NEW YORK (OPED) – It looks like the Harris-Walz campaign is grasping at straws—and cash. In a move that feels more desperate than a last-minute Amazon Prime purchase, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have launched a fundraising plea that’s almost as bizarre as it is brazen.
In their latest email blast, the campaign team seems to have time-traveled from the pre-Elon era, stubbornly refusing to acknowledge that Twitter is now called X. Seriously, it’s 2024—everyone and their grandma knows the bird has flown the coop, and yet, Harris and Walz are still stuck in the past, pretending nothing’s changed. Maybe they’re hoping if they ignore the rebranding long enough, Musk will go back to SpaceX and leave them alone.
But let’s talk about the real meat of their message: a wild blame game where Elon Musk is somehow the villain behind every social ill they can imagine.
The email accuses Musk of everything from platforming “Trump’s unhinged and hateful agenda” to being a full-on “lackey” for Team MAGA. Yes, you heard that right—the richest man in the world, who’s got rockets literally shooting into space, is now apparently taking orders from Trump. It’s like a conspiracy theory cocktail, shaken, not stirred.
The email goes on to rant about how Musk has “ruined Twitter” by allowing hate speech and disinformation to spread like wildfire. According to the Harris-Walz camp, this is all part of Musk’s grand plan to “control our democracy.” They’re painting a picture of a world where Musk and Trump are twirling their mustaches and plotting to take over the world—while conveniently ignoring that Musk’s platform (sorry, X) is, you know, a private business that people are free to use or ignore as they please.
What’s really got the Harris-Walz team in a panic is the sheer scale of Musk’s reach.
They’re quaking in their boots because Musk’s recent interview with Trump racked up 88 million views and counting. That’s a whole lot of eyeballs, and it’s clearly got the Harris camp feeling more than a little insecure. The email practically begs supporters to chip in $25 to help Harris and Walz “respond to their lies,” because nothing says “we’re totally confident in our campaign” like a frantic plea for cash.
It’s no secret that the Harris-Walz campaign has struggled to gain traction, and this latest move feels like a last-ditch effort to rally the troops by creating a boogeyman out of Musk. But here’s the thing: Americans aren’t buying it. They see through the hyperbole and fearmongering. And maybe, just maybe, they’re tired of being asked for money every time a campaign feels threatened by a billionaire who dares to use his own platform as he sees fit.
So, while Kamala Harris and Tim Walz continue to live in their alternate reality where Twitter is still Twitter and Elon Musk is a MAGA puppet, the rest of us will be over here, in 2024, wondering when they’re going to catch up—or at least come up with a fundraising pitch that isn’t quite so out of touch.
