All of the mainstream media is conducting an autopsy on the Harris campaign. But one man has the answer.
And now this DNC chief exposed what caused Democrats’ historic defeat.
Philadelphia Democratic Chairman Bob Brady didn’t hold back on Wednesday, sharply criticizing the Kamala Harris campaign team for shutting out his organization and depriving Pennsylvania of critical resources, as Democrats began pointing fingers following their major election setbacks.
Brady, a former Democratic congressman, went public on several platforms, claiming Harris’s team never even bothered to engage with local leaders in this key battleground state.
“They had no respect, no coordination. I never even had a conversation with the lady. They didn’t even do the right thing as far as giving us the resources we need, and now they want to blame us?” Brady told reporters.
In an interview with NBC’s Philadelphia affiliate, he doubled down, calling the campaign “elitist.”
“They were just elitist and went out there, did their own thing, and didn’t include Democratic city committee, ward leaders, or committee people. They just didn’t do it,” Brady said, contrasting Harris’s approach with previous Democratic nominees like Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama, who all worked closely with his organization.
“They talked to us. They asked, ‘What do we need to do?’ The Harris campaign never talked to us,” he continued.
Brady also took issue with Harris’s team allegedly shifting blame to Biden.
“I understand some in her camp were blaming Joe Biden. Can you imagine blaming Joe Biden for her loss? She lost. He didn’t lose,” he told Fox News.
The Harris campaign wasted no time firing back. In a scathing response, senior adviser Brendan McPhillips defended the team’s efforts in Pennsylvania, saying:
“The Pennsylvania for Harris team knocked more than two million doors in the weekend leading up to Election Day, which is two million more doors than Bob Brady’s organization can claim to have knocked during his entire tenure as party chairman.”
McPhillips further called out Brady’s fundraising tactics:
“If there’s any immediate takeaway from Philadelphia’s turnout this cycle, it’s that Chairman Brady’s decades-long practice of fleecing campaigns for money to make up for his own lack of fundraising ability or leadership is a worthless endeavor that no future campaign should ever be forced to entertain again.”
Despite winning Philadelphia, Harris’s numbers lagged behind Biden’s 2020 totals, with the vice president securing only 547,729 votes as of Wednesday evening.
Philadelphia’s voter turnout hovered around 63%, a dip from 2020, though the number could inch up as final votes are tallied.
Ultimately, Donald Trump’s win in Pennsylvania added the crucial 19 electoral votes he needed for victory.
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