Kamala Harris Surprises Everyone

The New York Times ^ | Aug. 5, 2024, 5:05 a.m. ET | Gail Collins and Bret Stephens

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. I have to make a confession: Kamala Harris had a much stronger start than I expected. She appears competent, in command and she is connecting to voters — everything she wasn’t when she ran for president five years ago. I gather you’re not surprised ….

Gail Collins: Bret! Does that mean you’re going to vote for her? I was planning on torturing you until you joined the team.

Bret: I’m not there yet, though the rumored choice of Josh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor, as her running mate would go far to reassure me about a Harris administration. What do you think?

Gail: Certainly seems to make sense politically — guy from a very important state, with a moderate image that might reassure Democrats who are worried that Harris is too far to the left.

But Bret, can I take one minute to register a big howl about the fact that in a presidential election one vote in Pennsylvania is worth a trillion times more than one vote in, um, New York?

Nobody’s arguing that Shapiro is the best conceivable candidate in the country; he’s just maybe the best conceivable candidate from a critical swing state.

Bret: What else is new? In this case, there would be the happy blending of a terrific candidate who happens to govern a must-win state. I also think Harris recognizes that she needs to temper the perception of her being a Bay Area progressive politician by choosing a governor with a reputation for centrism. It makes for a good contrast to Trump-Vance, where old-and-crazy chose to pair up with young-and-reckless.

Gail: Well, governmentally speaking, I’d be happiest with a vice-presidential candidate who was of the same progressive bent as Harris. But I’ve got to admit that the smartest strategy is to pick somebody who makes the ticket...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Corporate gaslight press article presented under topic "humor" to grant it the respect it deserves.

[ponygirl]

We are doomed.

[kiryandil]

A pair of prize DNC ass lampreys.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

I put a sign on my lawn begging for any interstellar travelers to pick me up.

“Please abduct me!”
“Will scub alien toilets”

[escapefromboston]

What has Kamala done ?

[cowboyusa]

Bump is fading. She had a great week and a half. All Trump since Friday. Plus great Trump Asa in the Swing States.

[NorthMountain]

She appears competent, in command and she is connecting to voters

Uh ...

And what color is the sky on your planet?

[chrisser]

I’m surprised these two can breathe on their own. The stupid must be all-encompassing.

[teeman8r]

Bret: Gail, how are the cats doing?

Gail: Bret, they are doing well? Because of this economy, we’re all eating the same thing now. How’s your wife’s boyfriend?

[Pox]

But their audience isn't particularly large, and already voting for dems, so I'm not thinking their influence is particularly significant any longer.

Social media bypasses the pinheads, and their influence has been significantly reduced.

[ModelBreaker]

LOL. We knew the old media would go completely ape$shit with shivers running down their legs.

This was so predictable as was the “strong start” the media had.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

She appears competent, in command and she is connecting to voters

She hasn't held a press conference, she hasn't granted any interviews, and I haven't seen her make a single public appearance since she and others forced Senile Joe to drop out of the race. And for the NYT, this is the appearance of competence and command. Pathetic.

[OttawaFreeper]

Agreed. When places like the Times and the Washington Post and the alphabet networks are either laying off staff or cutting costs in other ways, it indicates that they are not as subscribed to as much as they once were.

[dowcaet]

We have too many doom and gloomers around here who buy into every media narrative and have decided this race is not winnable. Well they better realize a Harris win and there is no J. D. Vance or Ron DeSantis coming to the rescue in 2028. It will be ballgame and this country will not be recoverable.

[SaveFerris]

[We are doomed.]

The New York Times is at it again.

[Leaning Right]

> What has Kamala done ? <

She took a crayon and put a D after her name. That’s all she did. And it’s all she needed to do.

[Luke21]

“Because of this economy, we’re all eating the same thing now.”

Catfood is about to become a delicacy. I laughed hard at this trash.

[UnwashedPeasant]

This reads like a script for a “spontaneous” conversation written by AI.

[Mark]

IF she becomes winner, she can say that she inherited the bad economy from the previous administration.

[Magnum44]