{"id":2360819,"date":"2024-10-28T23:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T03:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-you-tell-us-kamala-harris-and-gretchen-whitmer-caught-on-hot-mic-at-bar\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T23:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T03:15:27","slug":"now-you-tell-us-kamala-harris-and-gretchen-whitmer-caught-on-hot-mic-at-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-you-tell-us-kamala-harris-and-gretchen-whitmer-caught-on-hot-mic-at-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Now You Tell Us&#8217;: Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer Caught on Hot Mic at Bar"},"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\">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%2Fnow-you-tell-us-kamala-harris-and-gretchen-whitmer-caught-on-hot-mic-at-bar%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=2360819&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>During a recent rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Gretchen Whitmer were caught on a \u200bhot mic discussing strategies\u200b for engaging with first-time voters and younger demographics. After the rally, as they sat together at a bar, Whitmer asked\u2062 Harris if she could treat her to a locally made beer, playfully emphasizing &#8220;Kamala-zoo.&#8221; Their conversation was lighthearted, with both leaders expressing satisfaction with the rally&#8217;s success. However, upon realizing they were being recorded, Harris humorously acknowledged the slip-up, mentioning the need to &#8220;move ground among men&#8221; in terms of voter outreach, which sparked some media attention. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">candid exchange reflects ongoing\u200d challenges<\/a> in the campaign, especially in a tightly contested Michigan, where recent polling shows a\u2062 slim lead for Donald Trump against Harris.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris acted surprised to learn that a nearby microphone was capturing her conversation with Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after a rally in Kalamazoo on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Many reporters and others appeared to be on hand as Harris stopped at the Trak Houz Bar &amp; Grill in Kalamazoo for a drink with Whitmer, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205798\/social-media-cringes-mic-video-harris-and-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Harris interacted with multiple people near the bar before she and Whitmer took a seat at it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can I treat you to a beer made right here in Kamala-zoo?&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/things-turn-ugly-top-michigan-democrats-gretchen-whitmer-rashida-tlaib-anti-semitism-accusations-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitmer<\/a>, Harris&rsquo; campaign co-chair, asked the candidate, emphasizing vice president&rsquo;s first name in the city&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>The two then faced the bar and started to speak in lower tones as the cameras continued to roll.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Great rally,&rdquo; Whitmer said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris agreed: &ldquo;I thought it was really great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hj2l5JIxR5I?si=6TpcBM-xPd9N17S9\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know what I&rsquo;ve taken to is &hellip; and just shouting it out, like, &lsquo;first-time voters&rsquo; and &lsquo;Gen Z,&rsquo;&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-glaring-omission-while-talking-about-his-familys-gun-ownership\/\" title=\"Biden Makes Glaring Omission While Talking About His Family\u2019s Gun Ownership\">vice president recounted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer seemed to agree that was good practice to get the audience engaged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/11th-hour-desperation-kamala-campaign-officially-targeting-young-sons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> thanked the governor for what she&rsquo;s done to help her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been bugging your whole team,&rdquo; Whitmer acknowledged. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m like we&rsquo;ve got to do this and this and this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to move ground among men. Oh, we have microphones in here just listening to everything,&rdquo; Harris stated, noticing the cameras were rolling behind them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t realize that. OK, well, now you tell us. We just told all the family secrets, s***,&rdquo; the vice president said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala and Gretchen Whitmer are caught on a hot mic at their very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-cringes-at-hot-mic-video-of-harris-and-whitmer-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Social media cringes at hot mic video of Harris and Whitmer - Washington Examiner\">cringe drinking beer<\/a> at bar scene:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to move ground among men.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then realizes they are probably getting recorded&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh we have microphones in here just listening to everything &hellip; Sh**.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UeSOAdF30a\">pic.twitter.com\/UeSOAdF30a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1850619602541379795?\">October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two had not really said anything that hadn&rsquo;t been reported regarding Harris&rsquo; need to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-stronghold-suddenly-becomes-battleground-state-trump-takes-lead-poll-shocker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ground with men<\/a>. And Whitmer has certainly been vocal in her support of her fellow Democrat on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer created negative headlines for the vice president earlier this month when she made a video performing what appeared to be a mock communion using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gretchen-whitmer-accused-mocking-billions-christians-pro-kamala-communion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doritos chip<\/a> while wearing a Harris-Walz campaign ball cap.<\/p>\n<p>Polling is tight in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Trump held a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/michigan\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 0.1 percent<\/a> lead in the Great Lakes State in the Real Clear Polling average, as of Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>On this same day in 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton was ahead of Trump by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2016\/trump-vs-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump ended up carrying the state by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2016-election\/results\/map\/president\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0.3 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Numerous reporters and attendees were present when Harris visited the Trak Houz Bar &amp; Grill for drinks with Whitmer, as reported by the Washington Examiner. After interacting with several people at the bar, Harris and Whitmer sat down together. &#8220;Can I buy you a beer made right here in Kamala-zoo?&#8221; asked Whitmer, who is also Harris&#8217; campaign co-chair, playfully emphasizing the vice president&#8217;s first name. The two then turned towards the bar and began speaking quietly while cameras continued to capture their conversation. &#8220;Great rally,&#8221; said Whitmer, to which Harris agreed: &#8220;I thought it was really great.&#8221; The vice president shared her strategy of engaging first-time voters and Gen Z by calling them out during rallies, which Whitmer supported as an effective approach to energize the audience. Harris expressed gratitude for Whitmer&#8217;s assistance with her campaign efforts, while Whitmer acknowledged she had been proactive in coordinating support for them both. However, upon realizing they were being recorded, Harris remarked about needing to connect better with male voters before exclaiming about the microphones capturing everything they said: &#8220;Oh we have microphones in here just listening to everything&#8230; Sh**.&#8221; Despite their candid remarks about campaign strategies regarding male voters not being new information, it highlighted ongoing challenges as polling remains tight in Michigan\u2014where Trump held a slight lead over Biden according to recent averages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Harris-Hot-Mic.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39889,32517,24238,32438],"class_list":["post-2360819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bar-incident","tag-gretchen-whitmer","tag-hot-mic","tag-kamala-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Harris-Hot-Mic.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360819","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}