Ah, Kamala Harris—the political equivalent of that one coworker everyone avoids adding to the group chat. You know the type: always available, always eager, and yet somehow, always the last person you want showing up when it actually matters. Case in point: the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court race, where even Democrats politely (and privately) told the Vice President to please stay home.
Let’s set the scene. It’s a high-stakes election in Wisconsin, a battleground state with implications for everything from redistricting to the next presidential race. Liberal candidate Susan Crawford was gearing up to take on conservative Brad Schimel, and the Democratic machine was revving into full campaign mode. One would think they’d be grateful for a little vice-presidential star power, right? Nope. Not even a little.
Apparently, Kamala offered to fly in, give one of her famously meandering speeches, and dazzle voters with her signature mix of word salad and forced enthusiasm. And what was the response? A strategic, coordinated “thanks but no thanks.” According to reports, party officials made it crystal clear: her presence would be a distraction—and not in the good kind of “headline-grabbing, base-firing” way, but more like “please don’t remind people she’s still a heartbeat from the presidency.”
Even her Zoom call—the digital equivalent of a five-minute pep rally—was kept under wraps until the polls closed. Think about that. Democrats were so concerned she’d torpedo turnout, they didn’t even want voters to know she spoke words until after the ballots were counted. And this wasn’t some right-wing smear campaign; this was reported by The New York Times. When they start signaling that Harris is a political third rail, you know things are bad.
Kamala Harris is pondering her future.
Also Democrats in swing states are asking her to stay away from them lest she lose them votes.
I do not see a 2028 run happening. pic.twitter.com/KDnvnya2Za
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) April 10, 2025
And why is Kamala such a liability? Maybe it’s the polling numbers that still hover in political basement territory. Maybe it’s her repeated inability to articulate, well, anything without fumbling into awkward metaphors or nervous laughter. Or maybe it’s the increasingly cringeworthy TikToks where she pretends she’s in tune with average Americans while giving off the energy of someone who just discovered social media last week. Her post-election comments on Wisconsin—delivered in that overly performative, “gosh golly I’m so inspired” tone—only reinforced why the party is hiding her like a bad Christmas sweater.
Democrats know she’s a drag. They may not say it out loud (they’re still clinging to that diversity box she checks), but their actions scream it. She was a no-show in Wisconsin, invisible during midterms, and largely absent from major 2024 conversations—unless, of course, it’s time to toss around vague comments about her “considering options” for 2026 or 2028.
Options like running for California governor, where she can preach to the already converted, instead of facing actual swing-state voters who haven’t forgotten her record, her word salads, or her inexplicable cackles at serious policy questions.
The 🍷wine box chimed in 🤣 pic.twitter.com/mNMhAVR2Gr
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) April 2, 2025
Let’s be honest. If you can’t campaign in Wisconsin because voters there see you as a liability, you’re not headed for the Oval Office—you’re headed for irrelevance. The Democratic Party may have dodged a bullet this time by keeping her behind the curtain, but the bigger question is: how long can they keep pretending Kamala Harris is a rising star when she’s really just political dead weight with a teleprompter?
Either way, it’s looking like California may be the only safe landing spot left. Nationally? The curtain’s falling—and Kamala’s not even on the stage.
