A few weeks and we will be voting and hopefully know who our new POTUS is. Has anyone really changed their mind on whom they're voting for? I highly doubt it. Here is what I predict. If Kamala Harris loses it will be a combination of different factors like she did not have to go through a blitz primary to become the democrat's candidate, she hid behind the curtain doing easy interviews on Colbert, the View, a podcast called Call Her Daddy (about sex), and Stern. Some will blame misogyny on her loss, some will say racism, some will say not choosing Josh Shapiro as her running mate, or foreign policy. But I think the main reasons are her messaging and her inability to connect with real people. She is just not likeable.
Let's start with her campaign messaging. She wants us to vote for her for a clear path forward. Okay but the problem there is she is part of the current administration and has been for three and a half years. The Biden/Harris administration has "told" the American people how great things are currently, so why do we need a message that says we need to move forward? Can't we stay in the lane if things are so dandy? Why do we need change and hope if things are going well? Oh, and there is that little thing called the border. The messaging is contradictory.
Part two and maybe the biggest hurdle to overcome is likeability and relatability. It reminds me of Hilary Clinton back in 2016 when she was claiming that she carried hot sauce in her purse to appeal to Southern African Americans. She even added a Southern accent while whipping out the hot sauce on one interview. It was ridiculous and insulting. Instead of connecting with a body of people she turned them off and seemed disingenuous. Some will argue that Trump is not likeable and while that is true for some, half the country thinks he is funny. He is consistent with his messaging. With Trump what you see is what you get and admittedly cringeworthy sometimes. But if you catch him on a roll and really listen, he connects with everyday Americans because he is shooting from the hip. I get it if you hate that about him, but it has worked because he is not trying to be someone he is not. He is not going on ridiculous shows to talk about nothing. He knows his lane. He is not a politician in the traditional sense.
Back to Kamala. She has not given any interviews of substance. She is trying to appeal to anyone and everyone by going on these soft interviews and while it can be fun, she is running for President. The first woman and first African American. It is a big deal, and it is time for our country to most definitely have a woman. The problem is she seems insincere when whipping into Southern accents or worse Jamaican accents when she has spent a great deal of her life in California. She drinks a beer with Colbert, but she probably drinks wine or champagne, definitely doesn't seem like a Miller High Life kind of girl. Her laugh seems phony. She talks in circles when asked tough questions and our msm gives her a pass. Some of these things should not matter but somehow, they do. Be yourself and let the American public get to know you and your policies. We get nervous laughs and word salads instead.
But back to policies. Kamala hasn't clearly defined how she is going to do all the things listed now on her website, which by the way took months to get up. She hasn't had a hard-hitting interview and when they tried on 60 Minutes it was so bad that they edited it to try to make her look better. Another big problem for many Americans when Trump has been scrutinized every day for years, has gone to interviews on hostile networks and been subject to the democrats rules during the last debates. He has done what he is supposed to do. But she should too. She owes it to the American people if she wants to be the Commander-in-Chief.
The only thing we know for sure is that we don't know, and won't know until November 6th, and even then, there is a chance that totals won't be all the way in. Pennsylvania waits until the day of the election to count mail in votes, so I predict a delay in that state, although I hope I am wrong on that account. Vote early and in person if you can and say a prayer for our country because we could see a shift that will fundamentally change our country forever.
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