With her campaign faltering and Democrats growing concerned that Donald Trump would become the next president of the United States, Kamala Harris has chosen the path of desperation. To expand her tent, the vice president appeared at a “town hall” with Liz Cheney on Monday.
Yes, that would be the same Liz Cheney that most leftists hate with a passion. Yet no one has ever accused the Harris campaign of having common sense. So the show went on, and before it even started, things had already gone wrong. When a viewer asked host Maria Shriver if they could ask questions, this was the answer.
LOL… Kamala’s “Town Hall” is off to a great start.
Audience member: “Are we going to ask questions?”
Moderator: “Unfortunately you don’t have any pre-written questions, um, hopefully I can ask some questions that you might have on your mind.”pic.twitter.com/x1d5plAPwV
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) October 21, 2024
SHRIVER: Unfortunately not. We have some predetermined questions. Hopefully I can ask some questions you may have on your mind.
Nothing says “Town Hall” like predetermined questions, no doubt asked by the campaign itself. What’s particularly great is Shriver’s statement that she could “ask some questions that might be on your mind.” Sure, people came hoping to actually get concrete information from Harris, but isn’t hoping that the moderator will ask a question that’s somehow related to something you care about basically the same thing?
Remember, we are still in the midst of a Democratic furore over Donald Trump’s visit to McDonald’s, with leftists proclaiming that the event was “staged.” Now, is a “town hall” where no one can ask questions “staged”? Asking for a friend.
However, that’s not even the worst part. The worst thing is to make Liz Cheney a moral arbiter and campaign resource. I’ve seen presidential candidates do some really stupid things over the years, but this could be the deciding factor.
Liz Cheney tried to give abortion opponents explicit permission to support Kamala Harris on Monday, suggesting during a town hall-style event with Harris that Republican restrictions on abortion rights have gone too far. https://t.co/U26FacVNNg
– The New York Times (@nytimes) October 21, 2024
I know the New York Times is having a pretty overwhelming day, but I want to reassure the journalists there that Liz Cheney doesn’t have the clout they need anyone Permission to do anything. She is despised by Republicans and Democrats alike, which is why it is so moronic that Harris is trying to exploit the disgraced former congresswoman as a campaign activist.
It’s not just that Cheney doesn’t give Harris any juice. It’s about her actively alienating a core population that Harris is hoping to win the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
SEE: Muslim group criticizes Kamala Harris for appearance with Liz Cheney
No one despises the Cheney family more than Arab Americans, many of whom see them as the cause of so much death and suffering in the Middle East. Harris needs their votes, and she’s instead pushing them further away, only to get some blowback from a press obsessed with praising anti-Trump Republicans.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad Harris makes such a huge mistake, but it’s so obvious that it drives me crazy that she would fall right into a trap like that. In fact, during the town hall, a protester stood up and asked about the war in Gaza. They were shouted down and escorted out by security.
Someone in the room at the Harris-Cheney event shouted, “What about Gaza?”
Attendees applauded to overwhelm the sole protester and it looks like he is now being thrown out by security.
— Daniel Marans (@danielmarans) October 22, 2024
I don’t agree with this protester, considering that the answer to the question “What about Gaza?” is for Hamas to surrender and return any hostages still alive, but I also know that a scene like this that’s how it is terrible optics for the vice president. Whatever overtures she made to Arab Americans were simply dashed when she cozyed up to Cheney and kicked out a “pro-Palestinian” protester. It’s challenging to imagine how a campaign could make such a mistake so tardy in the game.
Editor’s note: This article was updated after publication to note that the moderator was Maria Shriver.
