Van Jones continued to show skepticism toward Kamala Harris, with a damning comparison about the Democratic campaign in its final hours.
Jones, who worked for President Obama, told CNN on Monday that the final days of the 2024 election have seemed eerily similar to Hillary Clinton’s devastating defeat in 2016.
With Harris holding rallies with A-list stars like Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry in several swing states, Jones sees parallels.
“The other thing that makes me nervous is that in 2016 we had a big star-studded event right on the verge of the election and we lost the state,” Jones said.
‘I don’t think people understand, workers sometimes have to choose. Am I going to go to the big, cool concert and pay for babysitting or am I going to find a way to get to the polls? I don’t like these big star-studded events.
Van Jones continued to show skepticism toward Kamala Harris and admitted that he is worried about the vice president’s chances in Pennsylvania.
Jones, whose bosses have included both Barack Obama and Prince, told CNN on Monday that the final days before the election have been eerily similar for Harris to those for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The former Special Advisor for Green Jobs in the Obama White House said these events are more of a hindrance to turning out voters than an advantage.
‘I don’t want people to go to concerts. I want people knocking on doors, I want people fighting for this. I’m just nervous, nervous, nervous.’
Harris posted a video of herself on Instagram helping knock on doors with potential Pennsylvania voters early Monday.
Jones also worried that Harris could reveal Biden’s resounding victory among Pennsylvania’s Jewish voters.
‘Biden won the Jewish vote by 70%, 70-30 last time. Some polls show Kamala at 50-50. “That’s 70,000 votes we lost, that’s the margin of victory,” Jones said.
Jones, a liberal pundit and longtime star Democrat, last criticized Harris after a high-stakes CNN town hall just 13 days before the election.
Harris’s inability to provide clear answers on both domestic and foreign policy, and characteristic meandering responses throughout the 90-minute session, caused CNN’s left-leaning panelists to criticize her afterward.
“The word salad gets on my nerves,” he said bluntly on air after finishing the town hall.
The former Special Advisor for Green Jobs in the Obama White House said these events are more of a hindrance to turning out voters than an advantage. Pictured: The Roots perform at a Harris campaign event in Philadelphia.
“I think some of the evasions are not necessary.”
Thousands of Vice President Kamala Harris’ supporters lined up to watch her final appearance on the campaign trail, in front of the iconic ‘Rocky Steps’ in Philadelphia on Monday night.
While Harris wasn’t expected to arrive in the City of Brotherly Love and speak to the crowd until 11 p.m., programming began a few minutes before 7 p.m. with Grammy-winning singer Jazmine Sullivan covering Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On.
“I don’t know about you, but I feel safer when there is a woman in leadership,” Sullivan told the crowd.
Harris will be joined in Philadelphia by Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, The Roots, Fat Joe, Ricky Martin, Freeway and Just Blaze, Adam Blackstone and DJ Cassidy.
Four years ago, Lady Gaga also performed at President Joe Biden’s final rally in Pennsylvania, outside where the Steelers play in Pittsburgh.
Winfrey has been politically active this cycle, speaking in support of Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.
Martin is among the Puerto Rican artists who expressed support for Harris after former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden last week in which a MAGA-aligned comedian called the U.S. territory a “floating island of trash.”
Harris posted a video of herself on Instagram helping knock on doors with potential Pennsylvania voters early Monday.
Harris is sweeping Pennsylvania on Monday and her final rallies will take place in Pittsburgh and then Philadelphia.
It’s your last chance to convince voters in time for Election Day and wait to see who will be declared the winner.
Either Harris will win and replace Joe Biden as president, or Trump will return for a second term.