Posted on 08/10/2024 12:20:27 PM PDT by Libloather
A major liberal media outlet published a piece calling on journalists to ask Vice President Kamala Harris questions about her policies ahead of the election so that voters know who she really is.
The New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian King wrote about Harris’ campaign strategy on Thursday, saying it involves her staying away from the press and waiting for former President Trump to make a mistake. However, he argued that it is the media’s job not to let the Democratic candidate get away with hiding prior to potentially assuming the most powerful office in the world.
He wrote that "it’s the job of the press in a healthy democracy to make sure that voters know whom they’re supporting. An unexamined candidate can become anything, and can work under the influence of anyone, when they assume power."
King agreed with GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s assessment that she has been dodging the media. Harris took questions briefly from reporters on Thursday in an informal Q&A on a tarmac in Michigan, but she has not held a formal presser or sit-down interview since emerging last month as the presumptive Democratic nominee in place of President Biden.
"This appears to be Campaign Kamala’s strategy: don’t make any unforced errors, keep things vanilla, and eventually Trump or Vance will implode. Harris – as Vance has repeatedly pointed out on Twitter, with the hashtag #wheresKamala – has taken almost no questions from reporters, and has spent most of her time giving stump speeches at rallies."
The writer continued, pointing out Harris' flip-flopping and lack of transparency on key issues. "She has not explained what, exactly, happened in Washington after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate; or why she has changed her mind on fracking, which she once said should be banned, and has wobbled...
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
The ‘press’ asking Harris a real question? “ What’s your favorite ice cream?
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