Among Democrats, post-Harris recriminations heat up
By
Byron York
November 19, 2024 2:19 pm
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AMONG DEMOCRATS, POST-HARRIS RECRIMINATIONS HEAT UP. It’s been just three weeks since Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the presidential election. The news has been consumed with Trump’s Cabinet picks and plans for a second administration. But among Democrats, there is more than that to talk about. Recriminations and finger-pointing in the wake of Harris’s loss started on election night, of course, but now, they are rising to a new level.
Democrats are angry about a lot of things. But the three that have attracted some attention in the last few days are 1) the massive amount of money Harris spent and where it went, 2) the campaign role Harris gave to former Rep. Liz Cheney, and 3) the part the media played in Harris’s loss and Trump’s win. All have Democrats nearly gagging in disbelief and, in some cases, anger.
The Harris campaign’s incredible extravagance was first reported by the Washington Examiner’s Gabe Kaminsky here. The pace of spending was astonishing — the campaign spent $1.5 billion in a campaign that lasted only 15 weeks. That is $100 million per week, a sum that has campaign experts shaking their heads. Just look at the headline of this New York Times story: “How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks; Her frenzied spending has led to second-guessing among some Democrats and questions as she has pressed for more cash since the election.”
