Donald Trump has decided on his closing message, but it's unclear what final impression Kamala Harris wants to leave on voters over the past two weeks.
As I reported, Trump boils down the problem to immigration and the economy. Of course, the former president has gone off script by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitals, calling Harris a “fucking vice president,” and stealing the spotlight for fries at McDonald's.
Harris runs a traditional Democratic campaign that doesn't make much news, but that's a problem for her — National Review's Jim Geraghty says Republicans paint her as an inferior. is incorrect, despite saying that Harris could win.
To summarize as best I can, the Vice President emphasizes two things in this last part. One is abortion rights, a post-Rowe wild card that clearly favors Democrats and accuses President Trump of a lack of compassion.
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Former President Trump appears to be calm about immigration and the economy, despite occasionally going wildly off script in his final message to voters. Vice President Harris' argument is far less clear. (Getty Images)
The other thing is, she's not Trump. Harris now calls him “erratic and volatile” on almost every occasion.
This is not surprising, since candidates have narrowed down their opponents since the republic's inception. And embattled candidates use fear to attack opponents based on the theory, “You may not love me, but this opponent is more evil and will destroy this country.” often discredits.
But we've known since the day after Joe Biden left office that Veep, now 60, was running as an anti-Trump candidate. And that's not to say her opponents don't throw insults at her. But her strategy has been all along, even as her rhetoric has intensified and material provided by Trump himself suggests she is a threat to democracy.
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And it just so happened that the media was suddenly filled with articles questioning the 78-year-old's mental strength. What a contrast to the silence from journalists about Biden's declining health until his disastrous debate with President Trump, when he withdrew from the race under pressure from Democrats.
What I can tell you from the Trump Tower interview is that he didn't seem tired, and whether you like his answers or not, he was persuasive. The biggest news came after he described January 6th as a “day of love” and defended his naming of Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff as “the enemy within,” the latter in The Daily. They were two clips of punch lines for Jon Stewart on the Paper show. show. ”
Schiff fired back with an “x” post, but in a statement to Rolling Stone, Pelosi's spokesperson denied Schiff's statement that she turned down the National Guard.
Her main surrogate at the moment is Liz Cheney, who sacrificed her political career to campaign against Trump. Of course this is ironic. That's because most Democrats despised Cheney and her father, Dick Cheney (who Harris also supports), both for the Iraq War and for his hard-right views.
In addition to taking three questions from the audience at the Michigan town hall meeting, Harris also took three questions from reporters, who had been preselected by her staff.
Cheney's pitch: “If people are uncertain, if people are thinking, 'I'm a conservative, I don't know if I can support Vice President Harris,' I would say, 'I don't know if I can support Vice President Harris.' I don't think there's anybody out there who is more conservative than I am, and I understand that the most conservative value is to protect the Constitution. ”
Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President and Democratic lightning rod Dick Cheney, is currently seen as the Harris campaign's chief political surrogate. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
He added, “We all know, and anyone who saw January 6th, knows what Donald Trump is going to do. He lost the election. He's going to overturn the election. “He was trying to seize power,” he added.
Ms. Cheney is emblematic of other prominent Republicans who support Ms. Harris in what seems like a bipartisan license, including several former Trump administration officials. But while Harris has shifted to the center, she hasn't changed any policies that would appeal to those voters, hasn't challenged liberal orthodoxy, and is acting differently than Biden. I haven't been able to name a single big thing that could have happened.
After a testy exchange with Bret Baier, Harris interviewed activist and commentator Al Sharpton, who publicly supported her, but made no news. Although she has denied having a problem with black men, visiting black churches and restaurants, sitting with Charlamagne the God, and holding rallies with Lizzo are all part of her campaign. indicates that she believes she has a problem.
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The bottom line is that Harris has a hard time making news, or at least new news, for someone who can grab headlines every few hours.
President Trump acknowledged in an interview at Mar-a-Lago that he sometimes uses inflammatory language to get media attention. That's why he does it. Politico called it a “genital campaign,” and while President Trump knew he'd get angry from his opponent over Arnold Palmer's trash talk, that locker room conversation may have been enough for some men to It might also be interesting.
Donald's brief stint at McDonald's was so memorable that it was rebroadcast many times. Ms. Harris was tactful enough to say that she supports raising the federal minimum wage, but Mr. Trump does not.
President Trump's brief stint at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania resonated in mainstream media circles this weekend with both amusement and ridicule. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
And yes, it was a completely staged stunt. Breaking news: Politicians have been using symbolic backdrops and working class jobs almost forever. It's a big deal. The New York Times shed new light on a friend who said he worked with Harris at a particular McDonald's in the Bay Area in 1983.
Nevertheless, detractors in the media criticize this, his profanity, and how he turned City Hall, interrupted by two medical emergencies, into a concert where he swayed to the music. was cited as evidence that he was “losing.''
President Trump is currently recording an upcoming interview with Joe Rogan, and it's sure to make the news with the incredibly influential podcaster he once swore he would never work with. It becomes. I don't know what happened to Harris' discussion with Logan.
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Harris sat down with Harry Jackson for an interview that aired on “NBC Nightly News'' last night.
After being asked a series of rather tough questions, Harris again gave no report. Her first answer was that she would not continue with the Biden presidency, citing price gouging. Does she think there is sexism in the gender gap between men? She sees men and women at her events. Is there no sexism at all? “I don't think so.”
When Jackson said, “Your message hasn't connected with them yet,” she changed the subject: “Trump will abolish the Constitution.” She said she would not compromise on abortion rights. She missed the opportunity to criticize Elon Musk.
What if President Trump prematurely declares victory? “This is the person who tried to undo a free and fair election and incited a mob to storm the Capitol.'' In short, there's nothing she hasn't said before.
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If Kamala wants to change the public's perception of her by doing something surprising and startling, by breaking away from the mostly practiced answers, she has days to do it. will continue to decrease. She may have raised $1 billion for her strong ground game, but for now it all comes down to her final message.
