CNN panel pushes back: “There’s a difference between her putting out an ad that’s all the things she wants to say and then being challenged on some things,” says S.E. Cupp.
Kamala Harris aims to “define herself” with ad blitzes so she won’t have to do any interviews explaining her policy positions, a Democrat strategist claimed.
“CNN News Central” host Kate Bolduan noted on Friday that Harris still has not sat down for any interviews since being selected as the Democrat nominee, and doing interviews is part of the race to “define a candidate.”
Dem Strategist Tells CNN Host Harris Will Be ‘Defining Herself’ With Ad Spending So She Doesn’t Need To Do Interviews pic.twitter.com/NEp8ZdguKd
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 2, 2024
Democrat strategist Julie Roginsky dismissed Bolduan’s concern and argued that typical Americans won’t care if Harris doesn’t do interviews.
“This is something that…you guys all care about as reporters, you want to sit with her, but the truth of the matter is when I’m sitting around my dinner table thinking about how to pay for college for my kid or about how to afford my mortgage or any of my taxes,” Roginsky started saying before Bolduan interrupted to say that Harris’ “positions have changed.”
“Except for the fact that she’s going to spend her $300 million defining herself on TV and on social media the way she wants, right?” Roginsky continued.
“And she’s going to ultimately sit with you guys, I believe. But the bottom line is, that’s not what he should be coming after her on. He should be coming after her on positions that affect regular people who are voting. If you’re standing there saying, ‘well, you’re not sitting for an interview,’ the average person doesn’t have time to sit around worrying what Kamala Harris is doing, they just want to make sure she’s doing something to help them.”
But CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp pushed back against Roginsky, explaining that there’s a difference between putting out campaign ads that make a candidate look good and them being challenged on certain policies by the media.
“They might not know that they care, but they should, because we‘re going to ask questions that they have and that they don‘t have access to her to ask,” Cupp told Roginsky.
“And there’s a difference between her putting out an ad that’s all the things she wants to say and then being challenged on some things. And that ultimately benefits voters, her own voters, who should know her very well and intimately what she wants to do,” she added.
As Bolduan pointed out, Harris has still not participated in a meaningful interviews since she was coronated as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee after the party forced Joe Biden to drop out.
Dilbert creator Scott Adams panned the Democrats for selecting yet another candidate who can’t handle questions from the press.
“The Democrats’ top two choices for president (Biden then Harris) are both unable to handle questions. Great job, Democrats,” he wrote on X.
The Democrats’ top two choices for president (Biden then Harris) are both unable to handle questions.
Great job, Democrats. https://t.co/Be11hq5Xnr
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) August 3, 2024