{"id":2269541,"date":"2024-06-17T12:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quick-witted-vance-poses-greatest-threat-to-harris-in-debate-former-vp-comms-director-says\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T12:18:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:18:57","slug":"quick-witted-vance-poses-greatest-threat-to-harris-in-debate-former-vp-comms-director-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quick-witted-vance-poses-greatest-threat-to-harris-in-debate-former-vp-comms-director-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Former VP Comms Director Claims &#8216;Quick-Witted&#8217; Vance Is Harris&#8217;s Biggest Debate Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fquick-witted-vance-poses-greatest-threat-to-harris-in-debate-former-vp-comms-director-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2269541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u2063former aide to \u200cVice President Kamala Harris, Ashley Etienne, commented that \u2063Senator J.D. Vance \u200c(R-OH)\u200c would be\u2064 a significant debate\u200d challenge for Harris. Etienne,\u200b who previously served \u2062as \u200dHarris&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">communications director<\/a> in 2021, expressed these \u200cviews during a\u2063 CNN panel\u200b discussion about\u200c Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-city-council-reverses-course-after-defund-the-police-experiment-backfires\/\" title=\"LA City Council Reverses Course After \"Defund the Police\" Experiment Backfires\">potential vice-presidential candidates<\/a>. Etienne praised Vance for \u200chis debating \u200dskills and his appeal to\u200c undecided voters, \u2062highlighting his\u2063 intelligence, quick wit, and effective communication style. She conveyed that Vance&#8217;s\u200c debating\u2062 presence could pose a substantial challenge to \u2064Vice\u200d President Harris in\u2064 a face-to-face debate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) would be a formidable rival in a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, said a former top aide to Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Etienne, who served as Harris\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kamala-harris-comms-director-resigns-growing-criticism-vp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">communications director<\/a> in 2021, made the comment during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2024\/06\/15\/fmr-vp-harris-comms-director-etienne-j-d-vance-would-pose-the-greatest-debate-threat-to-vp\/?utm_source=ground.news&#038;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recent CNN panel discussion<\/a> about former President Donald Trump\u2019s search for a running mate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJ.D. Vance would \u2026 pose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-new-ethnic-studies-curriculum-ignores-or-maligns-jews-trashes-capitalism\/\" title=\"California\u2019s New Ethnic Studies Curriculum Ignores Or Maligns Jews, Trashes Capitalism\">greatest threat<\/a> to Kamala Harris in some respects. I mean, he\u2019s an incredible debater,\u201d Etienne said. \u201cI think he has this quality that makes him seem palpable to that 1 to 2% that actually might vote or that, you know, that\u2019s undecided that will actually pay attention to the debates because most people don\u2019t pay attention to the debates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI think he\u2019s just got a quality about him where he\u2019s just super smart and sharp and quick-witted. I just think \u2026 it\u2019s going to be a challenge to see the two of them face-to-face. I mean, maybe it\u2019s just me, but I think he\u2019s going to be the greatest threat to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the observation about Vance, CNN host Laura Coates asked Etienne to comment on a New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-vp-debate-performances.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> that cited multiple sources who said Trump is thinking about debate performances when it comes to making a selection for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a>. Etienne suggested the news was revealing to her.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1717170739895000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Ps3XbgPF2rL6bDpL8t5Cu\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt says to me that to some degree that they think that she\u2019s somewhat of a threat,\u201d Etienne said. \u201cI mean, she\u2019s a former prosecutor. She spent time in courts defending her clients and defending the interests of California. So, to me, it says, you know, that he might be slightly nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance is just one of the Republicans who Trump is reportedly considering as a running mate as he runs for a second term in the White House ahead of an expected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-has-sort-pretty-good-idea-vp-pick-probably-announce-during-rnc-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a> at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-campaign-requests-documents-from-some-vp-contenders-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly sent<\/a> vetting materials to Vance, as well as to North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), House Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), and former Cabinet member Ben Carson. The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-vp-paperwork-vetting-b1e21a7e9eae7141c4f144735671b330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the list is \u201cfluid and evolving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former top aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, Ashley Etienne, stated on a CNN panel that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) would be a strong debate opponent for Harris. Etienne, who was Harris&#8217; communications director in 2021, commented during a discussion about Donald Trump&#8217;s search for a vice presidential candidate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2269542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2157277849-scaled-e1718637989934.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2157277849-scaled-e1718637989934.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}