Kamala Harris' team has realized that “brat” vibes and coconut emojis alone won't get her across the finish line in November.
After making avoiding interviews a cornerstone of her campaign, she is finally scheduled to vote. Talk to a real person, not a teleprompter.
To talk about essential issues.
She will be tested on Biden's nearly four years in the White House, his border history and how he intends to reduce the cost of living.
I'm a child.
Harris is preparing for a softball tour, visiting with the right-wing haters of “The View,” Stephen “Vaccine Needle Dancer” Colbert and Howard Stern. Everyone is ready to parade her because she's not a bad orange guy.
On Sunday she Appeared on Alex Cooper's “Call Her Daddy” podcastthe home of celebrities who talk about mating in ways so vulgar that Samantha Jones would blush. This is where Katy Perry boasted about rewarding her fiancé Orlando Bloom with oral sex after he finished his chores, and where Brazilian pop star Anitta and comedian Heather McMahan gave blowjob tips. is. Christina Aguilera once mentioned myself As the program's “Swallow Promoter”.
Not exactly an edgy political forum.
But for Harris, who has been bombarded with soft-focus media features and flattery about her food and clothes, it's safe to be treated like a glittering celebrity again.
I've seen many Republicans dismiss podcasts by saying they've never heard of them. It would be disingenuous to claim that Cooper's audience was not passionate, engaged, or large. “Call Her Daddy” was the fourth most listened to podcast in the country in the second quarter of this year. According to Edison Research.
But what kind of change will it bring to Harris, who was preaching to a choir of Gen Z women (not that they themselves wanted that, either?) Some listeners were quick to express their displeasure on social media at the intrusion of politics.
On “Meet the Press” yesterday, Andrea Mitchell said Harris needs to undergo tougher interviews and expose himself to harsher elements. “She has a very big problem with men…a big problem. But the business world also doesn't think she's serious. They don't think she's a heavyweight. yeah.”
Naturally, Veep followed with “Call Her Daddy.” “To talk about things that people really care about,” she said.
In a relatively boring show for a show about ridiculous revelations, Harris performed some old hits. Her empty platitudes about potential and ambition made it seem as if Americans thought they were lazy and would do nothing without her affirmation.
Abortion dominated the conversation. Mr. Cooper repeats fear-mongering lies about the tragic death of Georgia woman Amber Thurman from a septic infection, saying the state's doctors in the state believed the 28-year-old's death was due to a six-week abortion ban. He said it was because he was hesitant to treat her, and Harris agreed. (Thurman's family blames the doctor, not the law.) Mr. Cooper then asked Mr. Harris if there was a “law that would give the government the power to make decisions about the remains of men.”
Harris chuckled. “No. No, no, no, that's, no.”
Maybe the producers should have called out, “What about the draft?”
The vice president also spoke about his advocacy for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. “That means that abuse against someone should be taken seriously by all of us, rather than saying it doesn't concern us.”
Except when her own husband, Doug Emhoff, is accused of slapping his ex-boyfriend, punching his children's nanny and allegedly paying her $80,000 in 2012. (A spokesperson for Mr. Emhoff said, “The reports are false.”
The only bright spot was the reaction to Sarah Huckabee Sanders' stupid mockery of Harris for not having any biological children. Mr. Harris defended the value of stepparenthood. It was humane, but it did little to convince me that she could be commander-in-chief while the world was on fire.
The media landscape has undergone a seismic shift since the 2020 election, and smart candidates will partner with a variety of traditional and independent media outlets. Podcasters and influencers.
It's a great way to have nuanced, free-flowing conversations. And it doesn't necessarily have to be combative.
However, it must be led by someone with expertise. Cooper says in his intro that he's not involved in politics and doesn't interview politicians, which clearly appealed to Team Harris. No pressure. I don't have deep knowledge about the problem. There is no pushback.
That was where Harris was treated. Women like one-dimensional creatures tired of pro-abortion rhetoric that is an insult to our intelligence.
But Harris' strategy is to create the illusion that she's digging. And all these friendly, airy conversations provide cover and drown out her lack of depth. We need her in more shows like On “60 Minutes,” Bill Whitaker pressed the vice president about his economic plans and said what we're all thinking:
“But what we're dealing with here is the real world.”
