saying that she wants to support the police, yet she wanted to defund the police just three years ago. It’s totally reasonable to call out the fact that she pretends to be somebody different depending on the audience she’s talking to.”
The Sen. for Ohio referenced Harris’ track record of contradictions over the border and the police, much to the praise of many on social media.
For others, Vance’s confidence gave prudence to Trump’s selection of him for running mate.
Since her effective confirmation as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, the mainstream media has sought to eradicate previous claims and attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.
On Wednesday, July 31, the Associated Press became the latest outlet to attempt to alter history when reporting on Donald Trump’s appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.
After a question regarding whether the Republican candidate believed Harris was the Democratic nominee “because she is a Black woman,” Trump said he “didn’t know” she was Black due to her previous ethnicity claims.
“She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage,” Trump responded. “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black.”
“Now she wants to be known as Black,” Trump continued before adding that his presidential rival “obviously doesn’t” respect either race due to her conflicting claims.
Watch his comments below:
The Associated Press claimed the former president “falsely suggested” Harris had misled voters over her race.
However, social media users were quick to find evidence to the contrary.
So poor was the Associated Press’ argument that a guy who goes by the name “Catturd” was able to refute it.
And everyone else could see through their BS too.
Others agreed with Trump’s comments.
Harris is trying to claw back Black American voters who may be tempted by a second Trump presidency. Although not the largest demographic of the American electorate, many Black voters live in highly populated swing states, thus making them crucial in the race for the White House.
Kamala Harris’ has previously been described as “America’s wine mom”, and prominent political commentator Michael Malice hilariously broke that down on the Joe Rogan Experience at the end of July.
Malice, who was born in Lviv, Ukraine, began his point with a throwback to the Vice President’s infamous, highly detailed breakdown of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the Eastern European country. “She once said, ‘Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So basically, that’s wrong.’”
“I think of her as America’s wine mom,” Malice told Rogan, adding that Harris has the “three phases” of wine mom; happy drunk, drunk at work [sic], and “I’m being stern, so you don’t realize how plastered I am” drunk, all of which he breaks down with quotes from Harris.
Give it a watch – and prepare to laugh… a lot:
Users on social media platform X adored the comparison.
Historical fracking-objector Kamala Harris has pledged not to ban the oil drilling practice amid criticism from the Republican Party.
The Vice President and Democratic Party presumptive nominee has long opposed fracking, going as far to say in 2019 that there was “no question” about her stance.
However, with Harris heavily relying on swing states in order to beat GOP nominee and former president Donald Trump, the Democrat has shifted her tune.
“There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,” she told a CNN Town Hall in 2019, adding that she had a “history of working on this issue” in California.
Harris’ anti-fracking viewpoint has stretched beyond presidential ambitions, however. In the same year, she cosponsored the Green New Deal – a climate change proposal which included a ban on fracking.
“Climate change is real, and it poses an existential threat to us as human beings, and it is within our power to do something about it,” Harris said while on her first campaign trial. “I am supporting the Green New Deal.”
As the media continues to purge previous criticism of Harris, Politico declared her anti-fracking stance as “allegations” and “accusations.”
It’s amazing how the strategy of the Harris campaign and her media enablers is to pretend she hasn’t said anything she’s ever said in the past?
Even the best political spin doctor will struggle to describe something as an “allegation” when there’s video evidence of the presidential candidate making that exact claim…
Others on social media were critical of the publication.
Vice President Harris is yet to be confirmed as the Democratic Party’s nominee – a process which is all-but certain to take place at August’s Democratic National Convention.
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