Vice President Kamala Harris needn’t bother with media interviews, according to one former Republican strategist.
Speaking on the Fast Politics podcast, one-time GOP strategist turned Trump critic Rick Wilson said there is no necessity for the Harris campaign to engage in media appearances and press interviews, as their current strategy already appears to be effective.
“They should keep winning,” said Wilson, who co-founded The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Super PAC.
“They should go out and keep racing along and doing the big things, do what’s working right now – which is going out and holding massive, enthusiastic rallies that are bringing people into the Democratic fold again, that are exciting voters.”
“I think [Harris has] got a really good argument right now to just do what she’s doing,” he added.
Newsweek has contacted the Harris campaign via email and Wilson via The Lincoln Project for comment outside of standard working hours.
Harris enjoyed a boost in polling support and a surge in financial support after she replaced incumbent President Joe Biden in the race for the White House, but has faced criticism from Republicans over a lack of media appearances and interviews since.
On Monday night former President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the vice president, claiming that she was refusing to participate in a debate hosted by Fox.
An ABC News/Ipsos poll published late July suggested an increased interest in voting among Democrats after Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed Harris.
The poll found that nearly nine in 10 (88 percent) of Democrats were either “very” or “somewhat” enthusiastic about Harris becoming the Democratic nominee for president.
Earlier in August Newsweek reported that Harris was ahead of her Republican rival in eight national polls, which showed her ahead of Trump by between one and four points.
Thousands of Democratic politicians, speakers, and supporters are currently gathered in Chicago for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which follows the Republican National Convention, held in Wisconsin last month. The president and First Lady Jill Biden both delivered speeches at the event yesterday.
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are both reportedly set to speak on Tuesday, with speeches expected later in the week from former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, among others.
Harris also held a rally in Las Vegas earlier this month with her recently announced running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
The ongoing convention marks the 12th time Chicago has played host the the event. Newsweek has mapped which states have hosted the most DNCs throughout the years.
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