(Mark Hemingway – The Federalist) Prior to two weeks ago, Kamala Harris’ political career was defined by two things: Being America’s most liberal senator and the most unpopular vice president since we started polling.
The popularity problem was easy enough to solve. After she was dubiously installed as the Democratic standard bearer, the media charm offensive and meme onslaught began. Harris now has a degree of superficial popularity such that she’s not the toxic figure she was a few months ago.
Of course, that could change. Incredibly, Kamala Harris captured her party nomination through a bizarre process before she even answered a single question from a reporter. Everything Harris has done so far has been scripted and staged, and the voting public hasn’t been confronted with her off-putting demeanor and legendary verbal vapidity. You can bemoan how unethical and artificial this P.R. campaign was, but so far it’s been effective enough.