Is anti-Christ tag for Kamala Harris the final nail in the coffin?

The 2024 US presidential elections have been one of the most nerve-wracking battles and one peppered with surprises. It has seen a frontrunner candidate step down. An assassination attempt on the Republican presidential candidate. The Democratic Party candidate reaching out to the faithful and a billionaire Republican making French fries.
Nobody said it was easy, but no one even said it would be this hard.
The Presidential campaign started off really well for Kamala Harris. She came out of nowhere to inherit Biden’s campaign funds and her popularity curve saw a sharp rise, shadowing Trump’s.
Now, with just two weeks to go for the Novemebr 5 voting, Harris’s campaign has not only lost its steam, but is floundering. Some voter segments seem to have distanced themselves from her, and the Trump campaign is gaining.
Several black voters have drifted away from Harris and Democrats as they feel they have “failed to deliver on their promises.”
Amid this tight race, Kamala Harris came in for criticism over her reaction to two hecklers chanting “Christ is king”, and being branded “anti-Christ”. This is something she can ill afford, and could end up being the final nail in her campaign coffin.
Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, is making the most of Harris’s remarks, and trying to brand her “anti-Christian”.
What is ironical is that Harris has ended up being branded “anti-Christ” and “anti-Christian” at a time she is trying to reach out to devout Christian voters.
For the Democratic Presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, a rally at the University of Wisconsin-La Cross last week became a matter of concern.
As Harris discussed abortion rights, two hecklers began shouting, “Christ is King” and “Jesus is Lord”.
Harris responded to it and the crowd at her rally was quick to applaud her response.
“You guys are at the wrong rally,” said Harris. “I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street.”
But the hecklers felt “Jesus was mocked” at the rally by Harris.
“I was pushed by an elderly woman. We were heckled at, we were cursed at, we were mocked, and that’s the biggest thing for me personally,” Grant Beth, one of the students told Fox News.
“In reflection of the event, Jesus was mocked. You know, his disciples were mocked, and that’s OK,” he added.
Many on social media also called out Harris for being ‘anti-Christ’.
“This video is very real. Kamala Harris does not support Christians,” wrote an X user.
“Kamala Harris despises Christians. Vote accordingly,” wrote another account.
Both Trump and Vance have criticised Harris for not being on the side of faith earlier as well, reported the Associated Press.
Others compared her reaction to that of Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, JD Vance.
The comparison came as JD Vance was also interrupted in his rally with a “Jesus is King”.
“That’s right. Jesus is King,” he responded.
But this response by Harris comes at a time as the campaign seems to have floundered. Her popularity ratings, which saw a sharp rise, are dwindling. This started a few months ago.
As early as August, a Financial Times poll had shown how Harris faired just a little better in economic trust, but that too only if she differed completely from her current administration.
Now, in several polls, either Trump fairs better or there is a tie between the two candidates.
It is also at a time when Harris is changing her poll strategy in several ways.
At such a time, was the “anti-Christ” tag the last nail in Harris’s campaign coffin?
The Harris campaign started well as both Harris and Americans had hoped she would appear to be the new force of change after Biden.
But Harris was the VP of the government.
Her statements like “turn the page” and “we are not going back” did not sit well with many Americans.
There is also sympathy for Trump, who has survived two assassination attempts.
This is also reflected in the national polling averages.
In the national polling averages, Harris might have a slight lead. Her numbers are way lower than Hillary Clinton’s numbers when she lost to Trump in 2016, reports the UK Telegraph.
Clinton was leading by six points and Harris leads by a point and a half. In the battleground states, it is a tie.
The crisis of internal polling is seen through drastic changes at the last moment by the Harris campaign.
Last week, Harris even sat down with Fox News’ chief political anchor, Bret Baier.
Political commentator and journalist, Megyn Kelly discussed what such an interview could do.
“If you have good internal polling, you don’t take these risks at the last moment,” Megyn said.
Harris visited a church as a part of her campaign.
She spoke at the Koinonia Christian Center Church in Greenville, North Carolina.

Kamala Harris discussing the importance of faith at a Church and reaching out to the religious community. (Image: X)

“It is easy in these moments of crisis to question our faith, to sometimes lose our faith for a moment because [of] what we see,” Harris said, according to The Christian Post.
This is a step to garner support from Christians, especially Black Christians, at a time when the numbers are not in her favour.
There is also stepping out of Former US President Barack Obama for a Harris campaign.
This is also due to the withering away of the support of some black voters for the Harris campaign, especially black men. But even when Obama came in to support Harris, many black voters took to social media and asked questions from both Obama and Harris about the cost of living and inflation.
Forty percent of African American voters under the age of 30 said the Republicans might deliver on their promises more than Democrats, reported the NYT.
Both Obamas have been brought to campaign for Harris to win back their support.
The campaign will start on October 26.
This will help to boost “voter enthusiasm”. Barack Obama will join Harris in Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. He will also go to Michigan and Wisconsin.
Another former President, Bill Clinton, had already rallied support for Harris in Georgia.
Both the polls and the all-out campaigning with the help of former Presidents and an interview with Fox show that Harris’ campaign might have lost its momentum.
Even now, the New York Times poll shows both the candidates in a tie in the battleground states, which would be the ultimate decider for the US elections.
This is far from the comfortable situation her supporters had expected her to be in.
This “anti-Christ” tag further antagonised people and might have been the last nail in the coffin of the Harris campaign.