Joy Reid: People of color will look ‘real crazy’ if they don’t support Harris

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.

“You’re going to look real weird and real lonely on that side,” Reid added. 

Harris, who officially crossed the threshold to secure the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday, has been rapidly consolidating support since Biden announced that he was exiting the race.

In the first 24 hours of her campaign, Harris raised a record-breaking $81 million, receiving support from over 888,000 grassroots donors. The campaign’s war chest has now surpassed $100 million, with more than $1.2 million raised on Monday by #WinWithBlackMen, according to reports. 

The Harris campaign released a new memo earlier on Wednesday that that laid out Harris’s path to victory in November and highlighted support for her within key blocs in the Democratic base, including among Black and Latino voters. 

Trump had been making gains in polls among Black and Latino voters, but the memo, citing a Quinnipiac University poll, emphasized Harris holds a 54-point lead among Black voters.

In the same clip, Reid also reiterated her previous criticism of model and rapper Amber Rose, who recently spoke at the Republican National Convention.

“The door needs to close behind Amber,” Reid said. “And she looks crazy over there.”

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, while also noting what it would mean for a woman to lead the U.S. following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.  

“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.”