Sen. Coons discusses Debate During CNBC Interview

It’s already been a rough week for the Harris-Walz presidential campaign surrogates. But hey, speaking on behalf of Kamala Harris is no easy task, especially when the nominee herself has such a hard time articulating anything close to a coherent vision for America’s future. It’s hard enough explaining your own muddled thoughts, but imagine doing it for someone else.

Take Democrat strategist Kelly Hyman, for example. She was on Fox News Monday trying to explain Harris’ so-called plan to lower prices. That’s when things went downhill. Fox News host Sandra Smith started pressing her on specifics, especially on this alleged “price-gouging” Harris wants to combat. The more Smith asked the more agitated Hyman got. By the end of the segment, Hyman was so flustered she accused Smith of being “disrespectful.” Spoiler alert: when you’re on live TV, calling the host disrespectful usually means you’ve lost the argument. The interview wrapped up soon after, and it was one of those moments that make you think, “Yikes, who thought sending her out there was a good idea?”

Unfortunately for Team Harris, things didn’t improve on Tuesday. Campaign co-chair Chris Coons found himself on CNBC’s Squawk Box, where host Joe Kernen handed him a reality check. Kernen pointed out the obvious: Kamala Harris has been dodging media appearances left and right. He noted that Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, have done very few interviews, especially compared to their GOP counterparts. JD Vance, for example, has done 40 or 50 interviews. Harris? You could count hers on one hand.

Kernen cut right to the chase, suggesting the campaign’s strategy is basically to “rope-a-dope” until Election Day, dodging tough questions at every turn. He bluntly added that Americans are probably starting to get fed up with this avoidance tactic. Coons, clearly trying to spin the situation, claimed Harris was more than willing to answer questions, pointing to her call for another debate. But Kernen wasn’t buying it, retorting that sitting down for an actual interview would be a far better way to answer direct questions.

And that’s where Coons started to flounder, deflecting to talk about the United Nations and Trump as if that had anything to do with Harris dodging media appearances. Kernen, not one to let him off the hook, circled right back, asking if Harris was just “too busy” for interviews. His point? Answering tough questions should be priority number one, especially for someone running for president.

Let’s be real—Kamala Harris is avoiding interviews for a reason. She’s terrible at them. Every time she’s asked a substantive question, she descends into an incoherent “word salad” that makes little sense to most Americans. And when she’s forced to explain her flip-flops on key issues, it only gets worse. Remember her disastrous 2019 presidential run? Most people do, and it’s a key reason why she’d rather her campaign surrogates take the heat for her now.

It’s no secret that what few “plans” she does have are vague at best. She’d much rather let her handlers talk about these “big ideas” in broad strokes, hoping to keep specifics hidden until after the election. If Harris were to get into the weeds on policy, it would quickly reveal just how far left she actually leans—something her campaign would rather keep under wraps.

Coons’ claim that debates are a great way to get questions answered is laughable, especially given the softball treatment Harris has received from liberally biased moderators. As we saw at the last debate, Harris didn’t answer any real questions, and there was no accountability from the moderators. It was three against one, and the target was, of course, Trump.

Let’s face it: Harris wants another debate because she knows the moderators will be on her side. But interviews? Those are a different story. They usually end badly for her, and she knows it. Kernen was right—the Harris-Walz campaign is just trying to run out the clock and minimize her interactions with the press. But the more they do this, the more voters will start asking, “If Kamala Harris can’t handle a simple interview, how’s she going to handle tough meetings with world leaders?”

We’ve all seen her in action for the last four years, so we already know the answer. But will the rest of America catch on by November? We’ll soon find out.