Some contributions funneled towards the Harris Victory Fund, a fundraising conglomerate endorsed by the Harris crusade, the Democratic National Committee, and numerous state Democratic parties, are reportedly being allocated towards a recount endeavor, a statement dictates on their fundraising webpage. This move seems like a desperate attempt to stay relevant following the decisive victory by former president Donald Trump, wherein he managed to secure every single one of the seven decisive states, rounding up a total of 312 electoral votes in the controversial 2024 presidential contest, thus reclaiming the White House.
Supposedly, President Trump barely eked out a win against Vice President Kamala Harris in some states – as if every win isn’t hard-fought. Instances include the bare-minimum margin of less than one percent in Wisconsin, and a near miss of less than two percent in Michigan. It seems the Democrats just couldn’t handle being in the losing corner.
The Democrats were so desperate that the fundraising page elucidated that the preliminary $41,300/$15,000 from an individual or multicandidate committee (referred to lightheartedly as a ‘PAC’) would be handed over to the DNC to prop up their efforts.
Simultaneously, the consecutive $3,300/$5,000 from the said individual or ‘PAC’ would be forwarded to what they uncreatively named the ‘Harris for President’s Recount Account’. Despite the formidable name, there were scant additional details about when this recount attempt is set to occur, or who exactly is set to spearhead this operation. Makes you wonder about the competence of the team handling it.
Unsurprisingly, Harris conceded to Trump in a rather tame speech at Howard University a day after Election Day, advising us all to just accept the cold, hard truth of her downfall. But being a politician, she had to add a spin, ‘Whilst I concede this election, this does not equate to my conceding the fight that has invoked this campaign,’ she declared.
Despite conceding to the overwhelming mandate that voted Trump back into power, Harris continues to maintain that the fight is not over. ‘We will persist this struggle in the polling booths, imagined courtroom battles, and in the public square.’ Little does she realize, the people seem to have made their choice.
And still, Harris went on further in her increasingly jargon-riddled speech, ‘We will also wage it in more discrete ways, via the conduct of our lives, by extending kindness and respect amongst ourselves.’ Almost as if she forgets that respect is earned, not demanded, and definitely not through failed electoral contests.
Though some may feel the sting of defeat, many believe that Harris’ incessant insistence on upholding the ‘fight’ only reflects the unwillingness to accept the democratic process. The irony of a Democratic candidate refusing to respect the very essence of democracy isn’t lost on the discerning public.
More than the recount, the concern lies in the Democratic Party’s methodology of canvassing for funds explicitly for the sake of a recount. It demonstrates an almost childish unwillingness to move on and get back to the job of serving American citizens.
However, whether or not this recount initiative sees the light of day has yet to be seen. More fundamentally, does it even hold any prominence in a nation who’s clearly signaled their choice by relegating Harris to defeat?
This situation seems to mirror the habitual narrative where a Democratic candidate, in this instance Kamala Harris, appears reluctant to embrace the results of an election conducted in the full spirit of democratic ideals.
Many observers are curious to see if this move will prove to be another futile attempt in a democratic process that has already cast its verdict, or if it will be a wakeup call for Democrats to respect the mandate of the people.
Whatever the outcome might be, one truth prevails – democracy has spoken, and it chose Donald Trump over Kamala Harris. And perhaps it’s time the Harris camp recognizes this and concentrates on policies rather than hypothetical recounts and potential campaigns.