Staff Reports
The recent electoral defeat faced by Kamala Harris’s campaign has led to an avalanche of excuses from her campaign chair, Jen O’Malley Dillon, who seems to be suffering from a serious case of denial. Instead of owning up to the campaign’s shortfalls, Dillon took to the liberal echo chamber of “Pod Save America,” where she served up a smorgasbord of flimsy justifications, including a bizarre assertion that the media, which has overly catered to her boss, was somehow misleading the public about Harris’s interview frequency.
First off, Dillon claimed that a “narrative” had emerged suggesting that Harris avoided interviews, arguing that this view was misrepresented by the media. The disingenuousness of this statement is astonishing given that Harris indeed went weeks without engaging in any media discussions after Joe Biden’s endorsement—a gap that any political observer would classify as significant. The reality of the situation was that she didn’t sit down for her first serious interview until the end of August, and this was only after a considerable delay while dragging along supportive figures like Governor Tim Walz. To suggest that the media concocted this narrative is nothing short of a desperate deflection.
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Dillon also lamented that when Harris finally did face questions, they were “small and processy.” Unfortunately for her, this line of reasoning only highlights the campaign’s failure to deliver meaningful responses to real issues citizens care about—like inflation, which has been ravaging family budgets. Instead of addressing substantial policy questions with clarity, the vice president often appeared to mumble through vague generalities about her background, giving voters little faith in her ability to tackle pressing challenges.
Moreover, Dillon and her cohorts seem to overlook the fact that Donald Trump regularly answered tough questions from both friendly and hostile media outlets. Trump’s willingness to engage in direct discourse starkly contrasts with Harris’s evasive approach, reinforcing the notion that her team struggled to find the confidence and competence necessary for a national campaign. It’s comical to think Dillon believes they were held to a double standard, when in fact, Trump’s proactivity in facing the media underscored Harris’s unwillingness to endure even slightly tough questioning.
Further punctuating the ridiculousness of the Harris campaign’s excuses is Dillon’s assertion that they didn’t have time for high-profile podcasts like Joe Rogan’s, while simultaneously making appearances on far less significant shows like “Call Her Daddy.” Timing never seemed to be a concern for them when they could squeeze in time for scripted segments on Saturday Night Live, but when it came to engaging with serious, mainstream platforms, excuses started flying. This inconsistency paints a troubling image of a campaign that was less about outreach and more about avoiding rigorous scrutiny.
As the Harris team spins its web of excuses, it becomes glaringly clear that accountability is sorely lacking. Instead of embracing lessons learned from this electoral failure, they continue down a path of blaming external factors while their own candidate’s shortcomings remain completely unresolved. In the world of political theater, one has to wonder how long they believe they can keep up this charade before reality knocks on their door. The electorate is watching, and it seems not even the best excuses can obscure the truth.
