KAM BASH ‘BACKFIRES
‘Nervous’ ex-Obama adviser gives damning election day assessment of Kamala Harris after she wheeled out celeb pals
It comes as an insider told The U.S. Sun that Taylor Swift is supporting Harris from the sidelines
EX-Obama advisor Van Jones admitted he is "nervous" while giving a damning election-day assessment of Kamala Harris's celebrity campaign.
Jones, a veteran political analyst and a long-term supporter of the Democrats, said her "star-studded" campaign will make working-class voters feel isolated.
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The expert said that the last few events in the Harris campaign - filled with megastars like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey- felt eerily similar to the final days of Hillary Clinton’s failed White House bid in 2016.
And he admitted being sceptical if the last push in the swing states would convince voters to vote for the Democrats in the election.
"In 2016, we had a big star-studded event right on the edge of the election, and we lost the state," Jones told CNN, referencing Beyonce's performance for Hilary Clinton's campaign.
“I don’t think people understand, working people sometimes have to choose.
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"‘Am I going to go to the big, cool concert and pay for babysitting for that or am I going to figure out a way to get to the polls?’
“I don’t want people going to concerts. I want people out there knocking on doors.
"I want people out there fighting for this thing,” he said.
Harris's plan to fill her last few campaigns with mega stars seem to have severely backlashed for the Democrats.
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Trump has latched on to the mainstream praise of Harris and said it's a clear indication she's an elite who doesn't care for the average American.
After her SNL episode aired, a spokesperson for his campaign said, "Kamala Harris has nothing substantive to offer the American people.
Kamala Harris is a profoundly horrible candidate - Trump will win by an electoral landslide
"So that's why she's living out her elitist friends on Saturday Night Leftists as her campaign spirals down the drain into obscurity.
"For the last four years, Kamala’s destructive policies have led to untold misery and hurt for all Americans," he told .
"She broke it, and President Trump will fix it."
Trump also blasted celebrities like Beyoncé for failing to perform any music at Harris' event during his own rally in Pittsburgh.
The singer was joined by her former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, who also didn't sing a single bar.
"Everyone's expecting a couple of songs," he said.
"There were no songs. There was no happiness.
"They booed like hell, but the press didn’t play that."
Trump insisted that his campaign doesn't need celebrities because his team is bringing the policies Americans care about most.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift reportedly sent Kamala Harris an over-the-top gift to show her support on Election Day - just hours after Donald Trump ripped into his rival over her elitist friends and celebrity-packed campaign.
Swift first endorsed Harris after the vice president faced off in the presidential debate against Donald Trump, who has slammed his rival for choosing popularity over policy.
The Fortnight singer wanted to make a last show of support for Harris with roses and sent her love ahead of the historic vote.
However, another Swift source denied any contact with Harris.
Swift, 34, has been a staunch Democrat voter since 2018, when she broke her decade-plus-long political silence to encourage impressionable Tennessee fans to vote blue in an upcoming senate race.
What to know on Election Day...
- Donald Trump and Kamala Harris made their final pitches to supporters and undecided voters at a flurry of rallies on the eve of Election Day.
- Harris held several events in Pennsylvania on Monday while Trump crisscrossed across battleground states, holding rallies in Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
- Vice President-nominee voted Tuesday morning at a Catholic church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Donald Trump returned to Florida, where he and Melania visited a polling location minutes from his Mar-a-Lago beach resort to cast their votes in the election.
- Trump is expected to hold an election night watch party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
- Kamala Harris is making one final push on Election Day as she's expected to participate in seven radio interviews in each swing state.
- Harris will hold an election night watch party at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington DC, where she will be joined by her running mate, .
CELEBS SUPPORT HARRIS
Harris has enjoyed a raft of celebrity support, but the star-studded campaign left Democrats nervous over a 2016 repeat.
At her final rally in Pennsylvania Monday, the vice president welcomed media sensation Oprah Winfrey and pop star Lady Gaga on stage.
This came after Beyonce, who allowed the vice president to use her song Freedom during the campaign, endorsed the candidate at a rally in Houston, Texas.
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And on Saturday, Harris enjoyed saccharine support from Saturday Night Live in her cold open, as the show broke Federal Communications Commission regulations by snubbing Trump and only offering her solo air time.
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