BEFORE WE BEGIN…

Let us remember this smug, condescending moment from Sen. Top Tier:

Kamala Harris on Tulsi Gabbard’s comments regarding her record as a prosecutor: “I’m obviously a top tier candidate and so I did expect that I would be on the stage and take hits tonight. … I'm prepared to move on” #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/kPNYfBs2rB — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 1, 2019

That will probably end up ranking second only to Howard Dean’s scream as an infamous and cringeworthy Democratic campaign moment. If political polling were done by the hour, it’s almost certain that the inexorable downward slide of Kamala Harris could be traced to about forty-five minutes after she had her very public moment of immodesty.

Flash Forward

Harris folded up shop in New Hampshire last week and has now put all of her eggs in the Iowa basket. As of this writing, Real Clear Politics has Harris in sixth place there.

What’s most stunning is that Harris has spent more time than any other candidate in Iowa over the past couple of months. If you look at the chart on RCP you can see that she has been cratering since September, indicating that she’s the kind of candidate who does worse once the voters get to know her better.

Almost Hillary Clinton-esque.

Harris has no natural fan base. Many on the left have been skeptical of her from the beginning because of her record as attorney general in California.

She has no particular political skills. Democrats in California don’t need them to get elected, they just need to have a lot of money behind them.

After Beto finally put a fork in his campaign, all eyes turned to Harris to see if she would be the next “big” name to go. In an obvious dig to Harris’s comment from last summer, The Hill lumped her into a group of “second-tier” candidates this past weekend.

To say that Harris’s campaign is on life support would be redefining “generous.” Even she knows that she’s toast. She recently pre-gamed her primary demise by playing both the race and sexism cards.

Once Harris follows Beto into presidential Has-Been Land, eighty-percent of the undeserved smugness will have been exorcised from the race. Yes, the rest are still insufferable, but these two were the cockiest, and watching them fall is rather delicious.

Start Your Week With a Laugh

Beto fans don’t have racism or sexism to blame for the demise of his political fortunes, and they certainly can’t find fault with Horse Mouth, so they’re turning their anger toward…the media.

Functioning adults won’t miss these idiots at all.

You Go, Girl!

Three years ago, Hannah Gavios suffered a spinal cord injury when she fell over 150 feet from a cliff as she tried to escape an attacker. She just finished her second NYC Marathon since the incident. pic.twitter.com/SYO1MWbz5V — ESPN (@espn) November 4, 2019

Tweet of the Week and It’s Only Monday

Supersize the HR Department https://t.co/ykkOm52f0Z — Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) November 4, 2019

PJM Linktank

THE WOMAN FROM SAN FRANCISCO IS SAYING THIS: Nancy Pelosi Worried 2020 Democrats Are Going Too Far Left

Taking out the trash: Justice: Antifa Thug Who Busted a Man’s Head Open Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison

From the Mothership and Beyond

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Pathetic: It looks like SNL has made its choice in the Dem primary

Andrew Yang Is A Smart Man But Should Not Be President

Clyburn: House Will Move On Vote For Impeachment Without GOP Support

J.J. Watt can rush the passer better than you, and J.J. Watt can drink more coffee than you

Sweet Meteor of Death SAVE US NOW: Private jet travel aficionado calls Greta Thunberg ‘a leader of our time’

Hmmm…we’ve heard this before, haven’t we? Germany Readies Further Restrictions On Guns And Speech

So there goes that argument: OK Police Express Few Concerns Over Constitutional Carry

Airbnb Bans “Party Houses” From Listings After Murders

That’s a horrible way to talk about Michelle: Watch: Former Barack Obama Pilot On Encountering A UFO

California Continues To Wreck The Gig Economy… For Writers

Castro hits Buttigieg over ‘bad track record with African Americans’

Iceland livestreams 10-year-old McDonald’s cheeseburger

Good: EPA to scale back federal rules restricting waste from coal-fired power plants

It’s this kind of in-depth journalism that keeps us all in jaw-dropping awe of the media: Trump keeps NYT, WaPo apps on his phone despite canceling subscriptions: report

Whatever works: NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson Says Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Healed Eye Injury

Schlichter: Trump Is Derailing The Elite’s Gravy Train

People used to be more dedicated to their craft: Marijuana found in man’s nose 18 years after he smuggled it into prison

Constitution Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Beto Drops Out Of Racehttps://t.co/bvTY1iSsMo — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) November 2, 2019

The Kruiser Kabana

A simpler time when a guy wearing clown pants could get a hottie to make out in public with him…

1962, Chicago. Photo by Lee Balterman pic.twitter.com/cicbkU2bDp — Life in Moments (@historyinmoment) November 1, 2019

The Mighty Carson Art Players

Epstein didn’t kill himself.___

PJ Media Associate Editor Stephen Kruiser is the author of “Don’t Let the Hippies Shower” and “Straight Outta Feelings: Political Zen in the Age of Outrage,” both of which address serious subjects in a humorous way. Monday through Friday he edits PJ Media’s “Morning Briefing.”