Journalist Katie Couric touted to her TikTok followers on election night how to deal with the “red mirage,” saying battleground states were only trending red because there were “fewer votes to count” in Republican counties. spoke.
“For those of you watching tonight's election results, I just want to remind you about something called the 'red mirage,'” the former said. today's showa CBS and ABC correspondent told his 215,000 followers Tuesday evening.
@katiecouric happy #electionday everyone! As we watch the election results announced tonight, we may see a “red mirage.'' Here's why: #election2024
“That’s when some of the rural counties participate because it’s faster and quicker, so they have fewer votes to count,” she said.
“So if you hear or see things like Donald Trump winning in some battleground states, don’t panic, because it happened before 2020 and there are bigger Because as votes flow in from urban areas, the results will change,” Couric continued. “So I thought that would be helpful for all of you watching everything that's going on tonight to know. Anyway, happy Election Day.”
Left-wing commentator Kyle Krinsky predicted a “red mirage” days before Election Day, telling his 465,000 X followers to “prepare for a tsunami of lies, bullshit, and authoritarianism.”
Many other supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris continued to press the “red mirage” argument, urging supporters to calm down and “breathe” as battleground states turned increasingly red.
“I was dead wrong. Mr. Trump has done it again,” Krinsky said in a later post after the former president announced: next president Donald Trump expertly defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.
In Couric's follow-up TikTok video, she shared a clip of her breakfast and said, “As you can see, I'm eating my emotions.”
@katiecouric Where I am now. How is everyone?
“Well, we're still processing,” the journalist continued. “Honestly, I don't have anything smarter to say.”
Couric himself has previously cast doubt on the Democratic campaign, despite not believing that Trump came back and defeated Harris.
talk to breakfast club She said on her radio show co-host Charlamagne the God in October that Harris came across as inauthentic in the media.
about her podcast“The next question is for Katie Couric,” Charlamagne said. “Well, I think she was presenting herself as who she is, which is a very disciplined, experienced veteran politician.”
“On that point, I have to beg to differ with you. I think she takes too long to get her point across and often relies too much on talking points.” “I think she's a lot better than she was before, but it's almost as if she's afraid to say something that will come back to haunt her later,” Couric replied.
