Every politician likes to run their own campaign in their own way.
For some, it could be oft-quoted comments under the guise of “no such thing as bad publicity.” For others, it could be on-the-ground engagement with voters in key demographics.
However, like it or loathe it, there’s no dodging the media in an election… apparently unless you’re Kamala Harris.
Harris has deployed the tactic of avoiding the media since her all-but confirmation as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee last month.
When l Donald Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago he addressed the situation firsthand following a “stupid” question from a reporter.
When the reporter asked why the former president had not been campaigning nationwide, Trump said, “Because I’m leading by a lot, and because I’m letting their convention go through.”
“I’m campaigning a lot. I’m doing tremendous amounts of taping here. We have commercials at a level I don’t think anybody has ever done before,” Trump continued.
Adding that he had spoken to journalists throughout the week, as well as at the news conference, Trump added “She’s not doing any news conferences. You know why? Because she can’t do a news conference. She doesn’t know how to do a news conference. She’s not smart enough to do a news conference. And I’m sorry, we need smart people to lead this country.”
Many agreed with Trump’s remarks.
Others held high praise for the Republican.
Um… we need smart people to graduate “journalism” school once in awhile too.