Staff Reports
Hollywood is rolling out the red carpet for Kamala Harris as she barrels toward the election finish line, clearly believing that star power can outshine those pesky little issues like skyrocketing consumer prices. Celebrity endorsements are spilling in like confetti at a Hollywood premiere, providing Harris with a wealth of free publicity and some much-needed social media sparkle. Unfortunately for her supporters, ordinary Americans are stuck trying to make sense of their grocery bills, which have turned into the only real drama in their lives.
NBC News, one of Harris’ quieter cheerleaders, has raised a critical eyebrow at this glittery parade of endorsements. A recent article revealed that while courting celebrity support has been a Democratic tradition that often pays off, it can backfire. The irony here is that while Democrats play to the Hollywood elite, they’re leaving average Americans feeling snubbed. No, voters do not particularly want to hear from Kate Hudson about their families’ financial struggles.
The reaction from former President Donald Trump has been swift and pointed. He’s taken the opportunity to highlight this disconnect, labeling Harris’s celebrity brigade as a “RADICAL LEFT DREAM TEAM.” The optics are hard to ignore: Oprah Winfrey and Jamie Lee Curtis are raising millions for her campaign. It’s hard to tell if Harris thinks being pandered to by Hollywood will earn her more votes or just more eye rolls.
NBC News: Kamala Harris’s Celeb-Heavy Campaign Could Hurt Her — ‘Democrats Cater to Hollywood, Not Average Americans’ https://t.co/P0LIQ5heUq
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In fact, Harris seems to have a flip-flopping relationship with the A-list. Just last summer, her campaign was trying to downplay the involvement of celebrities in their crusade to avoid the same elitist criticisms that plagued Hillary Clinton back in 2016. Flash forward to now, and it seems like she has embraced those star-studded endorsements wholeheartedly, even if it means watering down her campaign’s message.
As her campaign heads into the home stretch, the focus on celebrity endorsements signals a troubling trend. Instead of addressing the pressing issues that plague voters, such as inflation and illegal immigration, Harris seems more comfortable riding the coattails of Hollywood’s finest. Her interviews with the likes of Oprah barely scratch the surface on real policy discussions, leaving many to wonder if her biggest supporters are more interested in glitz than grit. Despite Harris’s shout-outs to Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lawrence, polls suggest that the average voter has little interest in whether their favorite pop star thinks Harris is cool. After all, it’s the kitchen table issues that really matter in the end, and that’s not something even a superstar can solve.
