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Kamala Harris requires ID to enter Arizona rally after painting voter ID laws as racist

August 12, 2024 | | Print Article

Politicians are renowned for saying one thing and doing another, but few are as brazenly hypocritical as Democratic front-runner Kamala Harris.

Despite a rather dull remark from the vice president denouncing voter ID laws, the Harris campaign required government-issued identification to enter her rally in Arizona over the weekend, according to Fox News.

In a clear sign of how controlled the event was, the Harris campaign “sent out an email advising that only confirmed RSVPs will be admitted,” and declared that those on the list “must present a matching government-issued photo ID in order to be admitted to the venue,” the network reported, citing KTAR.

“The exact site of the Phoenix-area campaign event, first announced on July 30, was not revealed until Thursday. The email specified the event would take place at Desert Diamond Arena, located 15 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix, with attendees being admitted Friday between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.,” Fox News reported. “The campaign reportedly said the Arizona Democratic Party would send out ‘non-transferrable invitations’ by email on Thursday afternoon to attend Friday’s event.”

Social media users happened to notice that middle-to-older-aged white women were well-represented in the arena.

In a 2021 BET interview with Soledad O’Brien, Harris spoke about the evils of voter ID laws.

“I don’t think that we should underestimate what that could mean,” Harris said. “Because in some people’s mind, that means, well, you’re going to have to Xerox or photocopy your ID to send it in to prove you are who you are. Well, there are a whole lot of people, especially people who live in rural communities, who don’t – there’s no Kinko’s, there’s no Office Max near them. People have to understand that when we’re talking about voter ID laws, be clear about who you have in mind and what would be required of them to prove who they are.”

“Of course, people have to prove who they are. But not in a way that makes it almost impossible for them to prove who they are,” she added.

Here’s a quick sampling of the responses to the hypocrisy, as seen on X:

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