Liberal media attacks Kamala as Trump chooses experienced extremists

I've now read 587 articles explaining why Kamala Harris got beat up, so I consider myself an expert.

I also watched endless cable segments in which left-wing pundits either grappled with the fallout from Democratic erasure or urged their colleagues to be part of the Resistance, with Rachel Maddow telling the “free press” to “stand up and fight”.

As Donald Trump races to fill the administration's top posts — and newspaper articles warn of the horrors to come — the bashing of Harris and Joe Biden has reached a fever pitch.

And yet many of the same liberal media outlets that hailed Kamala's operation as “flawless” and “incredible” are now saying in essence that it was a pointless, horrible, very bad campaign. This makes it clear that they knew all along, but they didn't want to say it, because they were protecting the vice president to try to keep Trump out of the White House. This is another blow to the media's plummeting credibility.

BIDEN AND HARRIS TEAM IN LEAKS WAR AFTER KAMALA HARRIS’S 2024 ELECTION LOSS

President Biden, from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough and Maj. Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp, ​​commanding general of Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and Military District Washington, stand during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Monday, November 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Here are some of the media's post-mortem analyses:

Andrew Sullivan: “How could an entire left-liberal worldview be dismantled in a more understandable way by reality? And yet the first reaction from my own liberal friends was anger at the electorate. They texted me to insist that Harris lost because of white people – white people. womenespecially.”

Maureen Dowd: “Some Democrats are finally waking up and realizing the woke is broke…

“Kamala, one Democratic lawmaker told me, made the “colossal mistake” of running a billion-dollar campaign with celebrities like Beyoncé when many of the struggling working-class voters she wanted couldn't even afford a ticket to a Beyoncé concert, often minus a down payment on a house.

Nellie Bowles of the Free Press said Harris “made me furious, because she is a good, excellent person who ran a truly terrible campaign. It was a campaign that exemplified all the delusions of modern Democrats: that it is never necessary to say anything.” you argue (because people should just assume you know what's best for them), that you should never answer tough questions or appear with questionable numbers, and that the one question every American woman should ask herself worry is abortion…

“The real villain of this story is Zombie Biden and his corrupt family, who the media treated like heroes throughout.”

David Brooks: “Some on the left will argue that Trump won because of the inherent racism, sexism and authoritarianism of the American people. Apparently, these people love to lose and want to do it again and again…

“Can the party of universities, affluent suburbs and trendy urban centers do it? [disrupt the Republicans]? Well, Donald Trump hijacked a corporate party, which hardly seemed like a vehicle for proletarian revolt, and that's exactly what he did. Those of us who condescend to Trump should feel humiliated: He did something none of us could do. »

Politico: “How can Harris' defenders complain about being dragged down by Biden when she hasn't found a single substantive policy issue on which to break with the unpopular outgoing president? She waited three months, blurted out on “The View” that she couldn't think. of any difference with Biden. »

National Review: “She was a bad candidate with an even worse message, if you can call it that. All she had to do was sell herself, and she couldn't even accomplish that task fundamental.”

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Well, you get the idea.

During a 107-day campaign, Harris failed to convince enough Americans that she was authentic, that she could be commander in chief, or that she had abandoned far-left policies (such such as the legalization of border crossings and support for trans surgeries for prisoners). ) of his last campaign. She stupidly hid from the press for a month, making it seem like she couldn't go off-script.

Now, almost everyone – except those who blame racism and sexism for their loss – is saying what I've been saying for three months. Harris should never have picked Tim Walz, who did nothing for the ticket. The trans issue hurt her and she never chose a subject, this or that, to separate herself from the left wing of her party. She was too afraid of hurting Joe.

The vice president has tried to focus on kitchen table economics, such as with her plan to raise prices. But despite current low inflation and unemployment, many Americans still feel they are paying higher grocery prices and appreciate Trump's economic record better than Biden's.

Minnesota Governor, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, is comforted by second gentleman Doug Emhoff as Democratic Vice President for President Kamala Harris delivers a speech conceding the 2024 US presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, November 6, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Blake)

It may well be that Harris could have done nothing to stop Trump's juggernaut, given his turn away from working class and minority voters.

Now the president-elect is rushing to name his top candidates, having immediately named campaign manager Susie Wiles as chief of staff – the first woman to hold the position.

Tom Homan, who was director of ICE during Trump's first term, will be border czar, which is not a big surprise. Homan will be in charge of the mass deportation program, and when asked if there was a way to avoid separating families, as happened last time, he said yes: deport them all together.

Stephen Miller, who led tough immigration policies during the first term, is expected to be named deputy chief of staff — a promotion, first reported yesterday by CNN, that is unlikely to reflect the influence he will have as a trusted person. member of Trump's inner circle.

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I was told a few days ago that Elise Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman from upstate New York, would be joining the administration. And yesterday, Trump named her UN ambassador. She has experience in the George W. Bush White House.

Then there are the insiders who are the subject of speculation. Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick is being touted by some as a possible Treasury secretary, but he has his hands full as transition co-chair.

Late yesterday, Trump chose former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. He is a traditional conservative who has fought against excessive environmental regulations and earned a 14 percent lifetime rating from the League of Conservation Voters. Zeldin's choice was first reported by the New York Post, and he told Fox News that the administration would “roll back regulations” that cause “hardship” for businesses and “force” them to settle abroad.

After that, he named Mike Waltz, a Republican congressman from Florida, as White House national security adviser, which does not require Senate confirmation. As the Wall Street Journal first reported, he is a China hawk and a Ukraine skeptic. “Stopping Russia before it drags NATO and thus the United States into war is the right thing to do,” Waltz wrote. “But the burden cannot continue to rest solely on the shoulders of the American people, especially while Western Europe gets a free pass.” (Trump has now cut in half the small margin expected by House Republicans.)

Oh, and Politico says some Democrats are already arguing about 2028 (Josh Shapiro and Gavin Newsom) or being talked about (Pete Buttigieg and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear). Already? Can't we take a break?

So my takeaway is that despite all the media chatter about the lack of safeguards, Trump has so far chosen serious people with serious experience. (Wiles hasn't worked in Washington since the Reagan years, but his role is different.) They are, of course, also loyalists who will do his bidding.

Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)

RFK Jr. will get a headline, but it's unclear whether Trump will follow his outlandish advice on vaccines and fluoride.

And Elon Musk will be responsible for just about everything, and the richest man in the world has flooded X with hundreds of pro-Trump messages (and some prominent liberals are dropping out).

But the biggest moment was Trump's message that Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo not join the administration – no one expected them to do that.

In his message, the president-elect said he enjoyed working with both of them and thanked them for their service.

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My reaction was: Did someone steal Trump's phone? The words idiot and moron did not appear.

Perhaps this is a new tone from a new president who finally feels vindicated. We'll see how long it lasts.