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> Harris wasn't likable/charismatic enough to many people, and was largely supported for her policies first and her personality second. Trump, on the other hand
by jemmyw 2y ago
> Harris wasn't likable/charismatic enough to many people, and was largely supported for her policies first and her personality second. Trump, on the other hand, went on a lot of longform podcasts, worked at McDonalds for a few hours, and generally seems more "human" to the average person.
I would argue it was the other way round. They both went on podcasts etc and I'm debate and in rallies Trump was verging on incoherent and boring his own supporters. But on policy he was far stronger. I'm not American and I'm left wing but the trade and tax policies he's proposing do speak to traditional left wing, trade union workers: put up barriers to lower cost countries undercutting American workers. I don't know what Harris vision is, it seems she has trouble articulating it clearly.
- keiferski 2y agoTrump went on quite a few very popular podcasts like Joe Rogan and Theo Von, but Harris didn't. IMO the average voter is quite in-line with Rogan and Theo Von culturally (more than they are with Trump or Harris, for that matter) and so for Harris to skip those was a major misstep that just further made her seem like an aloof member of the DC/Coastal elite. Biden didn't have this problem because he was more of a blue collar/middle class guy from Scranton and despite his gaffes, was more likable by the average person.
- selfmodruntime 2y agoRogan alone has more daily listeners than left leaning news shows have people watching in a week. I think it was something like 11 million per day. Big mistake to not show up there.
- keiferski 2y agoAbsolutely - if you look on YouTube alone, the view counts on interviews/podcasts between Trump/Vance and Harris/Walz are dramatically different. For better or worse, people increasingly get their information and news from videos, and to skip that was a major misunderstanding of the cultural landscape.
- ctchocula 2y agoIdk about Theo Von, but Rogan put his thumb on the scale when he refused to interview Harris even though he interviewed Trump.
- keiferski 2y agoFrom what I have read/watched, Rogan didn't refuse to interview Harris and offered to do the same multi-hour interview he does with every guest. Harris just wanted him to fly to another city and do a 1-hour interview in their studio. To make an exception for a single guest seems unfair and I don't blame Rogan for not agreeing. https://youtu.be/_aT2grMe1I4?si=jMtsUggT2eaOZdpo https://youtu.be/_aT2grMe1I4?si=jMtsUggT2eaOZdpo https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/29/joe-rogan-kamala-harris-interview-podcast https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/29/joe-rogan-ka...
- ctchocula 2y agoThe truth will come out eventually, but this article suggests Rogan stiffed her on purpose. https://newrepublic.com/post/187601/fox-news-joe-rogan-donald-trump-interview https://newrepublic.com/post/187601/fox-news-joe-rogan-donal...
- keiferski 2y agoDid you read that link? It has no information other than a vague speculation.
- laurels-marts 2y ago> refused to interview Harris Why spread misinformation?