As we head into the final stretch of the election, it looks like Vice President Kamala Harris is leaning hard into fear tactics, delivering her last pitch to the American people with the predictable theme: Donald Trump, the boogeyman of democracy. According to excerpts from her prepared speech, Harris plans to paint Trump as a vindictive overlord with an “Enemies List,” ready to prosecute anyone who’s ever disagreed with him. It’s a sensational image—straight out of a bad political thriller—but hardly a policy that anyone, anywhere, has actually proposed.
In her speech, Harris is also expected to warn Americans that Trump will use the military against citizens he sees as “the enemy from within.” Meanwhile, she’ll position herself as the peacemaker who’s simply here to “make your lives better” and “seek common ground.” Now, isn’t that a convenient narrative? After years of the current administration making clear that anyone who questions their policies is unworthy of a voice, suddenly Harris is all about unity and listening to everyone.
It doesn’t sound like it:
BREAKING: Kamala refuses to denounce her running mate’s comparison of President Trump’s rally attendees to Nazis.
Absolutely disgusting. Shameful. Vile. Disqualifying. pic.twitter.com/o4SUJo9PUf
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 29, 2024
She’ll say she’s “not looking to score political points.” But let’s be real: this whole speech is a checklist of classic Democratic talking points meant to paint Trump as an existential threat while sidestepping the actual issues that voters care about. Border crisis? Economic concerns? Foreign policy disasters? None of these are getting top billing in Harris’s big moment, and that’s no accident.
I’m not even sure her supporters know what they’re doing:
NEW: Kamala Harris’ rally crowd is completely stumped after she tells them to all start shouting their own names.
The moment came after the crowd started a “Kamala” chant.
Harris: “Now I want you to all shout your own names, do that!”
Crowd: *silent* pic.twitter.com/p61FYhPQQP
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 29, 2024
Across the country, Trump is firing back, reminding people why he’s in this race. He’s hitting the road, speaking about his goals to save the economy, secure the border, and rebuild a coalition that resonates with the concerns of everyday Americans. Unlike Harris’s message, which seems to hinge on fear and dramatics, Trump’s message is concrete and focused on issues that impact people’s lives directly.
And let’s not forget Trump’s blunt rebuttal to the barrage of accusations coming from Harris’s camp: “I just wish they’d stop lying because the lies are vicious,” he told supporters at Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s answer to Harris’s attacks? Calling it for what it is—a campaign built on division, fearmongering, and a lack of real solutions.
Now, it’s quite the irony that Harris, who’s part of an administration that’s spent four years labeling anyone with a different viewpoint as extremist or dangerous, suddenly wants us to believe she’s “uniting” the country. Sure, she’ll give you a “seat at the table”—as long as you agree with her vision. It’s classic double-speak: the “unity” she offers is just more of the same condescension for anyone who dares think differently.
Trump’s response on Truth Social sums it up: “Kamala Harris is the worst Vice President in history…Her message to Americans is all division and hate.” Unlike Harris’s lofty language of “seeking common ground,” Trump’s priorities stay rooted in results: fixing the economy, protecting the border, and ending the endless cycle of chaos that’s characterized the past few years. With a week to go, the lines couldn’t be clearer. Harris wants you to turn the page on Trump’s America, but maybe—just maybe—more people are starting to think that Trump’s America wasn’t so bad after all.
