This campaign has shot out of a rocket

On the podcast “All In with Chris Hayes”, Hayes is talking about Kamala Harris’ campaign for President. You can hear him saying “this campaign has shot out of a rocket” at 25:20 in the podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-with-chris-hayes/id1314170606?i=1000667219169

This is a congruent conflation of “take off like a rocket” and “shot out of a cannon”, both meaning something or someone moving rapidly into some position or status. It’s a nice mix of weaponry. A big thanks to Frank King for hearing this one and sending it in!



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