Kamala Harris has been very coy with the media since being gifted the Democrat nomination by Joe Biden (and I still maintain this should be challenged constitutionally).
She has done one interview and only held a brief press conference on that initial day, with nothing since then. Now, there are reports that she is barring certain reporters from covering her campaign.
Talking Points…
- Harris avoiding the media
- Harris barring reporters
- Analysis
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election because he was being pressured by the party and was behind in the polls. Biden immediately endorsed Kamala Harris to take his place on the ticket. Harris held an initial press conference saying she wanted to “earn” the nomination, yet in less than 48 hours, enough delegates promised to support her that she had the nomination locked down without ever giving anyone else a chance to enter the race.
In essence, the Democrat Party took the vote out of the hands of the American people and decided to pick their own candidate over the one that the American people chose. Call me crazy, but that is not how our Constitution says this is supposed to play out. Harris knows there are going to be some hard questions asked, which is why she then treated the media like the plague, avoiding questions and refusing to hold a press conference.
Then, finally, last week, Harris did a softball interview with CNN’s Dana Bash. She brought along Tim Walz to deflect away from her and giving an approving nod at every word that came out of Kamala's mouth. Bash did press on some issues, but she did not ask Harris the really hard questions that need to be answered. And to this day, Harris still does not have her platform posted on her website.
Not long after Harris was gifted the nomination, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked her if she was ready to do her interview with Fox News. She cackled and responded that she was working her way up to it, which meant that it would likely never happen. When Donald Trump stated that he wanted to hold an additional debate on Fox News, Harris refused.
Now, it appears that the Harris campaign is being selective in which reporters it is approving for access to the campaign. For instance, a recent report states that the campaign has refused to approve access for reporters and photographers from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette. Its editor, Brandon McGinley, wrote an op-ed this weekend, in part, stating:
“Post-Gazette reporters [have been banned] from the veep announcement, from parts of the Democratic National Convention and (as of this writing) from all future events where they have the ability to control access.
“It’s a form of political pandering at the expense of core democratic principles — exactly what the campaign claims to be fighting against in the Republican Party.”
This is apparently something that dates back to a 2022 labor dispute when a Teamsters unit went on strike over a health care plan. The union had allegedly interfered with the outlet’s reporting, as well as convincing Democrats to decline all interviews from the Post-Gazette. On that issue, McGinley added:
“Denying access to disfavored press as a favor to political allies, however, just further institutionalizes the new normal, where the application of all principles depends on whether you’re a friend or an enemy. Today, the Harris-Walz campaign considers the Post-Gazette to be its enemy, and it denies us the rights accorded to others. Tomorrow, who’s next?”
And this is hardly the first or only time this has happened with the Harris campaign. For instance, the Associated Press had reported that her campaign was blocking reporters from talking to voters outside of a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Biden’s team has been notorious for cutting off access to interviews, even with private citizens, when their sentiments against Democrats or Biden turned negative.
You guys have heard me say it many times… state-run media. If the GOP was doing the same thing that Democrats are doing, there would be media outrage, and it would be the headline story on every outlet. But not only are a few outlets even complaining about this, but most of them are complicit, making posts or having panel discussions defending this behavior by the Democrats. For the most part, the only reports that hit the media from Democrats are the ones they want in the media with an approved narrative. That, my friends, is what we see in communist countries with state-run media, and that is what we edge closer to every single day.
