This week’s segment on The Right Squad laid bare what millions of Americans already suspect: Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom are the poster children for a disconnected Democratic elite more interested in optics than results. Calling them the “Donkey of the Week” wasn’t just snarky TV — it was a blunt assessment of inauthenticity and political theater that passes for leadership in today’s left-wing media. Hardworking citizens aren’t fooled by rehearsed smiles and talking points; they want competence, honesty, and real solutions.
Kamala Harris has spent her career wrapped in the warm blanket of media protection while delivering little that helps ordinary Americans. Her prosecutorial past and career trajectory raise real questions about judgment, and her public persona often feels manufactured to appeal to the coastal press rather than to the people who actually pay the bills. Voters are tired of politicians who say the right things on camera but leave communities worse off behind closed doors.
When the subject turns to electability, the reality is stark: name recognition isn’t the same as appeal. The Democratic establishment keeps recycling the same faces and talking up their chances despite persistent evidence that these candidates fail to connect with working-class voters. If Harris and Newsom truly believed in their campaigns, they’d start by answering for policy failures and offering concrete plans instead of rehearsed platitudes.
Gavin Newsom’s candidacy is even harder to defend. California’s runaway spending, cratering public safety in many cities, and exodus of families and businesses are the true report card of his governance. Yet Newsom shows up on stages talking about national leadership while his state reels from the consequences of failed liberal experiments. That kind of detachment from reality is the opposite of what the country needs.
The notion that Newsom is a “general election” solution is especially laughable to anyone outside the San Francisco bubble. Voters in battleground states remember rising crime, homeless encampments, and taxes that squeeze middle-class families. Washington needs leaders who will secure the border, revive manufacturing, and restore law and order — not a Silicon Valley-style governor who’s more comfortable at fundraisers than at fixing real problems.
This double act of Hollywood-style performance and policy failure is exactly what conservatives warn about when we talk about out-of-touch elites. The left recycles charisma instead of competence, and the media pretends the emperor has clothes. Patriots across the country see through it; they want results, accountability, and leaders who respect their values and work ethic.
If conservatives want to translate this moment into victory, we must stay relentless in holding these figures to account and keep offering a clear alternative focused on opportunity and safety. The American people are tired of being lectured by coastal elites while their communities decline. It’s time to return power to the hardworking citizens who built this country and demand real leadership, not hollow spectacle.
