Staff Reports
The 2024 election cycle is really heating up, and Vice President Kamala Harris seems to have thrown herself into a bind so deep that even a former First Lady might not be able to pull her out. In an apparent whisper of desperation, she has recruited Michelle Obama to assist her campaign, a move that raises eyebrows and comedic chuckles alike among conservative circles. While many might think of the Obamas as political titans, Michelle’s recent foray into the campaign trail suggests that she’s more of a liability than an asset.
Perhaps the most ironic twist in this saga is that Harris’s current campaign partner, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, has shown himself to be a sinking ship amid numerous scandals. Instead of bolstering her chances, Walz has proven to be a political anchor weighing down her already troubled boat. It seems Harris has given up on him altogether, opting instead to call in the big guns, or at least, someone with name recognition. The only downside? Michelle Obama is finding herself knee-deep in controversy, and may just have her own political clumsiness to apologize for shortly.
📍Kalamazoo, MI
First Lady Michelle Obama is here campaigning for VP Harris for the first time.
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Obama wasted no time making appearances for Harris, despite her prior claims that politics isn’t her jam. During a stop in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she dived headfirst into some racially charged rhetoric, suggesting that anyone who doesn’t support Harris is a racist or a sexist. It’s classic Obama playbook—a tactic that harkens back to their time in the White House when identity politics reigned supreme. Her comments practically scream, “If you don’t think like me, you must be an enemy of progress!”
Not surprisingly, this wasn’t the first time that the former First Lady has found herself in hot water while trying to bolster a struggling campaign. The Obamas have a knack for stirring the pot, consistently using racially divisive language that seems to have only escalated since they left the Oval Office. Michelle has her husband, Barack, supporting her from the sidelines, but his own recent remarks have sparked backlash, even among his own party members. The duo’s outreach to Black voters has taken a combustive turn, suggesting that if one doesn’t support Harris, they clearly don’t understand their own heritage.
With the clock ticking down to the election, this miscalculated reliance on the former First Lady only adds to the comedy of errors surrounding the Harris campaign. As it stands, with a sinking ship in Walz and a guest star who just can’t seem to help but fan the flames of division, the 2024 race is shaping up to be a spectacular spectacle. Only time will tell if this unexpected alliance will yield any results or merely provide the rest of America with a front-row seat to one political blooper after another.
