J.D. Vance’s Backdrop Makes It Look Like He’s Campaigning for ‘Kamala’
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The unfortunate signage gaffe came on the same day Harris announced her VP pick.

J.D. Vance delivered a rally speech Tuesday in Pennsylvania with a backdrop that made it appear he was campaigning for his arch nemesis, Kamala Harris.

The unfortunate signage appeared to stem from the event’s advance team not accounting for its crowd blocking half of a gigantic poster that sat directly behind Vance, which appeared to read in full, “KAMALA CHAOS.”

For those watching on Fox News and other broadcasts, however, the only words clearly visible—in white text on a blue background, in all caps—was simply “Kamala.”

The apparent gaffe quickly went viral on X, where many joked that Harris’ VP choice in Tim Walz, which was announced just prior to Vance’s rally speech, had convinced Trump’s running mate to switch teams.

  • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I want to call this accidental subversion, but I feel like that’s still ascribing far too much credit to Vance. There was never an ounce of thought about it, it was probably a phrase he saw on twitter a few days before and ordered it for the press conference without even the notion of a thought to how it would appear on tv. Subversion, even accidental, requires some kind of consideration. There was none. If the amount of thought he put into this were an ecosystem, it would be a barren wasteland.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      “Kamala Chaos” was what they were calling it when the Stock Market shit the bed, but had to walk back when the market took back most of the loss the next day (as the market tends to do)

    • zigmus64@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Legit… the idea that he’d ever be caught on camera standing in front of a sign that had anyone else’s name besides his own or his running mate’s is just brain dead branding.

  • Freefall@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Ah, Republican strategic planning and forethought on display! I wonder how well they would run a country…oh wait.

    Weird morons.

  • NatakuNox@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I love how conservatives go out of their way to play identity politics by ensuring there’s a token representation of their opponents in the background of every picture. Like, “look one of you is supporting us! So should you!”

  • aceshigh@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    “I genuinely feel bad that for days—maybe even weeks—the guy actually had to run away from his Jewish heritage,” Vance said. “I think that’s scandalous and disgraceful.”

    this is re Josh Shapiro not himself.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The VP debate is gonna be great fun - that is, if Vance can manage to pull himself away from his couch.

    But this can also be a teaching moment. In the event that Vance needs some reference material on how one is intended to use a couch, the following may prove useful:

  • N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Easy mistake to make. The audiences for Vance’s speeches are usually seated and asleep a few minutes in.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      But it’s on target based on the severe chaos of the Biden/Harris administration compared to the smooth, quiet efficiency of the Trump/Pence administration. (Do I need a /s?)

      How many cabinet members did Trump churn through?

      • InternetUser2012@lemmy.today
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        10 months ago

        My favorite was him appointed Wilbur Ross to secretary of commerce. The same Wilbur Ross that bailed out Dementia Don when he famously bankrupted a casino DURING THE CASINO BOOM. If you didn’t know, Wilbur is a coal baron.

        • stoned_ape@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          I get great entertainment from reading/trolling right wing conspiracy boards. I would point out frequently that Wilbur Ross worked for the Rothschilds, their one world government enemies for years, the ones responsible for 9-11, the ultimate Illuminati Powers That Be, according to Alex Jones and his ilk. By their own rationale, Trump must be a Rothschild pawn.

          They are fine with that now, I guess.

          Grand Old Cognitive Dissonance Party

          • InternetUser2012@lemmy.today
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            10 months ago

            I’ve concluded that they can’t be free thinkers. They just do what their told by fox “news”. When you show them facts that contradict what they want to hear, they shut down and start talking about some dudes laptop or someones emails. It’s sad and silly.