Policy, Schmolicy

Published August 29, 2024

By Gary Pearce

The media says Kamala Harris has to answer their questions about policy.

No, she doesn’t.

Harris has said more about policy in the last month than Trump has in nine years.

She talked about policy in her economic speech in Raleigh and her acceptance speech at the Chicago convention.

She spoke to every issue: cost of living, economic growth, housing costs, health care, taxes, abortion rights, gun safety, education, climate change, energy, voting rights, human rights, the future of democracy, Ukraine and the Middle East.

This election isn’t about policy. It’s about character: Donald Trump’s character.

It’s about whether Americans trust Trump to be President another four years.

Trump has never answered a single question about policy. He refuses to own what will be his policy as President: Project 2025.

The media is holding Harris to a different standard from Trump.

And a different standard from President Biden. Where are the wall-to-wall questions and stories about Trump’s obvious cognitive decline?

If the media wants to talk policy, there’ll be a 90-minute debate September 10.

If Trump shows up.

Voting ends in just 69 days, and campaigns have only two resources: time and money. You can raise more money, but you can never get more time.

Harris must spend every minute winning votes, not pleasing pundits, reporters and producers.

She must be relentlessly focused.

She must win. Beat Trump. Save America.