Will Kamala Harris Cause a Democratic Party Jan. 6 Crisis if She Loses?

Vice President Kamala Harris’s closing election message is that former President Donald Trump is a fascist who loves Adolf Hitler. It could set the stage for more Jan. 6 chaos if Harris loses.

Harris has decided that grocery prices or illegal immigration should take a backseat in her campaign messaging to declaring that Trump is a fascist and promoting an anonymously sourced hit piece from the Atlantic, which previously published anonymous claims about Trump that were rebutted on the record by multiple people, that claims Trump repeatedly praised Hitler.

Of course, it is entirely possible that Harris doesn’t believe any of this, as calling Republicans “Hitler” has been a Democratic tradition going back 60 years, as my colleague Christopher Tremoglie has detailed. Harris is losing minority support in polls, which might best explain why she is invoking the Nazis so she can racially fearmonger votes without having to do the legwork of actually winning those voters over.

However, she is running for president and should be treated as if she believes what she says, which leads to a conundrum as Harris would be overseeing the certification of a Trump win on Jan. 6, 2025, if Trump does manage to beat her. Harris, through a spokesperson, said she would certify a Trump victory, but that was way back in July, just four days after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. A lot has changed since then, and Harris herself hasn’t said one way or another what she would do. (Read more from “Will Kamala Harris Cause a Democratic Party Jan. 6 Crisis if She Loses?” HERE)

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