'Um is this a bad thing?' Fox host's description of Harris as 'Obama in a skirt' backfires
July 31, 2024
A host on Fox Business on Wednesday described Vice President Kamala Harris as "Obama in a skirt" — and many progressives on Twitter saw absolutely nothing bad about that.
During an interview with Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Sunshine, the host asked how the campaign planned to pivot from running against President Joe Biden to running against Harris, who is drawing enthusiastic crowds at packed campaign rallies in a way that Biden never did.
"They are trying to sell her as 'Obama in a skirt,'" the host said. "Basically trying to create momentum around Kamala Harris based on identity politics based on the fact that she's a woman of color and would be the first woman of color president."
Given that former President Barack Obama won presidential elections on two separate occasions, and each time won with more than 50 percent of the vote, many people who watched the exchange wondered if that wouldn't be good marketing.
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"Weird... but then Obama was two terms as president, so what's their point exactly?" asked Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall.
"Um...Is this meant as a criticism or a bad thing?" asked Chidi Nwatu.
"'Obama in a skirt' should beat the tar out of a crazy old weirdo," argued Greg Cantwell.
"Why do half their attacks on Harris sound like campaign ads for her though?" asked Brian Hiatt.
Progressive activist Dante Atkins corrected Fox Business by noting that Harris typically wore pantsuits, and then added "the fear is palpable."
National security attorney Bradley Moss, meanwhile, watched the segment and felt the need to ask, "Are white, blonde women OK?"
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