The Democrat Party’s presumed presidential ticket, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, are trying to convince American voters that their campaign is about bringing “joy” back.
The Democrat House whip, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., has called Walz “joyful.” Walz has referred to Harris as a “compassionate, careful, joyous leader who believes in every one of you.” The “joyful” campaign theme has been quickly endorsed and promoted by the Democrat Party’s media echo chamber (see here and here.) But this whole thing feels more like a bait-and-switch scheme.
The Harris-Walz campaign reveals little about how “joy” is defined and measured, what policies the duo proposes to bring “joy” to America, and whether they aim to make all Americans feel joyful or only those who agree with them. Since the Democrat establishment launched a soft coup to swap Biden for Harris on July 21, Harris hasn’t done any sit-down interviews with any major media outlet nor held a press conference. Her campaign website is the first that doesn’t list the candidate’s policy positions.