Kamala Harris has done very few media interviews since replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president until she launched a “media blitz” this week.
It comes at a time when the polls show Harris and former US President Donald Trump effectively tied, with less than a month to go before the election.
Nine Network’s US correspondent Johnathan Kearsley reveals what to expect in the final stretch of the campaign, on The Briefing podcast:
Nine Network’s US correspondent Johnathan Kearsley said Kamala’s campaign initially focussed on social media, but has changed to interviews following pressures from the Republican side.
“There has not been a presidential race in the United States of America as tight as this in quite some time,” Kearsley said.
Kamala has done 60 Minutes, The View, Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, and Howard Stern.
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“What is it doing for this campaign? Well, I think she’s obviously trying to send a message now that she is willing to do these interviews. Now, they may very well be softball. The Trump campaign is trying to say that, you know, they will do interviews, but Donald Trump refused to do a CBS 60 Minutes interview, the same one that Kamala Harris did.”
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