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Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor and Kamala Harris’s running mate, may have thrown a grenade into her already shaky presidential campaign. During a rally in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Walz inadvertently tapped into a potent truth that could haunt Harris as she tries to convince voters she represents a “new way forward.” The irony? That “new way” might just be a variation of the same disastrous policies that have people questioning the Biden-Harris administration.
Let’s face it: in a world where Donald Trump isn’t the president, Harris has the job of explaining how things went so wrong over the last couple of years—and yet her strategy seems more about distancing herself from her own record than actually owning it. At the rally, Walz made the stunning admission that “we can’t afford four more years of this.” It’s hard to say who wants to distance themselves more—Harris from Biden or Walz from the truth.
When Walz took the stage, he rambled about Minnesota’s alleged progress on issues like gun control, but he couldn’t help himself from drifting back to the topic of the campaign. Snapshots of panic must have crossed the faces of the Harris team as they heard their own guy lumping their administration into the same pile as Trump’s chaotic times, a mere two years removed from their own decisions. It’s like a bad scripted show: the punchline was delivered, and no one found it funny.
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Usually, incumbents rally their bases with a resounding call for “four more years.” Instead, Walz’s statement echoed more like a damning indictment of the Biden administration’s failures. Inflation is rampant, grocery prices have skyrocketed, crime rates are through the roof, and illegal immigration continues to spiral out of control. Americans have not forgotten who has been at the helm during this debacle—Joe Biden, along with his trusty sidekick Kamala Harris, who seemed to be side-stepping real responsibility while chasing photo-ops.
Walz’s slip is pure gold for Trump’s campaign, which could easily turn it into a montage of everything going wrong under the Biden-Harris regime. Using Walz’s words would paint a devastating picture for any voter still unsure of who to blame for their dwindling wallets and rising fears. After all, it’s hard for Harris to claim she’s going to change things when she’s been part and parcel to the administration that created this mess.
Thanks to Walz, the conservative narrative just got a fresh leg-up. The American people won’t be fooled by Harris’s attempts to pivot; her two years of incompetence are now etched in the minds of voters. The Biden-Harris brand isn’t going anywhere, and now even their own allies are inadvertently pointing out the fundamental flaw: how do you sell a “new way” when the past two years have been built on the very foundation you stand upon?
