Vice President Kamala Harris addresses supporters at a campaign event at Resorts World Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS) Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS No amount of advertising money can sell a bad product — or at least, a product that consumers have determined they don’t want (see: New Coke). This time-tested business principle also applies to American politics. That’s helpful to remember as midterm elections proceed.