Kamala Harris is being portrayed as a generational political talent by Democrats and the media.
But they know she’s still the bumbling mess she always was.
And Kamala Harris made one bad campaign mistake that had Democrats crying foul.
Kamala Harris’ basement strategy has Democrats worried
Vice President Kamala Harris’ handlers knew their candidate was a major weakness when she became the Democrat Presidential nominee.
She’s a walking gaffe machine who got less popular as voters saw more of her during her failed 2020 Presidential campaign and as Vice President.
Her campaign has been running a modified version of the basement strategy that President Joe Biden used in the 2020 Election.
Kamala’s avoided the press and used the media to create an image of her as a political dynamo.
But this strategy is wearing thin with Democrats, with the November election looking like a coin flip.
New Hampshire Democrat State House Speaker Steve Shurtleff told Fox News that keeping Kamala under wraps wasn’t working.
“They’re trying to keep her away. It’s like seeing your favorite Hollywood actor, and then they’re on a talk show and they can’t even speak,” Shurtleff said. “It’s so obvious she’s been avoiding the one-on-one interviews, and the voters deserve better.”
Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), have been everywhere in the media.
The few interviews that Kamala has done leaned into rehearsed talking points that have become a punchline.
Vance mocked her for constantly mentioning she grew up in the middle class and having neighbors who care about their lawns when she’s asked questions about lowering prices.
“Vice President, Harris. What are you going to do? What is your specific plan to solve the inflation crisis that’s making it unaffordable to buy groceries and housing?” Vance said. “And Kamala will say, ‘Well, did you know that I grew up in a middle class family? I had a very nice lawn back there in Berkeley, California.’”
“How are you going to solve [the Israel-Hamas conflict] as President of the United States?” Vance continued. “And Kamala Harris will say, ‘Well, did you know that I worked at McDonald’s for about three months when I was a teenager?’”
Kamala’s big media blitz
As always with politicians, watch what they do, not what they say.
Kamala’s handlers heard the criticisms and saw her slipping against Trump in the polls.
They sent her on a media blitz of friendly interviews with ABC’s The View, late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert, shock jock Howard Stern, 60 Minutes, and other left-wing outlets.
Democrat strategist Chris Kofinis told NBC News that sticking to softball interviews and avoiding the press is a risky strategy.
“The campaign is taking a chance that they can run out the clock and Trump’s weaknesses will be enough to win,” Kofinis said. “But the danger in that is if you don’t define your own candidacy well enough, people will start defining it themselves.”
Kamala and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, hiding from the media is hurting them when they do interact with the press.
“It’s been a mistake to shield Walz and Harris from interviews,” an anonymous Democrat lawmaker told NBC News. “It’s like playing basketball — if you don’t play for weeks, you’re not going to get it into a game and do well. You’ve got to be on the court.”
Kamala confirmed this problem when she said that she wouldn’t do anything differently from Biden on The View.
Her campaign has been about trying to present herself as the candidate of change, not another four years of Biden.
