Morning Jolt: The ‘Basement Campaign’ Isn’t Going to Cut It

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

October 08 2024

The 'Basement Campaign' Isn't Going to Cut It

On the menu today: Kamala Harris agrees to a rare serious interview with 60 Minutes and immediately fumbles; Democrats are starting to doubt whether, in a neck-and-neck race, a rerun of the "basement campaign" that sticks to friendly interviews is really the best approach; CBS News rips into Donald Trump for skipping his own invitation to 60 Minutes; and some are arguing that no one should be attempting any last-minute changes to the rules for absentee-ballot deadlines, what's required for a legal vote, or how a state allocates its electoral votes.

Two Presidential Campaigns That Fear Their Own Candidates

Kamala Harris was a local prosecutor for twelve years, San Francisco district attorney for eight years, California attorney general for six years, and a U.S. senator for four years, and she's closing in on four years as the U.S. vice president. (Her last private-sector job might well have been that gig at McDonald's.*) That's a lot of time in the public eye; over the years, and during her campaigns, she must have done hundreds of ...

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