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Vice President Kamala Harris has not sat for an unscripted interview for 22 days after joining the presidential race, underscoring the media’s curious failure to secure an interview.
The lack of interviews runs counter to the multitude of interviews the media typically conduct when candidates enter presidential races. Harris appears to the exception to the rule.
The media have not interviewed Harris on television since June 24, 2024. The last time the press reportedly questioned her at a solo news conference was eight months ago on December 2, 2023.
Only a few reports last week recount Harris’s lack of unscripted interviews, much less any blistering headlines about her failure to sit for a primetime interview after receiving the nomination.
Democrats, meanwhile, praised Harris’s lack of unscripted media events that could shed light on her policy prescriptions to fix the economy under the administration and explain her radical positions as a U.S. senator and vice president.
“Why would we start talking about policy?” one Democrat lawmaker told Politico Playbook on Monday. “We’re actually better off just running on this real wave of enthusiasm and energy. … It’s the best thing [Harris] can do.”
“Values unite and specific policies divide,” a senior Democrat aide added. “So I don’t think there is a desire to spend the next 80 days litigating Medicare for All, for example.” --->READ MORE HERE
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Democrats appear overjoyed about the establishment media’s failure to secure even one unscripted interview of Vice President Kamala Harris for 22 straight days since she joined the presidential race.
Media outlets typically rush to interview newly nominated presidential candidates, but Harris appears to be an exception to the rule.
The media have not interviewed Harris on television since June 24, 2024. The last time the press reportedly questioned her at a solo news conference was eight months ago on December 2, 2023.
Only a few reports on Monday recount Harris’s lack of unscripted interviews, much less any headlines that openly ripped her for failing to sit for a primetime interview after receiving the nomination.
Democrats openly admit they are pleased with the media’s lack of apparent interest in interviewing Harris about her policy positions.
“Most Democratic insiders we spoke to, however, are totally fine keeping things vague,” Politico Playbook reported on Monday. “There’s a sense that Harris should continue to ride the wave of enthusiasm rather than change the conversation by offering up specifics.”
“There are dangers to taking tough questions,” the Hill’s Amie Parnes argued. “Since becoming the likely Democratic nominee following Biden’s departure from the race, Harris has narrowed the gap with Trump in polls and has even taken the lead in some surveys.”
Democrats told the media that their failure to interview Harris about policy benefits her. --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
+++++Zeroing In on Kamala Harris: Zero Policy Items on Website, Zero Pressers, Zero Interviews, Zero Primary Votes+++++
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