Staff Reports
The latest maneuver from Kamala Harris’s campaign to win over Gen Z could only be described as a combination of desperation and cringe-inducing antics fit for a Saturday Night Live sketch. As the Vice President seemingly positions herself as the Democratic nominee for 2024, her campaign has swerved into a cramped alley of social media gimmickry to capture the ever-elusive youth vote. It’s a spectacle that raises eyebrows and elicits chuckles across the political spectrum.
Once the harmless, if not somewhat mundane, TikTok account aimed at boosting President Biden’s “cool” factor, the Harris campaign has decided to transform it into an online circus, populated by an array of memes that do far more harm than good to her already teetering public image. A CNN commentator, who apparently still had some semblance of faith, noted the V.P.’s shift as she attempted to transition from “cringe to cool.” Unfortunately, the limbo she finds herself in makes one wonder if even her cool factor needed to be checked for a pulse.
In a bid to appeal to the TikTok-obsessed youngsters, whispers of financial incentives have surfaced, revealing a shocking strategy to lure social media influencers into making Harris look like a rock star on their feeds. An exposé by comedian Steve McGrew uncovered an email from a company seeking to connect influencers with “paid post-collaboration opportunities” for the Harris campaign, which included a modest cash bonus as the cherry on top of a stale cake. For the right price, influencers could slap together a meme from a laundry list of pre-approved materials — tagging Harris and peppering their posts with hashtags as if they were part of some youth-oriented cult.
Mention of this influencer strategy might leave some conservatives wondering if Harris’s team has emerged from a poorly scripted reality show gone wrong. McGrew’s deadpan outrage over the shameless bid to buy support is telling. Apparently, the campaign’s newfound strategy could be summarized as “money talks, so sell your soul for a viral post.” Whether anyone actually takes the bait remains to be seen, but one can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of a campaign that pays for a post while simultaneously trying to sell authenticity — a commodity in short supply.
Further examination reveals that the entertaining nature of this situation isn’t merely a flash in the pan for Harris’s team. Critics, including conservative reporter Chrissy Clark, have exposed the left’s strategy as straight out of an Orwellian nightmare. The suggestion that the Democratic National Committee has established an “influencer dark network” raises both eyebrows and laughter. It seems the DNC is pulling out all stops to overwhelm the media with a wave of viral videos, aiming to cloak the failures of their candidates in the guise of youthful exuberance as the election approaches.
So the Harris Campaign Is Paying People to Make Kamala Look 'Cool' to GenZ Voters
Paying antifa goons to destroy is not enough i guess. https://t.co/ReZLmoSvrH
— persistantNagatha 🇺🇸🍊 (@kmcccomcastnet) August 1, 2024
History shows that this isn’t the first rodeo for the DNC when it comes to flooding social media with overly polished, pro-candidate content. Previously, they shelled out substantial sums to stage a charm offensive for President Biden, with reports indicating they dished out over $200,000 during the 2022 election cycle. The irony isn’t lost here — while pretending to be cool, the Democrats are resorting to age-old tactics that reek of desperation as they bypass genuine support for cash incentives. The true tragedy is that they think a TikTok gimmick will convince a generation to rally behind a leader who can’t even seem to convince herself she’s the right person for the job.
