Twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris has provoked widespread mockery on social media over her reported plans to launch an instruction for “policy and ideas.”
The plan was revealed in a New York Times article titled, “Sidelined and Still Processing Her Defeat, Harris Looks for a Way Back In.”
The report provides details on the plan by Harris, whose 2024 campaign was panned for its lack of transparency on her policy and ideas, to start the center with her husband, Doug Emhoff.
The article reveals that, as they chart a course for the future, Harris and Emhoff are “weighing each new opportunity with the potential political blowback in mind.”
“One possibility: establishing an institute for policy and ideas,” The Times reported.
“Brian Nelson, an adviser to Ms. Harris since she was California’s attorney general, has broached the idea with several universities, including Howard and Stanford.
“But some allies have noted that raising money for such a center could, depending on the donors, create liabilities in future races.”
The notion that Harris’s next political move could involve starting a think tank resulted in many jokes on social media outlets like X.
Many noted that the former vice president’s presidential campaign was often criticized for gaffes.
Washington Free Beacon senior writer Andrew Stiles summarized the report as:
“NYT: Kamala Harris, known for her deep knowledge and ability to articulate complex issues, is thinking about launching ‘an institute for policy and ideas.'”
Appearing to mock Harris’s so-called “word salads,” Stiles joked the institute would be called, “The Kamala D. Harris Institute for Examining the Importance of Understanding What Needs to Be Done.”
“Job 1: Finding some ideas and learning what policy is,” PJ Media’s Stephen Green quipped.
Republican communicator Matt Whitlock said:
“The ‘Kamala Harris Institute for Policies and Ideas’ sounds a little bit like a Babylon Bee headline.
“Sort of like if the Kardashians opened a think tank.”
Twitchy’s Doug Powers posted, “The Kamala Harris Center for the Unburdening of What Has Been should provide a bottomless well of material.”
Communications professional and political advisor Nathan Brand wrote:
“[The Babylon Bee] can’t compete with this.”
Republican Party deputy communications director Abigail Jackson suggested the center be called “The Coconut Tree Institute,” referring to an often-mocked quote from Harris.
Joe Jackson, the communications director for Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), said.
“I can only imagine the type of deep thinkers that will be affiliated with this venture.”
