A liberal Washington Post reporter has issued a warning to Kamala Harris as the Democrat presidential nominee continues to hide from the media.
Perry Bacon Jr. says Harris needs to stop dodging the press and speak to the American people.
According to Bacon, the vice president’s weeks-long silent treatment erodes democracy and the strategy breaks with “democratic values of treating the press as an important institution.”
Bacon penned a piece headlined, “Harris should talk to journalists more. Particularly the wonky ones.”
The article features the scathing subhead “Not talking to the media or taking questions from virtually anyone for weeks further erodes democracy.”
Bacon noted that Harris hasn’t done a formal interview or press conference since emerging as the Democrats’ presidential nominee.
She has only answered a handful of questions during informal press gaggles.
However, even those conversations have not gone well.
“Harris is making a mistake,” Bacon wrote.
“She should be doing interviews and other engagements with journalists, in recognition of their important role in democracy.
“In particular, she should speak to journalists who specialize in policy reporting.”
Bacon recently wrote that Rep. Cori Bush’s (D-CO) primary defeat was a “disappointing loss for progressives.”
The leftist reporter also called Minnesota’s radical Democrat Gov. Tim Walz a “bold, smart choice” for Harris’s running mate.
While the vast majority of the corporate media is allied with the Democrats, Bacon isn’t shy about where he stands politically.
He noted that some Democrats are irked that the press harped on President Joe Biden’s advanced age.
Bacon wrote that others feel the press helped then-candidate Trump by spotlighting Hillary Clinton’s illegal use of a nongovernmental email server in 2016.
He feels Harris “should talk to journalists more” despite concerns that they will use interviews and news conferences to prove that they aren’t “in the tank” for her.
“A presidential campaign is a national conversation about the state of the country,” Bacon wrote.
“The candidate giving the same speech over and over again is a monologue, not a conversation.
“Harris isn’t taking questions from voters at her events on the campaign trail or in other forums either”
“At the risk of sounding elitist and overly defensive of my profession, answering questions from journalists is particularly vital,” he continued.
“They are paid to study policy issues and scrutinize politicians.
“Their questions will often — but not always — be more detailed and specific than those of voters.”
He suggested that Harris sit down for “an interview with journalists who specialize in foreign affairs, such as CNN’s Christiane Amanpour or Fareed Zakaria,” or economic policy, immigration, education, or criminal justice experts.
“Talking to reporters who know their subjects well creates some risk for a candidate,” Bacon wrote.
“But Harris’s strong start over the past few weeks suggests she has been underestimated by Democratic Party elites.
“I hope her aides (many of whom are from that elite) aren’t overly worried about the candidate making a mistake because she is speaking extemporaneously.”
He assumes Harris will respond to the criticism by sitting down with a favorable media outlet, such as MSNBC, but he hopes the vice president instead talks to “journalists who can and will challenge her.”
“I’m frustrated that the main anti-Trump candidate has started her candidacy by breaking with the democratic values of treating the press as an important institution and answering questions from reporters and the public,” Bacon wrote.
Harris can’t hide forever, however, as her presidential debates with President Donald Trump are now looming.
As many may remember from the Democrat 2020 primary debates, Harris came across as a very weak candidate.
Her bag-of-nerves performance failed to prove any leadership qualities or make an impact on voters.
Harris dropped out of the 2020 race shortly after getting shredded by Tulsi Gabbard over her shady record as a prosecutor.
It will be interesting to see how Harris fares against Trump during the one-on-one debates.
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