Harris’s basement strategy is smart — and exactly what we deserve
By
Becket Adams
September 29, 2024 6:00 am
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate have settled on a campaign strategy that involves hiding from the press and refusing to offer policy specifics.
You may think it’s cowardly — frustrating even. But it’s a smart move.
Though the approach reflects poorly on our selectively brave Fourth Estate, whose response to the Harris strategy has yet to move beyond light scolding, the real significance lies in what it reveals about the electorate. What matters, according to too many voters, is not who the candidate is or what his or her qualifications are but that the candidate is on the correct team. We have regressed into near-total tribalization.
Harris refuses to provide a detailed policy platform because she can. She declines potentially tough media interviews, allowing for only the occasional sitdown with remarkably deferential lickspittles, because she can. She won’t answer questions about blatant flip-flops because she doesn’t have to. She knows she can get away with this. The press won’t apply any real pressure for her to change, and, more importantly, the Democratic base does not care. The base is locked in, regardless of what Harris does. This is less than ideal, considering this is also true of her opponent’s supporters.
When there are only two ruling parties, and their respective bases are loyal no matter the quality of their candidate, we get what we deserve.
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