It is easy to understand why the electoral message, “Hey you, racist, Nazi scum, vote for me!” was met with crushing defeat.

Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t put it quite that way herself until the joy ran out two weeks before Election Day. But from much earlier, it was the message of her pundit supporters and surrogates who tried to shame voters into voting against Donald Trump. They wanted to damage the Republican nominee, but their friendly fire ended up killing the Democrat’s chances.