In a recent development, the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris shared an image that seemed to be a genuine news headline, stating, "Polish Pennsylvanians endorse Kamala Harris over Putin, Ukraine concerns."
Supporters of Harris on social media platforms hailed this as a significant endorsement, implying that a majority of Polish-Americans in Pennsylvania were rallying behind the Vice President.
However, according to The Blaze, this supposed endorsement raised eyebrows among discerning observers, particularly given the fact that former President Donald Trump reportedly secured the majority of votes in eight out of ten Pennsylvania neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of Polish-Americans in the 2020 elections. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that the endorsement was not a reflection of the broader political sentiment of the Polish-American community, but rather the views of a small group of staunch Democrats, including Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) and Democratic state Reps. Jessica Benham, Eddie Day Pashinksi, and Melissa Cerrato.
The source of the endorsement, the Keystone Newsroom, is part of the Courier Newsroom network, a left-leaning propaganda outlet established in 2017 by Democratic strategist Tara McGowan. McGowan, who previously worked on President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and supported Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, aimed to "capture and persuade a small portion of strategically situated swing-state voters" through these local propaganda outlets.
"Everybody who clicks on, likes, or shares an article," said McGowan, "we get that data back to create a lookalike audience to find other people with similar attributes in the same area. So we continually grow our ability to find people." McGowan also made it clear that her network is not about balance, stating, "What I say to them is, balance does not exist any more."
The Courier Newsroom network has reportedly been funded by billionaire leftist George Soros, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and various wealthy Democratic donors. Soros' Fund for Policy Reform alone invested at least $5 million into Courier between 2021 and 2022.
The Harris campaign's use of the headline and the Keystone Newsroom's propaganda piece seems to be a strategic move to sway Polish-American voters by portraying former President Trump as pro-Russia, citing his desire to end the war in Ukraine. The piece also suggests that "Vice President Harris has a long, strong track record of protecting our democracy here at home and standing up for our brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents in Poland."
However, the letter fails to mention that Ukraine was invaded during the current and previous Democratic administrations, not under Trump. It also overlooks the fact that the Biden-Harris administration is now reportedly contemplating a move that could potentially involve Poland and all NATO nations in a direct conflict with Russia, by authorizing Ukraine's use of American and British long-range weapons in Russia.
While the Harris campaign and the Keystone Newsroom may be attempting to paint a picture of broad Polish-American support for the Vice President, it's clear that this narrative is far from the truth.
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