Cue one million sad trombones. 

Not only was it a hilarious let-down, it was yet another indictment of a legacy media that no longer performs journalism but rather is a lazy stenographer pool that can’t be bothered to any real work beyond reporting on social media posts. They had all day and every investigative resource to hunt down that rumor and/or confirm with the Harris camp - a camp they are all friendly with. Then they had the nerve to be perturbed with TMZ - a gossip publication - for spreading gossip.

But I think the symbolism of that Beyoncé-less final night goes far beyond the media’s typical terribleness. What happened (or didn’t happen, to be more precise) Thursday night is indicative of the entire Harris/Walz campaign. It was a shiny symbol of a presidential ticket that is all rumor and innuendo and absolutely no substance.