This week, the host of a Harris “town hall” in Pennsylvania forewarned the crowd that Vice President Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney would be asked “pre-determined” questions.
The acknowledgment shows that the Harris campaign is worried about voters questioning her past. Under the administration, the country suffered from the terrible Afghan war withdrawal, Iran and Hamas attacked Israel, illegal migrants flooded the southern border, and overall prices rose by around 20%.
In an attempt to convince Republicans not to support Trump, the Harris team promoted the “town hall” as “moderated conversations” with Cheney and the candidate. This week’s Cheney/Harris tour includes stops in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
Before the event, host Maria Shriver informed the audience, “We have pre-determined questions that hopefully will be the questions in your head”:
Harris was questioned about her meaning of “turning the page” during the occasion. Sarah Longwell, the moderator, inquired, “What’s on the next page?”
As vice president under President Joe Biden, Harris disparaged her own performance. “And it goes without saying that mine will not be a continuation of the current administration,” Harris stated.
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“I contribute my own thoughts and experiences, but it’s also about overcoming what, to be honest, I believe has been the last ten years of Donald Trump’s influence on American discourse, which has led to the suggestion that we as Americans should blame each another in a way that uses the presidency to denigrate and divide us,” she said.
Former congressman Liz Cheney criticized Trump for purportedly opposing democracy, which was a recurring topic in the Harris campaign’s final messaging. The campaign’s case was undermined on Monday by a Washington Post/Schar School poll of important swing states. According to the poll, Trump would defend democracy more effectively than Harris.