Posted on July 26, 2024

Joy Reid: People of Color Will Look ‘Real Crazy’ if They Don’t Support Harris

Tiah Shepherd, The Hill, July 24, 2024

MSNBC’s Joy Reid said Black people who vote for former President Trump over Vice President Harris, the likely Democratic nominee, are “going to look real crazy.”

“Given just the stratospheric entrance of Vice President Kamala Harris into the presidential campaign, and she has now secured enough delegates to become the nominee, you’re going to look real crazy being on the other side of that line, particularly as a person of color, but really as anyone who claims to have any connection to the culture,” Reid said in a video posted to TikTok.

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The MSNBC anchor then touched on Harris’ swift rise to becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, describing the “cultural phenomenon of Vice President Kamala Devi Harris” as well as the wave of internet memes that have dominated social media since her campaign began.

“She brings together all aspects of the culture,” Reid said {snip}

“This is a cultural moment,” Reid said. “Don’t be on the wrong side of history. Don’t find yourself on that lonely side because you’re going to look really crazy over there.”