According to new reports, political strategists and Democratic politicians are divided over Vice President Harris' media strategy as she continues to avoid formal press conferences with reporters.
“You always have to be doing enough national outreach to stay out of the media spotlight,” said Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha. He told NBC News.
Former President Trump and his running mate, Senator J.D. VanceThe Ohio Republican senators have given at least 48 interviews since the Harris-Waltz campaign began, but the Democratic presidential candidates have given only eight unscripted interviews to date.
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According to new reports, political strategists and Democratic politicians are divided over Vice President Harris' media strategy as she continues to avoid formal press conferences with reporters. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
“She should do as many interviews as she can in battleground states, but anything else is a waste of time,” Rocha said.[National] “Interviews don't mean anything to persuade voters. Nowadays, with all the different media, this doesn't matter. But 30 years ago, when there were only three channels, interviews were much more important.”
But NBC News reported that her campaign is considering giving more local news interviews after her debate with former President Trump, in which most experts thought she won, but independent voters reported that she still seemed to be avoiding specific answers to key questions.
“I don't think he can continue hiding from media interviews for another 56 days,” a Democratic strategist, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told NBC News.
“Her biggest problem is that people don't know enough about her yet, and a debate or a CNN interview won't be enough to clear that up,” the strategist said, adding: “Voters want to know who they're voting for and what they stand for, and they want to see that put to the test. Trying to defend her from all sides is a dangerous strategy when there's still so much time left in the game.”
Trump-Vance has conducted a combined 48 interviews since last month, compared with just eight for Harris-Waltz.
Former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, have given at least 48 interviews since the Harris-Waltz coalition was formed, but Democratic presidential candidates have given only eight unscripted interviews to date. (Left: Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images, Right: Photo by Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Another person, identified by NBC News as a “Harris ally,” said Harris needs to engage more with reporters in the months leading up to the election.
“This election can't be won by TV ads,” a Harris ally told NBC News.
But some strategists believe Harris is pursuing the right media strategy and should focus on battleground states.
“[C]Focus on those seven [battleground] “Some states have paid coverage and some have free coverage,” Democratic strategist Paul Maslin told NBC News.
“I don't think she cares about the national media at all,” he said.
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox News' Brian Flood and David Latz contributed to this report.
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