Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, has a design when she is interviewed, and it was evident on Thursday night at the townhall meeting of the Univision Television where she posed questions to confused Latino voters.
Next week, former US President Donald Trump will sponsor a similar occurrence at Univision.
Harris always responded in a right line; frequently, she never responded at all. She talked, but danced around primary replies, and in the end said little of material.
We have seen this earlier, but if you zero in on it, there is a routine. It goes like this: Thank you for the topic. Give an example of how your unique career intersects with this problem. Talk about issues involving the subject. Make a rapid, obscure policy statement. When possible, engage in some problems on Trump.  ,
Let’s take a look at Harris ‘ response to questions from the town hall at Univision.
A gentleman from Tampa, Florida, said he saw in the information that the Biden-Harris management did not do much in response to Hurricane Helene. What do you or your leadership specifically do to assist us in dealing with this storms in the Tampa Bay or main Florida?
Harris thanked him for the inquiry and explained that there has been a lot of false information about what the management has been doing.
Next, she related the question to her career encounters:” I have to strain that this is not a time for people to play politics. I started my career as a counsel, and when I worked doing that work … I never asked a witness or a victim of crime,’ Are you a Republican? Are you a Democrat?’ The single query that has ever been posed is, Are you fine? And ironically, we have witnessed this in the past two days, both after Hurricane Helene and now in the immediate aftermath of Milton, where individuals are playing political game, suggesting that resources and support are just going to specific individuals based on a political mission. And this is just no appropriate”.
Harris said she was in a meeting with the president, the secretary of defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the mind of the Coast Guard, talking about how the national, state, and local governments are working together for the benefit of the people on the ground.
Therefore she made a vague promises:” Another piece of work that I’ve been doing, it’s based on my decades of being an attorney general in California, is telling … firms that, during problems and crises, jack up prices … We’re watching them. And at a moment of desperation for these individuals and families, whether it be temporary shelter at a hotel for fuel prices, yet airline reservations, that we’ll be watching if they’re jacking up prices, to make sure there will be significant effect. And that’s the kind of work I will do going forward. I have spent the vast majority of my career, concerning myself with the basic well-being of people, and I promise you, and I’ve pledged to you, as president, I will continue to do that. You have a right to know that your government leaders are putting you first, not themselves”.
That was a lot of razzle dazzle. To review, the question was: What would you specifically do to help us with this hurricane?
Her answer: Make sure companies do n’t price gouge. Have concern for the well-being of people, and put people first.
Not much specific action there.
The town hall attendees brought up interesting questions that needed to be directly answered. Let’s look at the answers without all the fluff.  ,  ,
A homeless woman, 62, said she had a heart attack in 2020 and other health issues. She worked until she became ill for decades.
” I lost my job, my income. I had no choice but total to apply for Social Security Disability”, she said. She has been anticipating a decision for three years. ” I have no income. I lost everything. I am unable to receive the necessary medical care. How will you assist the disabled people so that they can get insurance, is my question for you?
Answer:” Everyone should have access to housing, education, dignity, and there is still a lot of work we have to do in that regard”, Harris said. There are a number of issues that I believe you are bringing up regarding how we should view this.
Harris did state that she wanted credit reports to exclude medical debt. However, a woman who lives alone has the least of her immediate issues. Harris agreed there is a problem, but she did not offer any solution.
A recent college graduate said there were” Dreamers” in his class who were afraid of being deported. How would you get them to be citizens? These are undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, raised in American culture, and formally identify as American.
Answer:” One of my motivations for what I believe we must do is that. And they’re afraid. They’re constantly worried”, Harris said. ” They should not have to live in fear, but should have an ability to earn their citizenship. So, it is one of my priorities. And I’ve worked on this in terms of Dreamers for many, many years, and I’ll continue to fight for you”.
She agreed with the questioner, but never said how she would make it happen.
For an hour, it ended up this way. Good questions and lousy answers.
Because there were no follow-up questions, Harris ‘ strategy worked in this format.
Her response pattern also applies to other formats, as well because frequently the person who asks the question has a tight deadline and wants to get to more questions, may be afraid to challenge her or worry that she just did n’t understand, or they may want to be polite and ask her for clarification.
In the final days of the campaign, anyone interviewing Harris should prepare to repeat the question until the response is pertinent. She wants to steer clear of contentious topics.
After such a long political career, Harris should be better at communicating. We are seeing her at her best, and it is not good enough.
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Beth Brelje covers The Federalist’s elections coverage. She is an award-winning investigative journalist with decades of media experience.