Vice President Kamala Harris will accept the Democrats’ nomination on Thursday without sitting for one interview, giving one press conference, or providing many policy details since joining the race 32 days ago — July 21, 2024.
The strategy is notable for three reasons. First, it is a rinse and repeat of President Joe Biden’s 2020 “basement” strategy to avoid public scrutiny, which counters the multitude of exchanges the media typically conduct when presidential candidates enter races.
Second, the strategy underscores the Democrats’ perceived worry about their candidate’s likability and ability to speak off the cuff about policies without delivering a devastating gaffe.
Third, it spotlights the Harris campaign’s “catch-22.” Speaking about policies to fix crime, inflation, and border security would undermine the Biden-Harris administration’s claim of having solved those key issues. However, Harris must tout the administration’s policy successes to validate her record and candidacy.
美国副总统卡马拉·哈里斯将于周四接受民主党的提名，自 32 天前（即 2024 年 7 月 21 日）参加竞选以来，她没有接受一次采访、举行一次新闻发布会或提供许多政策细节。 该战略之所以引人注目，有以下三个原因。 首先，这是对乔·拜登总统在 2020 年避免公众监督的“地下室”策略的重复，该策略与总统候选人参加竞选时与媒体通常进行的大量交流背道而驰。 其次，这一策略凸显了民主党对其候选人的受欢迎程度以及谈论政策不当造成毁灭性失态的担忧。第三，这突出了哈里斯竞选活动的“第22条军规”。谈论解决犯罪、通货膨胀和边境安全的政策将削弱拜登-哈里斯政府声称已解决这些关键问题的说法。然而，哈里斯必须宣扬政府的政策成功，以验证她的记录和候选资格。
