{"id":2355499,"date":"2024-10-16T07:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T11:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hope-aggressive-harris-strategy-isnt-too-little-too-late-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T07:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T11:43:46","slug":"democrats-hope-aggressive-harris-strategy-isnt-too-little-too-late-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hope-aggressive-harris-strategy-isnt-too-little-too-late-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats hope &#8216;aggressive&#8217; Harris strategy isn&#8217;t too little, too late &#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\">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%2Fdemocrats-hope-aggressive-harris-strategy-isnt-too-little-too-late-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=2355499&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 article discusses Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s recent shift to a more \u2063aggressive campaign\u200c strategy just weeks\u2063 before the election, which some Democrats wish she had\u200b initiated \u2062earlier. Harris has replaced her previous uplifting message with stark\u2063 warnings about the dangers of electing\u2064 former President Donald Trump, reflecting \u2063a more \u200bcombative stance. Despite this change, she has still not held any press conferences, leading\u200c to criticism about her late\u2063 engagement with the media and voters.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats \u2063are welcoming her\u200b sharper critiques\u2064 of\u200c Trump and believe that this new approach could sway undecided voters,\u200b especially as\u200d polling tightens and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-endorses-new-york-mayoral-candidate-in-apparent-bid-to-pull-progressives-away-from-andrew-yang\/\" title=\"AOC Endorses New York Mayoral Candidate In Apparent Bid To Pull Progressives Away From Andrew Yang\">early voting begins<\/a> in key battleground\u200b states. However, some \u200bparty members express concerns that Harris&#8217;s earlier more subdued strategy may have \u200ccost valuable time to connect with constituents.<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019s campaign now includes a notable Fox News interview aimed at diversifying her outreach, as she criticizes Trump for avoiding tough interviews. The\u2062 article\u200b highlights experts&#8217; views that addressing Trump&#8217;s mental fitness could be an\u200d effective strategy, while also noting the Trump campaign&#8217;s \u200dmockery of\u2064 Harris\u2019s declining poll numbers.<\/p>\n<p>the piece emphasizes the urgency for Harris \u2064to make a stronger impression as election\u200d day approaches and questions \u200bwhether her late aggressive strategy will \u2062suffice to change voter perceptions.  <\/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\">Democrats hope &lsquo;aggressive&rsquo; Harris strategy is not too little, too late<\/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_1836585\" 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> unleashed a more aggressive campaign strategy three weeks ahead of the election, a shift that Democrats wish she had adopted earlier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris set aside her message of &ldquo;joy&rdquo; to issue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3189181\/harris-shifts-campaign-from-joy-to-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dark warnings<\/a> against electing former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and she&rsquo;s doing so with a revved-up media booking schedule, including a Fox News interview on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though she still hasn&rsquo;t held a single press conference, Harris&rsquo;s schedule reflects a sharp turn from earlier this summer when Harris waited weeks to hold a single news interview as voters were left wondering where she stood on key issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have embraced Harris&rsquo;s sharper criticism of Trump, from describing him as &ldquo;weak&rdquo; and &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; to accusing him of &ldquo;hiding&rdquo; by declining another<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> debate<\/a>, dodging a CBS<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <em>60 Minutes<\/em><\/a>  interview, and not releasing new medical records.<\/p>\n<p>But with the polls tightening and early voting underway in critical battleground states, Harris is running out of time to change the minds of any remaining undecided voters.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Comfort, an Iowa city councilman and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-officials-declare-acronyms-racist\/\" title=\"San Francisco Officials Declare Acronyms Racist\">school board president<\/a>, said Democrats &ldquo;wish she had been this aggressive earlier&rdquo; instead of being a joyful warrior.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A month ago I felt great about the vice president&rsquo;s chances,&rdquo; Comfort told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Today, I am a little less bullish. I am concerned that she slipped into that above-the-fray statesman-like image and it cost her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So yes, I wish she had been this aggressive for the past two months,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I wish that she had also been more open with the media early and engaged with them more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Part of Harris&rsquo;s new offensive strategy is sitting down for her first interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fox News<\/a>, specifically anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bret-baier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bret Baier<\/a>, on Wednesday as she criticizes Trump for only speaking with friendly outlets despite not granting any interviews until more than a month into her presidential campaign. While the Harris campaign is also reportedly negotiating an interview on <em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em> podcast, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rogan<\/a> a prominent voice who has scrutinized both the vice president and Trump, many of her own appearances have been with friendly outlets.<\/p>\n<p>After Harris and her campaign&rsquo;s criticism, Trump participated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3189487\/donald-trump-defends-tariffs-takeaways-bloomberg-economic-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"contentious interview\">contentious interview<\/a> with <em>Bloomberg News<\/em> at the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday, with Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait revealing Harris has &ldquo;declined so far&rdquo; to take part in a counterpart event. Earlier in the day, Trump withdrew from a CNBC <em>Squawk Box<\/em> interview, his campaign citing &ldquo;a scheduling conflict.