ハリス副大統領、メディアの露出を増やして、
トークショーや始めての単独インタビューも。
討論会のときのように、
従前にみっちり準備や打ち合わせをしている
と思うけどどうなんだろう。
陣営はすごく優秀な人を集めていると思うのだけど、
メディアに関してはどういう作戦なんだろう。
もちろん、
ハリス氏個人の（私人としての）面は見えますが、
政治家としては
どうなのか、
というのが弱いところ。
２０２０年で大統領選に出たときから、
信念（信条）がない、
と言われているのは
確にそうなんだろうなあ、
という疑念を否定できているとは
思えないものね。
Foxでのインタビューだったかな、
政策については、ウェブサイトを見て、
というのに驚いたけれど、
経済政策について、トランプ候補者のほうが世論が高いが、
それについて、はどうか、という質問に、
私の経済政策は、何人ものノーベル賞受賞の経済学者が
いいと言っている、
とだけ、説明があって、それも驚きました。
まあ、いいブレインがついている、
と言えるのはいいことなんでしょうけれどねー。
22日には共和党候補のトランプ前大統領がフロリダ州とノースカロライナ州で選挙運動を行う。民主党候補のハリス副大統領は首都ワシントンでインタビュー収録に臨む。
ジョー・ローガン氏とのインタビュー
トランプ氏は25日、人気ポッドキャスト「ジョー・ローガン・エクスペリエンス」で、コメディアンのジョー・ローガン氏とのインタビューを収録する予定だと、計画に詳しい関係者２人が匿名を条件に語った。ローガン氏は世界で最も人気のあるポッドキャスターだと広く考えられており、同氏の番組のサブスクライバー数はユーチューブで1750万人、スポティファイで1570万人。
計画はトランプ陣営がローガン氏の主な視聴者層である若い男性の支持を取り付けたい意向を浮き彫りにする。ハリス氏もローガン氏との対談を検討していると報じられている。
ハリス氏は22日、トランプ氏との接戦状態を打開するためのメディア攻勢の一環として、ＭＳＮＢＣやテレムンドとのインタビュー収録を行う。
ここ数週間、ハリス氏は人気ポッドキャスト「コール・ハー・ダディ」に出演したほか、ラジオ番組「ハワード・スターン・ショー」、ＡＢＣのトーク番組「ザ・ビュー」、ＣＢＳの深夜トーク番組「レイト・ショー・ウィズ・スティーブン・コルベア」への出演も果たしている
5 key takeaways from Kamala Harris' '60 Minutes' interview (msn.com)
Whitaker asked Harris about the ongoing crises in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, with Israel under assault from Iranian proxies and Ukraine persevering in the fight against Russia's invasion. In her answers, Harris did not do much to distinguish her foreign policy from that of the current administration.
On Israel, Harris echoed Biden's call for the war with Hamas to end, though she acknowledged the Jewish nation's right to defend itself after the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, when terrorists slaughtered 1,200 people and took 250 captives back to Gaza.
"I maintain Israel has a right to defend itself. We would. And how it does so matters. Far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. This war has to end," Harris said.
Whitaker pointed out that although the United States has handed billions of dollars to Israel in military aid, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resisted the Biden-Harris administration's call for a cease-fire with Hamas. When asked if the U.S. holds no sway over Netanyahu, Harris dodged the question and stayed on message, emphasizing the current administration's diplomatic efforts.
"The work that we do diplomatically with the leadership of Israel is an ongoing pursuit around making clear our principles," she said.
Whitaker pressed, "but it seems Prime Minister Netanyahu is not listening."
Harris declined to answer that point. "We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end."
On Europe, Harris stuck with Biden's position that Ukraine must be involved in any resolution to the war with Russia.
"There will be no success in ending that war without Ukraine and the U.N. charter participating in what that success looks like," she said.
In a definitive statement, Harris said she would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war unless Ukrainian representatives were present. However, she was less specific on whether Ukraine should join NATO.
"Those are all issues that we will deal with if and when it arrives at that point. Right now, we are supporting Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russia's unprovoked aggression," Harris said. "Donald Trump, if he were president, Putin would be sitting in Kyiv right now. He talks about, oh, he can end it on day one. You know what that is? It's about surrender."
Whitaker confronted Harris on her apparent flip-flop on immigration, noting that she supported Biden's efforts to reverse Trump's strict policies even as a historic flood of illegal immigrants crossed the border. Now, the vice president has "embraced President Biden's recent crackdown on asylum seekers," he said.
Whitaker asked, "If that's the right answer, now, why didn't your administration take those steps in 2021?"
Harris responded by pointing to congressional Republicans who backed out of a bipartisan agreement on a border security bill negotiated by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. "Donald Trump got word that this bill was afoot and could be passed. And he wants to run on a problem instead of fixing a problem. So he told his buddies in Congress kill the bill. Don't let it move forward," she said.
However, Whitaker pushed back on the vice president, observing that in the first three years of the Biden-Harris administration, border arrivals quadrupled and there was no action from Biden or Harris.
"Was it a mistake to loosen the immigration policies as much as you did?"
Harris did not answer the question but asserted that her administration has offered solutions "from day one, literally."
"We need Congress to be able to act to actually fix the problem," she said, again echoing Biden.
To fight inflation, Harris said she intends to ask Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging for food and groceries. She would expand the child tax credit to $6,000, give first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down payment assistance and offer generous assistance to people starting a small business.
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has estimated that the total cost of her economic proposals would add $3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade.
"How are you going to pay for that?" asked Whitaker.
"Okay, so the other economists that have reviewed my plan versus my opponent and determined that my economic plan would strengthen America's economy, his would weaken it," Harris answered. "But my plan, Bill, if you don't mind, my plan is about saying that when you invest in small businesses, you invest in the middle class, and you strengthen America's economy. Small businesses are part of the backbone of America's economy."
