{"id":2318988,"date":"2024-08-04T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-calls-out-media-for-lack-of-scrutiny-of-harris-since-becoming-nominee-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T12:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:49:49","slug":"cotton-calls-out-media-for-lack-of-scrutiny-of-harris-since-becoming-nominee-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-calls-out-media-for-lack-of-scrutiny-of-harris-since-becoming-nominee-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton calls out media for lack of scrutiny of Harris since becoming nominee &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fcotton-calls-out-media-for-lack-of-scrutiny-of-harris-since-becoming-nominee-washington-examiner%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=2318988&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>The provided web search\u200d results \u200bprimarily discuss Vice President Kamala \u2064Harris in the context \u2062of the 2024 presidential campaign, \u2062particularly focusing on the criticisms she has faced following her elevation as the Democratic nominee. <\/p>\n<p>1. **Lack \u200bof Media Scrutiny**: Senator Tom \u2062Cotton criticized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">media outlets<\/a> for not holding \u2062Vice President Harris accountable to the same degree they typically would for a\u200d presidential \u2064candidate. \u2062Since she was announced as\u200c the Democratic\u200b nominee \u2062after President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200d withdrawal,\u200b Harris has avoided extensive \u200cpress interactions, including sit-down interviews. Cotton \u2064remarked on her limited engagement with \u200dthe media, highlighting that she had not answered any questions from journalists, which he believes could be a disadvantage \u200bfor her in the campaign. He also referenced a \u2062CBS News-YouGov poll suggesting she is closing\u200d the gap on former President Donald Trump but expressed concern that her few unscripted\u2063 moments and her communication style (referred to as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-stuart-stevens-says-washington-insiders-threatened-by-lincoln-project\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Stuart Stevens Says \u2018Washington Insiders Threatened\u2019 by Lincoln Project\">word salad<\/a>&#8220;) have not been challenged.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Political Perception**: The discussion around Harris&#8217;s political alignment also appears in various analyses.\u2062 Some \u200cRepublicans are framing her as a &#8220;dangerous \u200bliberal,&#8221; contrasting her\u200b centrist image with more progressive \u2062policies,\u200d indicating a strategic move to define\u2063 her narrative as the campaign becomes more\u2063 competitive.<\/p>\n<p>the discourse\u2062 around Kamala Harris emphasizes the \u2063urgent need for\u2063 her to articulate her policy positions as she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-sharp-right-wing-propaganda-pelosi-and-schumer-defend-bidens-mental-state\/\" title=\"Pelosi and Schumer defend Biden&#039;s mental state, dismiss claims as &#039;sharp&#039; and &#039;propaganda\">faces increasing\u200d scrutiny<\/a> and attempts to\u200c establish \u2063her candidacy in what is expected \u2062to be a \u2063close\u2062 race against Trump.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cotton calls out media for lack of scrutiny of Harris since becoming nominee<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tom Cotton\">Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR) called out media outlets for not holding Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tom Cotton\">Kamala Harris<\/a> to the same kind of scrutiny typical of a presidential candidate since she was moved to the top of the Democratic ticket two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Since Harris was elevated to be the Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, she has not done any sit-down interviews and has answered few questions from the press, but has also received little pushback for the lack of availability. Cotton was asked on CBS News&rsquo;s <em>Face the Nation<\/em> about Harris apparently closing the gap with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> in a CBS News-YouGov poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3110053\/harris-closing-trump-enthusiasm-gap-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"released\">released<\/a> on Sunday, but said that while he expected it to be a close race, she has yet to be questioned by the media.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2534046&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=46eab9ee57d67c71ab5c7bbbcbdbdfda\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;She hasn&rsquo;t answered a single question. Not one single question by the media. And you don&rsquo;t have one single unscripted moment Thursday night at Andrews Air Force Base, welcoming this hostages back and she served up the kind of incomprehensible word salad for which she has become famous,&rdquo; Cotton said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arkansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arkansas<\/a> senator also pointed out that Harris will have to answer for her policy positions once she is questioned in interviews and other settings by the press, which will help Trump &mdash; according to Cotton&rsquo;s belief.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we knew this race was going to be close all along, whoever the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> wanted to put up against President Trump, but Kamala Harris has been the nominee for two weeks and hasn&rsquo;t answered a single question. When the American people get a better look at her and her radical positions,&rdquo; Cotton said. &ldquo;I think you&rsquo;re gonna see that they don&rsquo;t want her to continue the Biden-Harris legacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cotton was then asked about Trump&rsquo;s comments last week about Harris&rsquo;s race, to which he pivoted to contest that the campaign should be about policy differences.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s incumbent upon the media to hold Kamala Harris to the same standard that every other nominee who earned their nomination has ever been held to, Donald Trump in &rsquo;16, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Barack-Obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> in &rsquo;08,&rdquo; Cotton said, pointing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-candidates-in-virginia-ban-cameras-from-public-campaign-events\/\" title=\"Dem Candidates in Virginia Ban Cameras From Public Campaign Events\">town hall events<\/a> and other opportunities where a presidential campaign gets questioned on their policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For two weeks, she&rsquo;s dodged the press. She can&rsquo;t dodge the press for another 13 weeks,&rdquo; Cotton said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722157\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722157\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) criticized media organizations for failing to apply the same level of scrutiny to Vice President Kamala Harris as they typically would for a presidential candidate, especially since she became the Democratic nominee two weeks ago. Following President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race, Harris has not participated in any in-depth interviews and has responded to very few press inquiries, yet she has faced minimal criticism for her lack of engagement. During an appearance on CBS News&#8217; Face the Nation, Cotton commented on a CBS News-YouGov poll indicating that Harris is narrowing the gap with former President Donald Trump. He noted that while he anticipated a competitive race, Harris had not yet been challenged by journalists. &#8220;She hasn\u2019t answered a single question from the media,&#8221; Cotton stated, referring to her recent public appearances where she failed to provide clear responses. He emphasized that once Harris begins facing questions about her policies in interviews and other forums, it could benefit Trump\u2019s campaign. &#8220;We knew this race would be close regardless of who Democrats nominated against Trump,&#8221; he said, adding that once voters see more of her radical views, they may not support continuing the Biden-Harris agenda. When asked about Trump&#8217;s remarks regarding Harris&#8217;s race last week, Cotton shifted focus back to policy differences and insisted that it is essential for media outlets to hold Harris accountable just as they have done with past nominees like Donald Trump in 2016 and Barack Obama in 2008. &#8220;For two weeks now she&#8217;s avoided press scrutiny; she can&#8217;t keep dodging them for another 13 weeks,&#8221; he concluded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2318989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tom-cotton-trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5536,4021,37124],"class_list":["post-2318988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cotton","tag-harris","tag-media-scrutiny"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tom-cotton-trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318988","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}