Nowoco
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Oh I'm sure in quiet company or after dinner speaking she would be a blast but this is a presidential campaign and that doesnt get it done, especially against THAT opposition.She always comes across as very warm and personable to me, even as someone who isn't particularly impressed by her politics.
She couldn't answer any questions that went off-piste on policy. If it wasnt a pre-rehearsed answer, she fumbled. She refused interviews with people who would or might give her a hard time. Also popular podcasts with huge audiences. She changed accents depending on who she was speaking to. The repeating of the "unburdened" line and others along with the word salads made her easy fodder for social media memes. That is the sort of, and sometimes only, thing that some voters even see. It's vitally important. Obama used the internet superbly on his first campaign, for example.
The lying about superficial things like working at McDonalds. Trump is full of shit but everyone knows that. Harris though should not be making up things about her history as she's supposed to be the straight (wo)man to the village idiot. Same with the repeated "i'm from a working class background". She was completely unable to read the room. Who is that appealing to? The line had the opposite effect and was unsurprisingly seized upon by right wing commentators to make her a comedy figure.
I don't put all the blame for these shortcomings on Harris. She was a puppet that her handlers were molding and she was clearly given terrible advice by said people. However, likable, as a politician, she was not.