MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough on Monday touted Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances of winning the White House, comparing her to Rocky Balboa — forgetting that Sylvester Stallone’s fictional character lost in the first movie.
Scarborough — whose left-leaning talk show was cut short last Monday in the wake of the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump — dug into his misguided analogy to the 1976 Oscar-winning film “Rocky” a day after the president old Joe Biden. dropped out of the presidential race.
Trump “was used to going against Biden, right? What have they done? They changed it. Now that’s going to be a southern kiss. Rocky is a southpaw, Scarborough said, referring to Balboa’s left-handed fighting style.
“For the scared kids this morning, go back and see ‘Rocky,'” Scarborough said.
But what kids and adults alike will see is a brave but bloodied Stallone going the distance against Carl Weathers’ Apollo Creed before losing to the champion by a split decision.
That didn’t stop Scarborough from holding water for the potential Democratic contender.
“I’ll tell you, the Republicans are out there freaking out,” Scarborough said. “I had been hearing from inside the Trump campaign for some time now that the only thing Donald Trump was afraid of was not having Joe Biden.”
He argued that controversial former President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are “melting” because of the reshuffle.
“But, again, the fact that they’re going so crazy should excite a Democratic Party that was really at the lowest point of any party that I’ve seen since, say, Watergate,” Scarborough said. .
Scarborough and his host wife Mika Brzezinski have previously made their support for Biden clear and have now called for the Democratic Party to give Harris broad support.
Several leaders, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, issued almost immediate statements endorsing Harris shortly after Biden bowed out.
“We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris, and we will do everything we can to support him,” the Clintons said in a joint statement Sunday.
Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama has withheld his support, instead issuing a statement that he is confident the Democratic Party will choose an “outstanding candidate.”
It appears Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both favor an “open” process to replace Biden and find a potential new Dem nominee.
“We will be navigating uncharted waters in the coming days,” Obama said.
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