Beyoncé-Gate Is A Very REAL Problem For Kamala And Democrats Know It

Posted • October 28, 2024: Kamala Harris has promised a Beyoncé 'performance' not once but TWICE … and neither time she's performed. Team Harris has used the popular singer as a draw because they know Kamala herself will not bring in the large crowds. That being said, even Democrats don't like being fooled and taken advantage of over and over again. First of all, the context. With Trump visiting Texas Friday for a sit down with Joe Rogan, Kamala needed to make a splash. The play: bring Beyoncé to endorse her in Houston. And the news was spread - but was it going to be more than just an endorsement? Beyoncé spoke for like four minutes and then bailed. But the media decided a performance was in the cards. Media did their part. They wanted to help Kamala bring in a crowd and even they know she couldn't do it alone. In a way, it's like they set Kamala up to fail by trying to help her. Delish.

They intentionally lied to the Democrat voter base in order to gin up interest in the rally - a rally with higher than usual stakes given it was up against Trump-Rogan. And it just made her look desperate, especially when people in the crowd booed her. But the high profile nature of this lie could have serious repercussions. Average Dem voters are PISSED. And you can tell because the true believers are out desperately trying to debunk the bait and switch. Will this matter come Election Day? Who knows. But given the collapsing enthusiasm for Harris, and the subsequent decline in the polls, it’s entirely possible that a growing percentage of frustrated Dems stay home - a disaster for the Ds up and down the ballot. (…)

• More at: Twitchy - THIS - DAMNING Thread Proves Beyoncé-Gate Is a Very REAL Problem for Kamala and Democrats Know It
https://twitchy.com/samj/2024/10/28/beyonce-gate-kamala-thread-n2402879