Kamala Harris was having a beer with late-night comedian Stephen Colbert on Tuesday while Floridians were sheltering in place for mass evacuations before Hurricane Milton made landfall.
The Democratic presidential candidate, who has always displayed a preternatural ability to be tone-deaf, has offered so little confidence that he remains vaguely focused on impending natural disasters.
“I think elections are won on mood,” Colbert told his guests. “Because one of the old saws is you want someone you can have a beer with. then… Would you like to have a beer with me so I can tell people what it’s like?”
“The last time I had a beer was at a baseball game with Doug,” Harris, as he was known, responded with a chuckle.
It was unimaginably horrible.
Kamala Harris throws beer as Floridians flee hurricane.
Kamala Harris’ beer stunt is an obvious attempt to make her relatable. Even more relevant would be if she were sitting in the White House trying to take the lead in informing the public about a major hurricane heading toward Florida.
But Florida isn’t really a big deal at this point. Perhaps she just knows the electoral map, since Trump is far ahead in 538 general election polls. It was as if she wasn’t that worried about the victims of Hurricane Helen in North Carolina or Georgia.
So while she’s pouring down Miller High Life (and by pouring I mean pretending to take a sip), the residents of the Sunshine State are trying to flee to safety. And they are facing problems.