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Claremont McKenna College politics professor John Pitney contended Harris&rsquo;s Baier Fox News interview &ldquo;makes sense&rdquo; for the vice president because although she may not be able to persuade his &ldquo;hardcore&rdquo; audience, she can demonstrate a willingness &ldquo;to go outside her comfort zone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The issue is broader than &lsquo;hiding,&#8217;&rdquo;&nbsp;Pitney told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s about Trump&rsquo;s mental state.&nbsp;He is 78 years old and will be 82 at the end of the next presidential term.&nbsp;He is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-biden-is-showing-us-why-there-needs-to-be-an-age-limit-on-the-presidency\/\" title=\"WALSH: Biden Is Showing Us Why There Needs To Be An Age Limit On The Presidency\">showing clear signs<\/a> of cognitive decline.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For Pitney, that issue could be &ldquo;very effective&rdquo; for Harris, as it was for Trump against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, because policies can appear &ldquo;remote and abstract to voters.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>For example, Harris has mocked Trump for spending 40 minutes of a town hall with Gov.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD) this week in Oaks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> dancing, which did start as attendees received medical treatment for heat-related health concerns, with the vice president asking if the former president is &ldquo;OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most of us have dealt with aging relatives who have abruptly gone into cognitive decline,&rdquo; Pitney said.&nbsp;&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s responses aren&rsquo;t helping him.&nbsp;To paraphrase the old joke: Being mentally fit is like being a lady. If you have to say you are, you ain&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump&rsquo;s responses has been his reaction to Harris&rsquo;s own medical records, calling her seasonal allergies on social media &ldquo;deeply serious conditions that clearly impact her functioning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> inquiries regarding whether the vice president should have adopted her more aggressive strategy earlier but spokesman Ian Sams underscored the comparison between her, Trump, and their respective closing arguments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It does raise questions&nbsp;about what his approach here&nbsp;is,&rdquo; Sams told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a>. &ldquo;Why there aren&rsquo;t more&nbsp;opportunities for the voters&nbsp;who are still trying to make up&nbsp;their mind. Not hardcore, base&nbsp;voters like he has on lock in&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>MAGA<\/a> movement but real&nbsp;undecided voters in&nbsp;Pennsylvania and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> who are trying to make up their minds. Why is&nbsp;he not speaking to them?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For political historian Brian Rosenwald, who wrote the book <em>Talk Radio&rsquo;s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States<\/em>, Harris going on Fox News is &ldquo;a narrowcasting effort,&rdquo; encouraging her to discuss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economy<\/a> more. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just like she&rsquo;s doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3190438\/kamala-harris-charlamagne-tha-god-interview-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Charlamagne\">Charlamagne<\/a> [tha God]  and Roland Martin to target <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/african-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>black<\/a> men, <em>The View<\/em> to target middle-aged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>women<\/a>, and <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durham-university-is-offering-students-lessons-on-how-to-be-a-prostitute\/\" title=\"Durham University Is Offering Students Lessons on How to Be a Prostitute\">target young women<\/a>, this gambit represents a play for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Liz Cheney<\/a>-, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a>-type conservatives,&rdquo; Rosenwald told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Most of the audience is not persuadable, but there are a fair number of right or center-right folks who watch Bret Baier, even if they might&rsquo;ve soured on the Fox opinion shows-Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Remember, she&rsquo;s not trying to win a majority of his audience,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s all about cutting losses at the margins.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign has mocked Harris for her slide in the polls since the initial euphoria wore off among Democrats when she replaced Biden this summer at the top of the presidential ticket. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the vast amount of money her campaign has spent and the willingness of the [legacy media] to give her a pass at every turn, how is it possible that she&rsquo;s gone backward in our internal and public polling?&rdquo; Trump campaign aides Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita, and Tony Fabrizio wrote in a memo this week. &ldquo;Because she can&rsquo;t convince the voters that she is &lsquo;the change agent&rsquo; in the race, that she will be better on the economy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inflation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a>, or improving people&rsquo;s financial situation. The bottom line is that voters say President Trump will do a better job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite his thoughts on her strategy, Comfort, the Iowan Democrat who lives in the Republican stronghold of Oskaloosa, argued Harris&rsquo;s momentum has not &ldquo;completely stalled.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my rural county in Iowa, a county that went 70-plus percent for Trump compared to only 57 and 59% for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>[John]  McCain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitt-romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>[Mitt]  Romney<\/a>, respectively, in 2008 and 2012, I am seeing signs of some momentum for Democrats,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The number of Harris-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>[Tim]  Walz<\/a> signs I see around compared to Biden-Harris and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\">[Hillary]  Clinton<\/a>&ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>[Tim]  Kaine<\/a> signs in 2020 and 2016 is much higher.&rdquo;<\/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_1836585\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1836585\"}});<\/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>Democrats worry Harris&#8217;s aggressive campaign may be too late<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2355500,"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\/10\/harris-detroit-michigan-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,32438,4158],"class_list":["post-2355499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-kamala-harris","tag-strategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/harris-detroit-michigan-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355499","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}