There’s a popular conception that politicians at the federal level, especially the leaders of the major parties, must possess a high degree of cunning and intellect. After all, only the most Machiavellian schemers could navigate the cutthroat labyrinth of party politics to the highest offices in the Capitol or the White House, right?
Oftentimes, people strain, sometimes desperately, to attribute complex machinations and ulterior motives to the current chaos of the American political landscape. It’s part of a senseless hope that there is some deeper meaning to be found in the inane ramblings or narcissistic posturing of our political class.
National Review’s Jim Geraghty displayed this sentiment Monday, seemingly struggling to make sense of Kamala Harris’ rise to power and the very real possibility that she could be the next president despite the mountain of evidence that she is, indeed, a simpleton.
“There’s this nagging complication — if Kamala Harris is as stupid as her critics claim, why does she have the Democratic presidential nomination and a roughly 50–50 shot of being the first female president in U.S. history?” Geraghty posted on X.
There’s this nagging complication — if Kamala Harris is as stupid as her critics claim, why does she have the Democratic presidential nomination and a roughly 50–50 shot of being the first female president in U.S. history? Do you know how many ruthlessly ambitious Democratic men…
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 21, 2024
“Do you know how many ruthlessly ambitious Democratic men and women have desperately