"A quarter of registered voters still say they don't know you," Whitaker told Harris. They don't know what makes you tick. And why do you think that is? What's the disconnect?"
"It's an election, Bill," Harris replied. "And I take it seriously that I have to earn everyone's vote. This is an election for President of the United States. No one should be able to take for granted that they can just declare themselves a candidate and automatically receive support.
"You have to earn it. And that's what I intend to do."
Kamala Harris ridiculed and mocked over 60 Minutes interview (msn.com)
Vice President Kamala Harris was heavily criticized for her answers during an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes that aired on Monday night.
During an interview, journalist Bill Whitaker asked Harris several questions about immigration policies. The vice president's responses frequently didn't answer Whitaker's questions, and she often lacked substance or insight.
Kamala Harris Dealt Polling Blow in Key Swing State in Post-Debate Poll (msn.com)
Anew poll of voters in the key swing state of Michigan after Tuesday's presidential debate showed former president Donald Trump leading Vice President Harris by one point.
The survey of 800 voters by InsiderAdvantage showed the Republican candidate at 49 percent and his Democratic rival at 48 percent.
CNN’s Dana Bash acknowledged Vice President Kamala Harris was dodging questions during her interview with the Democratic presidential candidate last month.
Bash spoke to Mediaite editor-in-chief Aidan McLaughlin on Saturday when McLaughlin asked Bash about the interview, specifically Harris appearing to avoid discussing her position on fracking.
Kamala Harris's 'joy' is quietly turning to panic for Democrats (msn.com)
In the days after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election to be replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris, there was real joy among Democrats across the country. That was not just a made-up media story, I saw it, but with less than a month to go, the joy is gone and a quiet panic is setting in.
In the first week of August I was, appropriately enough, in Harrisburg, Pa. and Democrats I spoke to were ebullient and effervescent at the change atop the ticket. One woman told me of calling her mother to celebrate together the chance at a Black female president.
Other left-leaning voters told me that they didn’t love how Biden had been shown the door but that they felt Harris could turn the race around and take down Donald Trump. For about a month, it sure looked that way.
While Republicans and some in the media were frustrated by her unwillingness to do traditional interviews or hold so much as one press conference, her arrogant advisers smirked and said basically, "So what? She’s winning."
Well, she’s not winning anymore, and with her back against the wall appeared on "60 Minutes" this week, showing voters the real reason why she is camera shy when it comes to tough questions.
Asked if she and the Biden administration had lost America’s influence with our Middle East ally Israel, the veep once again proved herself to be a walking, talking salad bar, here is what she had to say:
"Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements by Israel that were very much prompted by, or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region."
The most generous interpretation of this odd assemblage of verbiage is that she is saying, "we’re trying," the more likely one is that she has no idea what she is talking about.
It is hard to say exactly when the shine started wearing off the Harris penny, when joy gave way to frustration, but the failure of the Teamsters to endorse her, and the massive union’s internal polling showing Trump with a lead seems significant.
It was only after that, that I started hearing Democrats uttering words that seemed unthinkable back in August, namely, "Maybe we should have stuck with Biden." Ouch.
Biden himself even joked about it at a press conference, something he is at least still capable of, quipping "I’m back in."
Harris spokespeople are busy trying to talk Democratic voters down off the bridge, they insist she still leads in the polling averages, she has a war chest worth more than Fort Knox, and a ground game that Trump can only envy.
These points are all true, and the latter may prove decisive. The Harris movement may be Astroturf and not grassroots, much like her crowning as the nominee, but those busloads of supporters in matching teachers' union T-shirts are the same machine that gets out the vote.
But still, there is no mistaking that the thrill is gone.
It is not clear what Harris can do to reverse the clear trends favoring Trump today, "60 Minutes" wasn’t it, and her appearances on podcasts, late night shows, and "The View" make her look like she is pitching a new Rom Com, not running for president of the United States.
The only answer left may be for Harris to make this fight uglier and dirtier as the clock runs out. If the joy is gone, and it is, the only thing left to do may well be to rage and rage, against the dying of the light.
Forget the pets: The Harris-Biden border crisis punishes EVERYONE in America (msn.com)
Report: Biden's team is narrowing his schedule to 'manage his stamina' (msn.com)
Biden's scheduling limitations became part of the narrative in the weeks following his disastrous June 27 debate performance. Aides said that Biden was reliably alert during the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and more likely to get fatigued - and misspeak - outside those hours. Biden's Atlanta debate against former President Donald Trump was scheduled for 9 p.m. in order to accommodate West Coast viewers.
Opinion: Will the real Kamala Harris please stand up? (msn.com)
Elon Musk Calls Polymarket ‘More Accurate Than Polls’ as Donald Trump Takes the Lead (msn.com)
In January, Polymarket’s monthly trading volume stood at $53 million, with approximately 4,000 active users.
By September, however, that figure had skyrocketed to $504 million, with a whopping 80,315 active users—a twenty-fold increase.
The Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) is closely monitoring the platform’s activities, warning that it will take enforcement action if Polymarket fails to comply with regulatory obligations.
The CFTC’s warning comes as US policymakers, including Senators Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren, push to ban all election betting platforms, citing concerns over election integrity.
In a letter, the Democratic senators urged the CFTC to restrict all forms of electoral wagers, arguing that such platforms undermine the democratic process.
However, a recent court ruling in favor of Kalshi , a similar betting platform, may have implications for Polymarket’s fate.
A federal court ruled that the CFTC failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove that Kalshi’s prediction contracts caused harm, striking a blow to the regulator’s ban. The ruling could set a precedent for crypto betting platforms navigating the complex regulatory landscape.
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