WATCH: Kamala Harris Was So Bad at Staged ‘Town Hall’ That Even Liz Cheney Was Left Cringing

On Monday, Kamala Harris held a “town hall” with Liz Cheney. Things started badly after moderator Maria Shriver came out and told the audience that all questions were “pre-determined.” But while my initial write-up of the event focused on the broader strokes of how stupid it was for the Harris campaign to embrace Cheney, the vice president’s failures extended past discussions of political strategy.

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For example, Harris has a strange penchant for cracking herself up, and one moment caught the eye of the Trump campaign.

Let me explain what’s happening there. Harris has “theater kid syndrome.” Because she’s such a laughably inauthentic politician molded and led by a group of handlers, she has the tendency to go overboard. When she gets in front of a camera, she’s playing a role, and because she’s a terrible actor, it’s immediately obvious to anyone w atching. Further, Harris has no ability to remain in character, which leads to the odd trend of her randomly laughing at things that aren’t funny. 

That means that when the vice president does try to stay serious, she comes across as a lame schoolmarm. Listen to the pacing and tone of this next clip and you’ll understand exactly what I’m talking about.

HARRIS: In many, many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man. 

(dramatic pause)

HARRIS: But the consequences of him being president of the United States are brutally serious. There are things that he says that will be the subject of skits and laughter and jokes. 

It is immediately apparent that because Harris knew the questions beforehand, something established by Shriver’s admission to the audience, she rehearsed these answers verbatim. Anyone who speaks publicly knows that’s usually a bad idea. Sure, a professional actor might be able to pull that off, but for the most part, your average politician is going to sound much more relatable and authentic if they speak from broad strokes instead of singular, pre-written lines. There are times when reading a teleprompter speech works, but a “town hall” is not that time.

With that said, if you noticed Liz Cheney’s body language was a little off during Harris’ answers, it only got worse as the event dragged on. 

Cheney did everything but roll her eyes during this “town hall.” She looked bored, often staring off into space and randomly looking off to the side during Harris’ answers. She knew what she was hearing, and with every vapid, over-produced answer, the former congresswoman saw her prospects fade just a bit more. Whatever administration position Harris promised Cheney, the chances of it materializing are quickly diminishing. 

It’s too late for Cheney, though. She chose this path, and there’s a decent chance she’ll suffer one, final humiliation in a few weeks. It couldn’t happen to a better person.