{"id":2336446,"date":"2024-09-04T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-admits-it-wants-open-debate-mics-to-sting-trump-like-pence-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:08:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:08:13","slug":"harris-admits-it-wants-open-debate-mics-to-sting-trump-like-pence-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-admits-it-wants-open-debate-mics-to-sting-trump-like-pence-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris admits it: Wants open debate mics to sting Trump like Pence &#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\">30<\/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-admits-it-wants-open-debate-mics-to-sting-trump-like-pence-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=2336446&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>Kamala Harris is gearing up for her debate with Donald Trump and is advocating for open microphones to ensure \u2064she can effectively\u2063 respond to interruptions and \u200cinaccuracies. Her\u2063 campaign suggests this format will allow her to showcase her skills as a prosecutor, \u200caddressing Trump&#8217;s &#8220;constant lies&#8221; in real-time. This approach is reminiscent of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cdc-releases-mask-wearing-psa-with-harry-potter-wonder-woman-pennywise\/\" title=\"WATCH: CDC Releases Mask-Wearing PSA With Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, Pennywise\">memorable moments<\/a> during the 2020 vice-presidential debate\u2062 with Mike Pence, where \u200bshe famously interrupted him while asserting,\u200b &#8220;I&#8217;m speaking.&#8221; Acknowledging skepticism\u200d about her intentions, Harris has now confirmed that she indeed hopes for a\u2064 similar dynamic in the upcoming debate, aiming to capitalize on Trump&#8217;s interruptions to\u2062 her advantage. Her campaign emphasized \u200bher readiness to tackle Trump&#8217;s rhetoric, framed as a \u2062commitment to direct engagement with voters.  <\/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 admits it: Wants open debate mics to sting Trump like Pence<\/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_1745151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>For weeks, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a> of Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> has argued that the battle for always-on microphones at next week&rsquo;s debate with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> was so that she could show her prosecutorial chops.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Skeptics instead said she was hoping for a replay of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?475794-1\/vice-presidential-candidates-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m speaking&rdquo;<\/a> moments she had in the 2020 debate with then-Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134905\/girl-interrupted-why-harris-seeks-debate-rule-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence<\/a> when he interrupted to make a point, an event heralded in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-milley-takes-shameless-shot-at-trump-during-retirement-speech\/\" title=\"Gen. Milley&#039;s Retirement Speech Takes Aim at Trump\">liberal media circles<\/a> as a victory for the Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Harris is admitting the skeptics were right.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you remember this?&rdquo; she said in a new fundraising email showing one of her &ldquo;I&rsquo;m speaking&rdquo; video moments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <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> is preparing to go head-to-head with Donald Trump in just one week. She&rsquo;s ready to deal with Trump&rsquo;s constant lies and interruptions in real time,&rdquo; the note to supporters requesting a donation of up to $250 said.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News, which is hosting next week&rsquo;s debate, and the Trump campaign have said the fight over open microphones is over and that they will be shut off for the candidate not speaking. Team Harris, however, is still pushing for them to be turned on.<\/p>\n<p>The media have focused on Trump&rsquo;s debating style with women and is poised to attack him as a bully as they did when he hovered near his 2016 debate challenger, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While annoying to some, the media lapped up Harris&rsquo;s retort to Pence in their 2020 debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris&rsquo; prosecutorial debating style has typically fared well in creating off-the-cuff, and sometimes viral, moments on the national stage the last several years, whether she was debating former Vice President Mike Pence behind a plexiglass, pandemic-era partition or sharing the stage with almost a dozen other Democrats. She could be hoping to create more notable moments at next week&rsquo;s debate,&rdquo; Wednesday&rsquo;s <em>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em> wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1745151\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1745151\"}});<\/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>Harris acknowledges it: Aims for open debate mics to challenge Trump like she did with Pence. For several weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s presidential campaign has claimed that the push for always-on microphones in her upcoming debate with former President Donald Trump is intended to showcase her prosecutorial skills. However, critics suggested that she was looking for a repeat of the &#8220;I&#8217;m speaking&#8221; moments from her 2020 debate against then-Vice President Mike Pence, which were celebrated by liberal media as a win for her. Now, Harris is conceding that the critics had a point. In a recent fundraising email featuring one of her &#8220;I&#8217;m speaking&#8221; clips, she asked supporters if they remembered those moments and stated, \u201cThe vice president is preparing to go head-to-head with Donald Trump in just one week. She\u2019s ready to confront Trump&#8217;s constant lies and interruptions in real time.\u201d The note requested donations of up to $250. ABC News, which will host next week&#8217;s debate, along with the Trump campaign, have indicated that the dispute over open microphones has been resolved and they will be turned off when a candidate is not speaking. Nevertheless, Team Harris continues to advocate for keeping them on during the debate. Media attention has focused on Trump&#8217;s debating style towards women and plans to portray him as a bully similar to how he interacted with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during their 2016 debates. While some may find it irritating, media outlets appreciated Harris&#8217;s response to Pence during their 2020 encounter; her prosecutorial debating approach has often led to spontaneous and memorable moments on national television over recent years\u2014whether she was debating behind pandemic-era plexiglass or sharing the stage with numerous other Democrats\u2014and she may be aiming for more standout instances at next week\u2019s event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2336447,"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\/09\/Harris-Pence-Debate-scaled-1024x744.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3896,4021,4500,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2336446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate","tag-harris","tag-pence","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris-Pence-Debate-scaled-1024x744.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336446","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}