Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts whereas talking about Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, throughout a marketing campaign occasion at a hearth station, in Redford Constitution Township, Michigan U.S., October 4, 2024.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to hit the media circuit in full drive this week with a mixture of interviews airing on standard networks and different platforms to focus on a large swath of voters.
The Harris marketing campaign’s media blitz is an effort to drown out former President Donald Trump within the ultimate leg of the presidential race when undecided voters are making their game-changing election decisions.
To kick off the week, Harris’ interview with Alex Cooper on the favored “Name Her Daddy” podcast aired Sunday.
Then Monday night, CBS’ “60 Minutes” will air its sit-down with Harris, her operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and correspondent Invoice Whitaker. The Trump marketing campaign declined to do a “60 Minutes” interview after initially accepting the invitation, in keeping with the community.
On Tuesday, the Harris marketing campaign will fly the vp to New York for appearances on ABC’s “The View,” CBS’ “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert” and “The Howard Stern Present.”
On Thursday, Harris will take part in a townhall with Univision, a significant Spanish-language tv broadcaster. Trump can be taping a separate Univision townhall.
The vp has confronted criticism, particularly from her Republican opponents, for concentrating her public appearances on scripted rallies and speeches, reasonably than taking up media interviews and extra improvised environments.
However with 30 days till the Nov. 5 election and early voting already began, the Harris and Trump campaigns at the moment are in a heated battle for the airwaves.
In July, when Harris entered the presidential race after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, the early phases of her nascent marketing campaign dominated the information cycle.
Since then, Trump has labored to elbow his method again into the media’s consideration.
Together with varied appearances on Fox Information, extra pleasant territory for the Republican nominee, Trump has interviewed on podcasts which can be well-liked with younger males like “This Previous Weekend w/Theo Von” and the “Lex Fridman Podcast.” He has additionally finished interviews with Dr. Phil and Shawn Ryan, a former Navy Seal. Moreover, Trump sat for a much-hyped dialog with shut ally Elon Musk on the X social media platform in August.
Over the course of Harris’ fast-tracked marketing campaign, the vp has sat for interviews with CNN, a panel from the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists, MSNBC and a few native shops.
