Has there ever been a more overproduced, focus-grouped presidential campaign than the one Kamala Harris is currently running? I'd say Hillary Clinton's was pretty dang inauthentic, but at least she was willing to do interviews and hold press conferences. 

In contrast, Harris is wrapped in a protective bubble of astroturfed rallies where she reads a teleprompter for a few minutes after some musical act hypes the crowd up. That's not to say her strategy isn't smart. It is to say that it's a slap in the face to the democratic process that she became her party's nominee without winning a single vote and is now hiding behind a slavish press eager to paint her as "joyful" and "optimistic." 

Instead of answering serious questions, Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, are shoving out highly-scripted interactions like the following. There's a pretty funny twist to this one as well so stick around. 

Listen, I’m just not much of a spice guy. pic.twitter.com/u9yadJBMh2

— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) August 15, 2024

WALZ: Like, I have white guy tacos, and...

HARRIS: What does that mean, like, mayonnaise and tuna? What are you doing? 

WALZ: Pretty much ground beef and cheese.

HARRIS: Do you put any flavor in it? 

WALZ: Uh no...

HARRIS: Oh, Okay... 

WALZ: Here's the deal. No, they said to be careful and let her know this, that black pepper is the top of the spice level in Minnesota, you know.

HARRIS: I'm the first vice president, I believe, who has ever grown chili peppers. You know, we'll figure that...

WALZ: Trying to expand my food knowledge...

HARRIS: We've have some cantaloupes, you'll be fine.

You can read the transcript and start wincing, but if you watch the video, it's even worse. Harris' body language is so uncomfortable. It's as if her handlers told her how to stand and move her arms to seem like she's really into the conversation. You know, the one they started randomly having about "white guy tacos" while all the cameras were running. Nothing staged here, folks. 

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Being from the South, I despise the trope being forwarded here. White people don't season their food! Get it! We need Kamala Harris to grow us some chili peppers and show us how! I also love her quip about mayonnaise and tuna. Imagine the global outrage that would ensue if someone asked Harris if all she likes is watermelon and fried chicken. 

I understand, though. If you're a white dude, then racial stereotypes are fine coming from a presidential candidate. Heck, I've been assured that it's supposed to be endearing. "Look how cool she is," Democrats squee as they watch another scripted interaction between their nominee and her running mate.

There's enough cringe in that video without any further comment, but since Walz is a chronic liar who told falsehoods about everything from his military service to a DUI, there's more to the story. Believe it or not, the Minnesota governor's claim that he makes "white guy tacos" and doesn't like spice is, and you may want to sit down for this, not true. 

Hilariously, community notes came flying in off the top rope with this banger. 

This is worse than him lying about his military service pic.twitter.com/ty2n78SxSG

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 16, 2024

Yeah, back in 2022, Tim Walz won a cook-off in which he made a taco dish full of chilis. You can't make this stuff up. He even posted the recipe online. 

I don’t know, people… I make a pretty mean hotdish.

Check out my award-winning recipe for Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish here: https://t.co/NmY8k537sN https://t.co/5GEmNAJ1AJ pic.twitter.com/mXrypzy1eJ

— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) January 12, 2022

The most inauthentic, fake campaign I've ever seen. That it just might work is truly a testament to the state of the voting public.