Fox News: Kamala Harris may lose the election because of her supporters!
Between insults to Trump voters and criticism of the Biden-Harris administration by Harris supporters, Harris may lose her chance to win the election, Fox News columnist Colin Reed said.
If you worked on Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, the most frightening sight of the final week of the election was her prominent supporters taking the microphone.
As precious seconds ticked away, the final week of the campaign was marred by missteps and missteps from people who were supposed to be helping the Democratic effort.
According to Fox News, here are three examples of these errors:
First, as Harris delivered her closing address focused on unity, President Biden was calling half the country trash, and you can’t make this up; at the White House, just steps from Harris’s speech, Biden was—inexplicably—on a public Zoom call when he uttered the bizarre line that has dominated the political conversation, “The only trash I see floating around is his supporters,” meaning Donald Trump.
It remains unclear why an 81-year-old man, who was removed from the race due to widespread concerns about his age and ability, was speaking at the same time as his replacement, Democratic nominee Harris.
By the end of the week, the White House tried to moderate Biden’s speech to calm tempers, but the damage was done.
The second error was when former President Bill Clinton told rallygoers in Michigan that the economy was better under Trump.
They say a “gaffe” is when a politician tells the truth, and to be fair, Clinton’s argument is backed up by polling data.
According to a Fox News poll, 7 in 10 voters view the economy negatively.
It’s also the most important issue, and the one where Trump leads Harris by a clear eight points.
Still, the comment isn’t helpful for a candidate trying to communicate on core issues.
It wasn’t the first time the 42nd president has slipped up.
Earlier this month, he appeared to criticize the lack of security on the southern border, causing another viral moment and political headache for Harris’s campaign.
The third error came when Harris’ billionaire backer Mark Cuban accused Trump of failing to surround himself with strong, smart women.
The backlash was swift and intense, and Cuban was forced to apologize in a social media post early Friday morning.
Like Clinton, this wasn’t the first time Cuban has contradicted the campaign’s message.
He (correctly) called the proposed Biden-Harris tax on unrealized capital gains an “economy killer,” saying he “went crazy” when he learned about it.
Kamala Harris faced the unenviable task of introducing herself to voters, presenting herself as an agent of change, breaking with an unpopular incumbent and taking on one of the most dynamic political figures of modern times—and doing it all in the span of three months.
It was never going to be easy, even if things went well.
If Harris fails next week, there will be no shortage of finger-pointing and blame.
The mistakes of her supporters at critical moments in her campaign will be at the top of that list.
