Bill Maher wants Kamala Harris to win as loss to Trump will 'make him look bad'

WASHINGTON, DC: Bill Maher shared on the Friday, October 18 episode of 'Real Time' that he really hopes Kamala Harris wins the November election, and it isn't just because he supports her candidacy.

Rather, he reasoned that it was "because I predicted a month ago you’d win this thing, and if you blow it, it’s going to make me look bad."

Maher's remarks about Harris were a diversion from his main point of the 'New Rules' segment, that Democrats should not rely on an "October surprise" to derail Donald Trump’s campaign.

Bill Maher thinks voters have become desensitized to Donald Trump's behavior 

In the segment, Bill Maher shared, "Democrats need to stop thinking an ‘October surprise’ is going to save us from a second Trump term… We’ve gotten so used to thinking that there’s always an October surprise coming, that when it doesn’t happen, it actually seems weird like a party at Diddy’s house where you just dance."

He pointed out several historical examples of October surprises that failed to derail campaigns, including the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape, which he joked so disgusted then-FBI Director James Comey that "he reopened an investigation into Hillary."

Maher referenced the 1980 election and the Iranian hostage crisis, stating, "In 1980 the October surprise was that Iran was going to release the hostages they’ve been holding for over a year, giving President Carter a lift, but then they released them minutes after Reagan got inaugurated. Psych."

However, this reflects a misunderstanding of the term's origins, which was supposedly invented by Ronald Reagan's campaign to describe the hypothetical release of American hostages before the 1980 election, as per The Wrap. 

The term only became widespread after the election, owing to the unproved claim that people acting on behalf of Reagan covertly negotiated with Iran to delay any hostage release until after the election.

Shifting back to Trump, Maher expressed skepticism about the impact of any scandals on the campaign, saying, "Trump could drunk drive with a blood alcohol content of a million, doing 200 on a side street and kill a crosswalk of kindergartners and two ducks, and it wouldn’t move the needle at all."

The comedian noted that voters have become desensitized to the GOP nominee's behavior, quipping that it’s "the way you wouldn’t notice a new face tattoo on Post Malone."

Bill Maher begs Kamala Harris not to mess up his 'really good prediction record'

Bill Maher contrasted Donald Trump’s resilience to scandals with Kamala Harris' vulnerability, arguing that "this is Kamala’s great dilemma. Trump is invulnerable to an October surprise, but she is very vulnerable because she’s the one who is still undefined."

Citing moments from her Fox News interview with Bret Baier and her appearance on 'The View' that he personally thought weren't effective, Maher suggested it would have been better if Harris had expressed more personal opinions on issues related to the US-Mexico border.

He went on to say, "It’s so important that you win this election, not just for the sake of retaining a real democracy and for the good of the world, but also because I predicted a month ago you’d win this thing, and if you blow it, it’s going to make me look bad."

The comedian added a light-hearted plea, emphasizing the personal stakes he feels in her success: "I’ve got a really good prediction record, so please don’t f**k this up, Kamala."