{"id":2363410,"date":"2024-11-03T09:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T14:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-gaslighting-campaign-shows-shes-not-fit-to-be-president-desantis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:00:19","slug":"harriss-gaslighting-campaign-shows-shes-not-fit-to-be-president-desantis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-gaslighting-campaign-shows-shes-not-fit-to-be-president-desantis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris\u2019s \u2018gaslighting\u2019 campaign shows she\u2019s not fit to be president: DeSantis &#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\">28<\/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%2Fharriss-gaslighting-campaign-shows-shes-not-fit-to-be-president-desantis-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=2363410&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>In a recent criticism, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis accused Vice President Kamala\u200c Harris of utilizing financial support to shape her public\u2064 image as \u2064she campaigns for the presidency. He described her \u2062media strategy as a \u2018gaslighting\u2019 campaign,\u200d suggesting that she\u200b is attempting to \u2062portray \u2063herself in a misleading way \u200bto gain\u2063 voter trust. DeSantis remarked that Harris\u2019s campaign is heavily funded \u200dand supported by the media, which he believes could potentially\u2064 lead \u200dher to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">raise significant \u2063campaign \u2064funds<\/a> for ads \u2062that misrepresent her capabilities. He emphasized her liberal \u200dstance, labeling \u200dher as unsuitable for the presidency, particularly pointing\u2064 out that she was the most liberal senator \u200cduring her time in the U.S. Senate. DeSantis&#8217;s comments came \u200cin \u2063the context of his\u200d own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-selling-dark-brandon-t-shirts-as-merchandise-for-reelection-bid\/\" title=\"Biden campaign selling &#039;Dark Brandon&#039; T-shirts as merchandise for reelection bid\">previous presidential campaign<\/a>, from which he \u200chas since dropped\u2062 out, \u200cendorsing Donald Trump \u200dand others along party\u200c lines. He also highlighted a lack\u2062 of communication from Harris regarding assistance for damages\u2062 from natural\u200d disasters in Florida, further questioning her leadership abilities.  <\/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&rsquo;s &lsquo;gaslighting&rsquo; campaign shows she&rsquo;s not fit to be president: DeSantis<\/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_1838677\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) credited Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s funds for helping her control the media narrative about her as she <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">campaigned<\/a> for president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris is three days away from the election after hitting the campaign trail for less than four months. President Joe&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;had been running for reelection until July, when he announced he would end his campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement came after all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-considers-ranked-choice-voting-in-primaries-despite-disasters-in-alaska-and-maine\/\" title=\"Utah Considers Ranked-Choice Voting In Primaries Despite Disasters In Alaska And Maine\">state primary elections<\/a> were finished. He immediately&nbsp;endorsed Harris, as she is the sole candidate who could legally still use the funds&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;had fundraised. DeSantis said on <em><a href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\/shows\/life-liberty-levin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Life Liberty and Levin<\/a><\/em>  on Saturday that it was as if the Democratic Party &ldquo;air dropped her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I cautioned people that that media would give her hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fawning press she would probably raise a billion dollars in run ads to try to gaslight people into trying to convince them she&rsquo;s something that she is not,&rdquo; DeSantis said. &ldquo;I think people have seen through this. I think they realize that one, she&rsquo;s way too liberal to be president of the United States. I mean, she was the most liberal senator when she was in the U.S. Senate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But you also have the other issue of could this be somebody that could be a leader that could be commander in chief that you would have confidence in? The answer to that is no,&rdquo; DeSantis went on.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2677156&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=54e1474462edce42eb6e9caec092a5f3\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DeSantis himself was in the running for the presidential office against the now-Republican nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>. After he dropped out of the race, DeSantis endorsed Trump, along with every other Republican candidate aside from former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Both Pence and Christie refused to endorse either candidate, while Hutchinson endorsed Haley ahead of her departure from the race.<\/p>\n<p>Florida is in the middle of hurricane season with two storms making landfall so far. DeSantis claimed that Harris had not called him once in regard to the damage caused and what federal aid will be needed until she and Biden came under scrutiny for their response to Hurricane Helene. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have dealt with storms in this administration. She has never once called. She&rsquo;s never offered support. She&rsquo;s never come to Florida to help people. It was only because she was taking heat because of the Helene response that when Milton was brewing, she tried to inject yourself in,&rdquo; DeSantis said. &ldquo;But what that showed me is, yes, I disagree with her on the issues, just as you do, but this is just not somebody that could be commander in chief.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris has notably not visited the state while on the campaign trail. When there were two weeks left until the election, Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3198002\/dnc-help-harris-court-black-voters-struggling-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"bus tour\">bus tour<\/a> on Florida&rsquo;s second day of early voting. <\/p>\n<p>The state elected Trump in 2020 and 2016, but Harrison said the Democratic Party is after the black vote in Florida.<\/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_1838677\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1838677\"}});<\/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>DeSantis claims Harris&#8217;s campaign shows she&#8217;s unfit for presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2363411,"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\/11\/harris_janesville_wisconsin.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,4980,14806,4021,32076],"class_list":["post-2363410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-desantis","tag-gaslighting","tag-harris","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/harris_janesville_wisconsin.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363410","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}