CNN’s Jake Tapper stunned to learn Kamala didn’t perform better than Biden anywhere in the country: ‘Holy smokes’
CNN’s Jake Tapper was left stunned after preliminary analysis showed that Kamala Harris failed to convincingly outperform Joe Biden across any state.
The Vice President not only lost to Donald Trump, but appears to have unperformed across the board compared to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Analysis by CNN at around 2am (ET) Wednesday revealed that Harris failed to out perform her boss by three percent in any state.
The stark statistics prompted shock from Tapper after he was presented with a map illustrating the dismal performance.
‘Holy smokes,’ Tapper exclaimed. ‘Literally nothing?’
Kamala Harris failed to convincingly outperform Joe Biden in a single US county, preliminary analysis shows
The analyst went on to explain that Harris was outperforming Biden in just 58 counties.
Trump by comparison was storming ahead of Biden’s 2020 performance in more than 1,000 of the 4,600 townships and counties across the US.
Harris, 60, formally lost to Trump, 78, in the early hours of Wednesday after the Republican nominee managed to sweep the key swing states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Associated Press called Wisconsin at 5.34am (ET) Wednesday and the race just three minutes later.
Harris never conceded the race. Instead former Rep. Cedric Richmond – her campaign co-chair – said after midnight Wednesday that the vice president would not be addressing supporters until ‘tomorrow.’
Her despondent supporters lost hope and abandoned election party events as it became increasingly apparent former president Trump was heading for victory.
Scenes of teary liberals were replicated across the country at watch parties across the US, where supporters were pictured looking increasingly forlorn, and even at ‘Democrats Abroad’ gatherings in the likes of the UK and Kenya.
Trump pulled off a remarkable victory similar to his successful White House run in 2016.
Analysis by CNN at around 2am (ET) Wednesday revealed that Harris failed to out perform her boss by three percent or more in a single county
Harris, 60, lost to Trump, 78, in the early hours of Wednesday after the Republican nominee managed to sweep the key swing states of North Carolina , Georgia and Pennsylvania
He will become the first president in over 130 years – and only the second in history – to win a non-consecutive second term.
Initial reaction to Harris’ defeat has partly laid the blame on her failure to convince America she represented a break with the Biden administration.
Harris became the Democrat nominee in August after Biden, 81, stepped down amid intense scrutiny over whether he had the mental capacity to run for a second term.
Harris’ nomination became official after a five-day round of online balloting by Democratic National Convention delegates, with the party saying that she had 99 percent support.
She experienced an initial boost in support, but it was not sustained enough to deliver a win.
