{"id":2324635,"date":"2024-08-14T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-invests-in-90-million-introduction-to-voters-as-campaign-kicks-the-can-on-policy-agenda-details-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T18:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:49:28","slug":"harris-invests-in-90-million-introduction-to-voters-as-campaign-kicks-the-can-on-policy-agenda-details-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-invests-in-90-million-introduction-to-voters-as-campaign-kicks-the-can-on-policy-agenda-details-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris invests in $90 million introduction to voters as campaign kicks the can on policy agenda details &#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\">40<\/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%2Fharris-invests-in-90-million-introduction-to-voters-as-campaign-kicks-the-can-on-policy-agenda-details-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=2324635&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>Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a substantial advertising campaign worth\u2064 $90 million to introduce\u200c herself to\u200d voters just months before \u200cthe election. This initiative follows \u2062her earlier $50 million\u2062 ad buy and focuses\u2062 on sharing her personal \u200cstory across seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a>:\u200c Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, \u2064North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The campaign aims to highlight her previous role as California&#8217;s attorney general while critiquing former President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;dangerous&#8221; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her active campaigning in these battleground states, Harris has faced criticism for not engaging directly with the media or holding \u2062traditional press\u2063 conferences. This has raised questions about her \u200bpolicy positions and overall visibility to voters. Although she has promised to\u2064 conduct interviews before the end \u2064of August, her lack of media interaction remains a point of contention among observers and analysts. The Harris campaign is set to reveal a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-backs-legal-merit-of-axeing-student-loans-amid-setbacks-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House backs &#039;legal merit&#039; of axeing student loans amid setbacks - Washington Examiner\">detailed economic plan<\/a>\u200c soon, but\u2063 until then, her strategy predominantly \u2062revolves around personal storytelling and rallying support without clarifying\u2064 her policy agenda.  <\/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\">Harris invests in $90 million introduction to voters as campaign kicks the can on policy agenda details<\/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_1730518\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is investing heavily in her introduction to the country as critics say she&rsquo;s dodging releasing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>policy<\/a> blueprint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After booking <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kamala-harris-donald-trump-advertising-592c9bf0bf4493d7ec74e726713f5091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>$50 million<\/a> worth of ads last month, the vice president is launching a $90 million bid over the next three weeks, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/harris-wisconsin-pennsylvania-ads-trump-9d1023c6dc6056b998885a72aadec22b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The advertising push, her largest yet, will share Harris&rsquo;s personal story with voters, with a special focus on seven swing states. Voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin will hear attacks on former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;dangerous, extreme agenda&rdquo; as Harris touts her tenure as California attorney general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), arrive at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s presidential campaign got off to a late start after she stepped into President Joe Biden&rsquo;s shoes with just over 100 days to go until Election Day. The day after Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-are-calling-for-bidens-immediate-resignation-citing-his-historic-campaign-exit-as-evidence-that-he-is-unfit-to-serve\/\" title=\"Republicans are calling for Biden&#039;s immediate resignation, citing his historic campaign exit as evidence that he is unfit to serve\">historic campaign exit<\/a>, Harris announced her intention to head the top of the Democratic ticket, leaving her only a narrow window of time to tell voters why she should lead the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Democratic presidential nominee has stayed busy stumping in swing states, making her latest battleground tour across Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, and Nevada last week, Harris has declined to make traditional media appearances to make her name and policy agenda known to voters. After facing criticism for not engaging with the press, Harris recently promised to sit down for an interview before the end of August.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, she continues to face pushback on her lack of interaction with the media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Would it kill you guys to have a press conference? Why hasn&rsquo;t she had a press conference?&rdquo; CNN host Jim Acosta questioned Harris communications director Michael Tyler on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Acosta grills Harris spokesman over VP&#8217;s media absence.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KFyfpjPNXs\">https:\/\/t.co\/KFyfpjPNXs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JimAcosta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JimAcosta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KamalaHarris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KamalaHarris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Harris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Harris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/viral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#viral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Election2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CNN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CNN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pressconference?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pressconference<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trending?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trending<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/explorepage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#explorepage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tnLLo01wf9\">pic.twitter.com\/tnLLo01wf9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1823781639022936415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tyler deflected with a laugh, reminding Acosta that Harris agreed to do an interview before the end of the month and is speaking directly to voters in rallies across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A campaign rally is not a press conference,&rdquo; Acosta responded. &ldquo;One interview before the end of the month, I mean, that&rsquo;s not a lot.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The CNN host continued to push the Harris campaign to hold a press conference before August&rsquo;s end, but Tyler deferred on the timing. &ldquo;We will commit to directly engaging with the voters who are going to decide this election,&rdquo; he told the network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even during the flurry of rallies and events she has held in recent weeks, the vice president has given little insight into specifics of what a Harris presidency would entail. While she is set to unveil her economic blueprint in North Carolina on Friday, Harris&rsquo;s campaign website has yet to create an issue page. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post&rsquo;s<\/em> editorial board&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/08\/11\/kamala-harris-questions-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>worried<\/a> on Sunday that&nbsp;&ldquo;if she hopes to prevail, Ms. Harris needs to present her ideas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On the opposite side of the political spectrum, Trump is using Harris&rsquo;s relatively vague stance on policy as a campaign talking point. The former president has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3121309\/trump-campaign-claims-harris-avoiding-record-failure-ducking-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claimed<\/a> that Harris is afraid to discuss her record and is deliberately leaving voters in the dark about her policy agenda.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Harris camp argues that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s positions will mirror her boss&rsquo;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we should overstate the mystery here &mdash; she&rsquo;s been part of these policy proposals for the last four years,&rdquo; Michael Linden, a former staff member in the White House budget office under Biden, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/14\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-economy-north-carolina.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1730518\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1730518\"}});<\/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>Vice President Kamala Harris is making a significant investment in her introduction to the American public, amid criticism for not disclosing her policy plans. Following a $50 million ad buy last month, she is now rolling out an additional $90 million campaign over the next three weeks, as reported by the Associated Press. This advertising effort, her largest to date, aims to share her personal narrative with voters while focusing on seven key swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In these states, Harris will criticize former President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cdangerous and extreme agenda\u201d while highlighting her experience as California&#8217;s attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s presidential campaign began later than expected after she took over from President Joe Biden with just over 100 days until Election Day. The day after Biden announced his exit from the race, Harris declared her candidacy for the Democratic nomination but has had limited time to communicate why she should lead the country. Although she has been active in swing states\u2014recently touring Pennsylvania and other battlegrounds\u2014she has avoided traditional media engagements that would help raise awareness of both herself and her policy positions.<\/p>\n<p>Facing scrutiny for this lack of media interaction, Harris recently committed to participating in an interview before August ends; however, critics continue to question why there hasn\u2019t been a press conference yet. CNN host Jim Acosta pressed Harris\u2019s communications director about this absence during a recent segment.<\/p>\n<p>In response to concerns about transparency regarding her policies\u2014especially as Trump leverages this ambiguity against her\u2014the Harris campaign maintains that her views align closely with those of President Biden\u2019s administration. Michael Linden from Biden&#8217;s White House budget office emphasized that there shouldn&#8217;t be much mystery surrounding Harris&#8217;s positions since she has been involved in these policy discussions for years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2324636,"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\/Kamala-Harris.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,4021,9177],"class_list":["post-2324635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-harris","tag-investment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324635","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}