Vance Suggests New Slogan for Harris Campaign: ‘Nothing Comes to Mind’

At a campaign stop in battleground Pennsylvania, Ohio Senator JD Vance said Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign slogan should be, “nothing comes to mind,” referencing a remark she made during a recent interview on The View.

The Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, and Harris, the Democratic nominee, are vying for Pennsylvania’s 19 Electoral College votes—more than any other swing state—because they could determine the outcome of the election.

Over the past few weeks, Trump and Harris have made multiple appearances in Pennsylvania, with each holding campaign events there on Monday.

On Thursday, Vance, Trump’s running mate, held a campaign event in Pittsburgh following an event in Williamsport the day before. During his speech, he criticized Harris’ policy views and suggested the new slogan for her campaign, arguing that in his opinion, the Harris campaign lacks concrete proposals on key issues, so “maybe we should change the slogan of the Kamala Harris campaign of ‘nothing comes to mind.'”

Newsweek has reached out to Harris’ campaign team for comment via email on Thursday.

The quip, which Vance also said at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Wednesday, refers to Harris’ response during an interview on The View, when asked if she would do anything differently than President Joe Biden. Harris replied, “Not a thing comes to mind,” before adding that she intends to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected, saying, “That will be one of the differences.”

Vance told the crowd that his newly suggested slogan, “would capture the Kamala Harris campaign better than what they’re saying right now.” He then led a call-and-response chant with attendees, saying: “Kamala Harris, how are you going to lower the price of groceries for American citizens? Nothing comes to mind. Kamala Harris, how are you going to secure the border that you opened for 3 1/2 years? Nothing comes to mind.”

The economy and immigration are top issues for voters in this election. A New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena College poll of 857 likely voters in Pennsylvania, conducted between October 7 and 10, found the economy to be the most important issue, followed by abortion and immigration.

According to the poll, 22 percent of respondents identified the economy as the most important issue, 17 percent cited abortion, and 16 percent said immigration.

The same poll found that 55 percent of voters trust Trump more than Harris to handle the economy and immigration, while 57 percent trust Harris on abortion.

Overall, the poll found Harris leading Trump by 3 percentage points, with 50 percent of the vote to Trump’s 47 percent. However, Harris’ lead is within the margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

Other recent polls have shown an even tighter race, such as a UMass Lowell/YouGov survey of 800 likely Pennsylvania voters that found Harris with a 1-point lead, 46 percent to 45 percent. The poll, which was conducted between October 2 and 9, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.97 percentage points, placing the vice president’s lead well within that range.

Meanwhile, an Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of 1,000 likely Pennsylvania voters found Trump leading Harris by 1 percentage point, with 49 percent of respondents backing him and 48 percent supporting her. The poll, conducted between October 5 and 8, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

In 2016, Trump narrowly won Pennsylvania against Hillary Clinton, but in 2020, Joe Biden flipped the state back.