{"id":2339105,"date":"2024-09-10T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-let-kamalas-im-speaking-debate-trick-fool-you\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T11:29:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:29:34","slug":"dont-let-kamalas-im-speaking-debate-trick-fool-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-let-kamalas-im-speaking-debate-trick-fool-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Let Kamala\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Speaking\u2019 Debate Trick Fool You"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdont-let-kamalas-im-speaking-debate-trick-fool-you%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=2339105&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 has gained notable attention \u200bfor her performances in debates, particularly during the 2020 vice\u200d presidential debate when she firmly interrupted\u200d Vice President Mike \u200bPence, \u200basserting &#8220;Mr. Vice President, I&#8217;m speaking.&#8221; As she prepares for \u200dher upcoming \u200cdebate as the Democratic party&#8217;s presidential nominee, \u200dher team is strategizing ways\u2063 to\u2064 replicate that \u200bimpactful\u200c moment. \u2062Allies, including Julian Castro, have suggested that Harris should seize opportunities to deliver similar memorable lines to win favor from corporate media and Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>However, debate rules\u2064 will pose challenges, as candidate microphones will be muted when\u2062 their\u2063 speaking time expires, limiting her ability to\u2063 portray herself as a victim of interruption. Despite these rules, Harris is \u2062expected to have\u200c ample opportunity to express her views, particularly as moderators often \u200bsidestep critical questions \u200dabout her track record and popularity. <\/p>\n<p>While Harris seeks to distance herself from her\u2064 role as Vice President and the Biden administration&#8217;s policies,\u200c her position inherently connects her to the administration&#8217;s legacy. In contrast,\u200d former President Donald Trump faces significant hurdles \u2063in communicating with voters, compounded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-survives-challenge-to-remove-him-from-wisconsin-ballot\/\" title=\"Trump remains on Wisconsin ballot despite attempted removal\">legal challenges aimed<\/a> at restricting his campaign activities.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Kamala Harris has participated in several debates over the last five years and said some startling things. Yet, the moment that corporate media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kamala-harris-im-speaking-mike-pence-election-2024-1944947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats<\/a>, and her campaign herald to this day came when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tXFqTGBty1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repeatedly told off<\/a> the USA Today moderator and Vice President Mike Pence for trying to get a word in edgewise at the 2020 vice presidential debate. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Vice President, I&rsquo;m speaking,&rdquo; Harris said during the faceoff. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&#128680; RESURFACED: Kamala Harris DEMEANS Mike Pence during 2020 VP debates: &#8220;Mr. Vice Presdient, I&#8217;M SPEAKING.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Kamala Harris&#8217; debate performance? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q9HOmCAIcg\">pic.twitter.com\/Q9HOmCAIcg<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ResisttheMS\/status\/1831035482865852475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As Harris&rsquo; first debate as the Democrat party&rsquo;s presidential nominee rapidly approaches, her team is scrambling to perfect the conditions for her to recreate that moment. Their hope is that she will eke through the night without the disastrous fallout that plagued President Joe Biden in June. <\/p>\n<p>A couple of Harris allies, including failed Democrat presidential candidate Julian Castro, hoping to aid this mission chimed in with articles nudging the candidate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate-castro-rcna169782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">capitalize on as many &ldquo;I&rsquo;m speaking&rdquo; moments<\/a> as possible from the stage. If Harris can produce another set of spicy soundbites on Tuesday night as she did in 2020, the New Yorker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/the-lede\/how-kamala-harris-can-beat-donald-trump-on-the-debate-stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">added<\/a>, she will successfully curry adulation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-ted-cruz-plans-resolution-to-support-arms-sales-to-israel\/\" title=\"Sen. Ted Cruz Plans Resolution to Support Arms Sales to Israel\">corrupt corporate media<\/a> and Democrats without having &ldquo;to lift a finger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Debate rules dictate, however, that the mics will cut off when a candidate&rsquo;s time to speak expires, making it difficult for Harris to play her part as a victim of interruption. <\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; campaign may have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/06\/kamala-harris-debate-prep-00177762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">griped and grumbled<\/a> about this rule because it prevents the Democrat from freely sassing Trump, but the VP will still have plenty of time to say her piece.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Harris already has a leg up with the moderators, who come from the same class of corporate media that has <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/26-questions-americans-deserve-to-have-kamala-harris-answer-during-the-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">routinely failed to press<\/a> her about her <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/23\/top-30-reasons-kamala-harris-would-be-a-terrible-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">history of radicalism<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/kamala-harris-receives-worst-vice-presidential-rating-nbc-news-polls-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">record unpopularity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has also had plenty of opportunities to pitch and defend her political track record to Americans from behind the presidential podium. Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/09\/kamala-harris-debate-strategy-is-making-voters-forget-shes-the-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wants voters to forget<\/a> her position in power, but ever since Democrats couped President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/09\/opinion\/532-joe-biden-vacation-days-prove-the-prez-wrecked-the-country-working-part-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">into vacation mode<\/a>, she&rsquo;s been the unofficial face of the White House and all of the destructive policies that have come out of it.<\/p>\n<p>Compare and contrast Harris&rsquo; ability to freely communicate with Americans with the uphill battle former President Donald Trump has faced. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the weaponization of the justice system against Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-has-a-plan-to-fight-donald-trumps-indictment-defund-special-counsel\/\" title=\"MTG&#039;s plan to combat Trump&#039;s indictment: defund Special Counsel.\">top political enemy<\/a>, Trump has spent the last year <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/16\/democrats-election-interference-starts-with-lawfare-that-keeps-trump-from-campaigning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fighting gag orders<\/a> openly designed to keep him from criticizing bureaucratic corruption from the campaign trail. He even survived an assassination attempt that aimed to eliminate him from the 2024 election and the world for good.<\/p>\n<p>When she finally chooses to do them, Harris has her pick of media interviews. Trump, his policies, and his running mate, however, are routinely smeared by the propaganda press. <\/p>\n<p>Harris will walk out on the National Constitution Center stage on Tuesday prepared to make Trump look like a bad guy who deserves vitriol and punishment for talking over women like her, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/09\/kamalas-debate-strategy-is-talking-about-j6-2020-and-trump-being-a-convicted-felon-its-all-shes-got\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">among other things.<\/a> Don&rsquo;t fall for that ruse.<\/p>\n<p>Harris hopes using performative throat-clearing to make a point on Tuesday night will help her avoid discussion about her <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/kamala-harris-cant-stop-talking-about-gop-policies-because-hers-are-indefensible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indefensible<\/a> policies, many of which <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charlescwcooke\/status\/1833463549189845338?s=46&amp;t=u7VDoTFbarOttceBkhSt0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are copied directly from Biden<\/a>. That shouldn&rsquo;t sit well with Americans who have lived for four years now with the consequences of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/19\/heres-the-full-list-of-every-lie-joe-biden-has-told-as-president-part-four\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/13\/tracking-kamala-harris-biggest-and-baddest-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harris&rsquo; lies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris has engaged in numerous debates over the past five years, making some notable statements. However, the moment that continues to be celebrated by corporate media, Democrats, and her campaign occurred during the 2020 vice presidential debate when she firmly addressed USA Today\u2019s moderator and Vice President Mike Pence for attempting to interject. \u201cMr. Vice President, I\u2019m speaking,\u201d Harris asserted during their exchange.<\/p>\n<p>As Harris prepares for her first debate as the Democratic presidential nominee, her team is working diligently to create an environment where she can replicate that impactful moment. They hope she can navigate the evening without experiencing a repeat of President Joe Biden&#8217;s challenging performance in June.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Harris&#8217; supporters, including former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, have encouraged her to seize as many &#8220;I\u2019m speaking&#8221; opportunities as possible during the debate. If she can deliver another set of memorable soundbites like those from 2020, it could earn her praise from both corporate media and Democrats with minimal effort on her part.<\/p>\n<p>However, debate rules state that microphones will be muted once a candidate&#8217;s speaking time is up, which may hinder Harris&#8217; ability to portray herself as interrupted or victimized. While this rule may frustrate her campaign\u2014limiting opportunities for sharp exchanges with Trump\u2014Harris will still have ample time to express herself.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, she has an advantage with moderators who belong to a corporate media class that often overlooks questions about her controversial history and unpopularity. Throughout various platforms since taking office alongside Biden\u2014who has been largely absent due to vacation\u2014the spotlight has shifted onto Harris as a representative of their administration&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to Trump\u2019s struggles with communication due to legal challenges aimed at silencing him while he campaigns against bureaucratic corruption\u2014and even surviving an assassination attempt\u2014Harris enjoys more freedom in choosing when and how she engages with media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night at the National Constitution Center stage, Harris aims to portray Trump negatively for his interruptions while avoiding scrutiny over her own policies\u2014which many view unfavorably after four years under Biden-Harris leadership. <\/p>\n<p>Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour; she&#8217;s also contributed pieces for The Daily Wire and Fox News among others. A Baylor University graduate in political science with a minor in journalism, you can follow Jordan on X @jordanboydtx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2339106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/53893899279_719ec0df19_o-e1725973747612.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40536,40503,32438,33017,33388],"class_list":["post-2339105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-communication-skills","tag-debate-strategy","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-analysis","tag-public-speaking"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/53893899279_719ec0df19_o-e1725973747612.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339105","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\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}