{"id":2326053,"date":"2024-08-17T21:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T01:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-strategists-brush-off-harriss-lack-of-engagement-with-reporters-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T01:44:10","slug":"democratic-strategists-brush-off-harriss-lack-of-engagement-with-reporters-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-strategists-brush-off-harriss-lack-of-engagement-with-reporters-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic strategists brush off Harris\u2019s lack of engagement with reporters &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fdemocratic-strategists-brush-off-harriss-lack-of-engagement-with-reporters-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=2326053&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>Democratic\u200d strategists David Axelrod and James\u200d Carville\u200c have downplayed Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s lack of \u200dpress conferences since becoming\u200b the Democratic presidential nominee.\u2064 During a discussion on CNN, \u2063they disagreed with \u2063host Michael Smerconish, who criticized Harris&#8217;s absence \u2064from media\u2062 engagements as &#8220;inexcusable.&#8221; Axelrod expressed that he would want Harris to continue focusing on organizing events and building momentum\u200b rather than engaging with the press at this stage. \u2064He acknowledged, however, that she would need \u2063to eventually interact with the media, suggesting \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-viral-rumors-tucker-carlson-gives-answer-on-whether-hell-interview-putin-while-in-russia\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson addresses viral rumors about interviewing Putin during his Russia visit\">potential \u200binterview<\/a> \u200dafter the upcoming \u200cDemocratic National Convention. Carville noted that Harris has been busy managing\u2062 her campaign, including selecting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> and planning\u200b a\u2062 convention,\u2062 thus justifying\u2062 her limited media presence.  <\/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\">Democratic strategists brush off Harris&rsquo;s lack of engagement with reporters<\/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_1732423\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic strategists <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-axelrod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Axelrod<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-carville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>James Carville<\/a> downplayed the fact that Kamala Harris has not held a press conference since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, arguing that she has no reason to do anything differently.<\/p>\n<p>The two strategists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/17\/politics\/video\/smr-is-harris-getting-a-free-pass-from-the-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>joined<\/a> CNN&rsquo;s Michael Smerconish, who framed 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 lack of media availability as &ldquo;inexcusable,&rdquo; but neither seemed to agree with him on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I were her team, I would want to be doing what she&rsquo;s been doing,&rdquo; said Axelrod, a former senior adviser in the Obama White House. &ldquo;I would want to be riding this wave and organizing through these big rallies and creating a sense of momentum, and so I don&rsquo;t fault them for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod conceded that Harris would have to engage with the media eventually, adding that if he were her, he would speak to reporters on campaign trips &ldquo;just to make these interviews less eventful.&rdquo; He predicted that she and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), her running mate, would do a &ldquo;<em>60 Minutes<\/em>-type interview&rdquo; after next week&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But then she&rsquo;s going to have to get into a routine of it, and I think that she will, and that will be a test that she will have to pass,&rdquo; Axelrod said.<\/p>\n<p>Carville, who was widely credited for his work on Bill Clinton&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-carville-fears-80-year-old-guys-biden-trump-causing-youth-voter-disengagement\/\" title=\"James Carville is concerned that Biden and Trump, both in their 80s, are leading to disinterest among young voters\">successful 1992 presidential campaign<\/a>, was more dismissive of Harris&rsquo;s lack of engagement with reporters, citing the nature of her young campaign, relative to that of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First of all, she&rsquo;s been a tad busy,&rdquo; Carville said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not been four weeks, she&rsquo;s picked a vice president, she had to plan a convention, she had to merge two campaigns together, she had to do all of this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Carville mentioned Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3124095\/presidential-campaigns-jab-military-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>remarks<\/a> about Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and &ldquo;stupid, asinine&rdquo; comments Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the Republican vice presidential nominee, makes &ldquo;every other day&rdquo; that are subject to public scrutiny as evidence for Harris to keep out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE <\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>WASHINGTON<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>  EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a doctrine in presidential politics that says, &lsquo;If your opponent keeps shooting himself, don&rsquo;t get in his way,&rdquo; Carville said, adding that the Republican line of attack on Harris &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t make any sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Convention is slated to begin Monday in Chicago. Harris will address the convention on Thursday, the final night, just under three weeks before she is set to debate Trump on Sept. 10.<\/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_1732423\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732423\"}});<\/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>Democratic strategists David Axelrod and James Carville dismissed concerns about Kamala Harris&#8217;s absence from press conferences since she became the Democratic presidential nominee, suggesting that her current approach is justified. During an appearance on CNN with Michael Smerconish, who criticized her lack of media interaction as &#8220;inexcusable,&#8221; both strategists disagreed with this assessment. Axelrod, a former senior adviser in the Obama administration, stated that if he were part of Harris&#8217;s team, he would support her strategy of focusing on large rallies to build momentum rather than engaging with the media at this stage. He acknowledged that she would eventually need to interact with reporters and suggested that doing so during campaign trips could help normalize these interactions. He anticipated a significant interview for her after the upcoming Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Carville, known for his role in Bill Clinton\u2019s 1992 campaign victory, was even more dismissive of Harris&#8217;s media engagement issues due to the demands of her relatively new campaign compared to Donald Trump&#8217;s. He pointed out that she has been busy managing various responsibilities such as selecting a vice president and organizing a convention. Carville also referenced controversial comments made by Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance as reasons for Harris to maintain a lower profile at this time. He noted an unwritten rule in politics: if your opponent is making mistakes, it\u2019s best not to interfere.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Convention is set to begin on Monday in Chicago, where Harris will speak on Thursday night\u2014just weeks before her debate against Trump scheduled for September 10th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2326054,"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\/David-Axelrod-James-Carville.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36814,32438,38406],"class_list":["post-2326053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-strategists","tag-kamala-harris","tag-media-engagement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/David-Axelrod-James-Carville.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326053","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\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}