Kamalamentum

As my dear colleague @ericbradner notes here, it's now OK (as it'll ever be) to say Kamalamentum 2020

[2017 June 16, @GregJKrieg, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026

Stephen Colbert on Tuesday reveled in the "Kamalamentum" after Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly secured enough delegate votes for the Democratic nomination while breaking donation records.

2024 July 24, Ron Dicker, “Stephen Colbert Casts Joe Biden In A New Role To 'Defeat The Dark Side'”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026

What the Kamalamentum effort shares with that 2008 phenomenon is one of Barack Obama's favorite words: "audacity."

2024 July 27, Ross Douthat, “Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2024

As upbeat Democrats ride a wave of Kamalamentum into their convention in Chicago next week, a seasoned strategist explains how almost everything about the presidential race has changed over the last 30 days.

2024 August 17, Ryan Lizza, “'A Completely Different Campaign': How Kamala Harris Reopened the Electoral College Map”, in Politico, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2024

[Article title:] For Kamalamentum, the Next Three Weeks Are Critical

2024 August 19, Ben Mathis-Lilley, “For Kamalamentum, the Next Three Weeks Are Critical”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2024