As mentioned in the article, this was part of Kamala's election strategy. As a senator, she was proposing an "anti-lynching" bill because blacks didn't trust her. It was a problem that lynching had been out of style since the 1930s. Kamala thought a professional actor could produce a simple hoax that she could use to stir up black support for her campaign. I'm sure they discussed it. However she failed to realize that Smellit is the kind of dumb actor who has to be told what to do. So the whole thing backfired.
As mentioned in the article, this was part of Kamala's election strategy. As a senator, she was proposing an "anti-lynching" bill because blacks didn't trust her. It was a problem that lynching had been out of style since the 1930s. [Kamala and Smellit were friends.](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/communityvoiceks.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/ac/dac7af8c-5180-11e9-86be-9f55a1fc0b5c/5c9d07bf4d35b.image.jpg?resize=1080%2C962) Kamala thought a professional actor could produce a simple hoax that she could use to stir up black support for her campaign. I'm sure they discussed it. However she failed to realize that Smellit is the kind of dumb actor who has to be told what to do. So the whole thing backfired.
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