In the five weeks since Kamala Harris took over President Joe Biden’s struggling presidential campaign, she’s notably avoided any substantive interactions with the press — no sit down interviews, no long press conferences. Two weeks ago, she suggested her media blackout might end before Labor Day.
“I want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month,” Harris promised reporters at an extremely brief (70 seconds) Q & A with reporters in Michigan back on August 8.
Yet looking at the record of the past 20 years, Harris has absolutely no reason to avoid a press corps overwhelmingly dominated by liberals. Democratic presidential nominees have never had a problem finding friendly journalists who will toss easy softballs, inviting the nominee to bash their Republican opponent while showcasing their own warm wonderfulness.
Let’s start with 2004. Prior to the Democratic National Convention, John Kerry, running mate John Edwards and their wives popped up for a lovefest on CBS’s 60 Minutes. “How do you think the honeymoon is going?” correspondent Lesley Stahl asked on the July 11, 2004 program. […]
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