It has been more than two weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the Democratic nominee.
And during that time, she has not granted any interviews or held press conferences, setting a new precedent for candidate access to the press in an unprecedented election cycle.
Harris has had a honeymoon period of sorts. The legacy media has showered her candidacy with glowing coverage from immediate comparisons of Barack Obama's political rise to reframing her word salads as meme royalty. She has tightened polls against former President Trump. And the honeymoon will likely continue with the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate and the upcoming DNC convention, where candidates historically receive a bump in the polls.
This is a person who has been a presumptive Democrat nominee for 16 days. She hasn’t taken a single real question from a reporter," he said.
"The American people deserve to get to know the people who want to lead them, and I think it’s shameful for Kamala Harris, but increasingly for the media, that she is taking a basement strategy of running from reporters instead of getting in front of them and answering tough questions about her record and letting the American people know who she is."
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How do you feel about a political candidate avoiding press interviews during their campaign, and does it impact your trust in their ability to lead?
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How important is it for you to understand a political candidate's policies and personality through their own words versus media interpretation?
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If a candidate avoids tough questions from the press, does it make you question what they might be hiding or their competency in handling difficult situations?
