Staff Reports
The Biden camp seems to be experiencing its own internal drama, this time featuring the Vice President’s team in Pennsylvania, where it appears that Kamala Harris’s crew may be stumbling into an electoral cliff. Key members of her operation are airing their grievances like a bad episode of a reality show, leading to a blame game that has the distinct smell of desperation. With the statewide mail-in voting period already underway, panic is rapidly seeping through the Harris camp’s ranks in this crucial battleground state.
The main point of contention seems to revolve around campaign manager Nikky Liu and her alleged mismanagement of resources. While she focuses her attention on areas where Harris already enjoys solid support, insiders are beginning to question whether her westside strategy is effectively courting the persuadable voters in Philadelphia. If the rumors are to be believed, Liu’s own supporters are beginning to lose faith in her ability to read the political tea leaves. This is a classic case of the Democrats’ internal dysfunction—while they fight among themselves, Republicans are gearing up for a sweep.
Just such a dum dum
Kamala: "The way that I like to lead, I bring folks in my office all the time and they know, I don't want any yes people."
She had a 92% staff turnover rate as Vice President.@SGTnewsNetwork pic.twitter.com/GjFcASUVov
— 🇺🇲Salty Texan (@texan_maga) October 11, 2024
Ryan Boyer, the head of the building trades council in Philadelphia, has not held back his criticism regarding Liu’s understanding of the local landscape, suggesting she might be more lost than a tourist in a snowstorm. Black and Latino leaders who recently met with the Vice President have voiced concerns about the campaign’s lack of visibility and effectiveness, clamoring for a more robust outreach strategy. The complaints are piling up like the leaves on the streets of Philadelphia in autumn, with many local officials and community figures calling for action just as the campaign rolls into high gear.
With the competition heating up, the Biden campaign has unloaded a staggering $500 million on advertising in Philadelphia alone, a clear indication that they know the stakes are high. However, here’s the kicker: despite the glitzy ads, if ground game operations are lacking, their efforts may fall flat. A disgruntled Democrat even hinted that victory might be achieved despite the Harris state campaign rather than because of it. That’s the kind of confidence boost one really wants to see heading into a hard-fought election.
Harris’s national campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodriguez appears to be trying to assure everyone that they’ve got it all under control, touting the campaign as the largest and most sophisticated in Pennsylvania’s history. She claims that outreach efforts to Black and Latino voters commenced back in August, but if the response on the ground is anything to go by, skepticism is warranted. Meanwhile, President Trump’s campaign has been actively courting minority communities, diving into outreach efforts in areas like Reading and Philadelphia, proving to be more nimble where it matters.
In the midst of this swirling chaos, a glimpse of Harris’s current standing shows her clinging to a fragile 0.6% lead in the polls, which suggests that any slight shift could send the campaign into a tailspin. Recent surveys have even shown Trump with a 2% lead, making it as clear as the Pennsylvania sky that the results are too close to call. Harris may need to pull a rabbit out of her hat—or at least a real political strategy—if she hopes to emerge victorious in the Keystone State.
