Kamala Harris’ reliance on the “happy warrior” approach — and her reluctance to go for Donald Trump’s jugular — is what could lose her the election, a politician warned Tuesday. S Speaking to Salon, Professor M. Steven Fish of the University of California, Berkeley, said the Democrat’s reluctance to launch a large-scale attack in the final weeks of the election cycle could be disastrous. “If the candidates are not willing to say anything new and provocative, the media will focus on their false statements and inaccessible evasions,” he said “play safe” – and it could be disastrous
‘We’re going to dig Trump’: Professors warn that Harris is ‘insuring’ – and that could be disastrous Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr)Kamala Harris’ faith in the “jovial warrior” approach – and her reluctance to go for Donald Trump’s throat – is what could lose her election, a political scientist warned Tuesday.
Speaking to Salon, University of California, Berkeley professor Steven Fish said that the reluctance of the Democrat to launch a large-scale attack in The last few weeks of the election cycle could be disastrous. “If the candidates are not willing to say anything new and provocative, the media will focus on their erroneous statements and artless evasions,” he said.”… French Playing it safe is the most dangerous thing Harris can do. “Fish celebrated Harris’ entry into the race, replacing Biden in a wave of enthusiasm and excitement he said, which he responded to masterfully.
But since then, he has let momentum slow and was unable to dominate the news cycle as Trump upped his game with loud, hyperbolic statements filling the air every day and hoping Trump would discredit himself, Harris said of the campaign.
His success will depend on what he says and how he says it. deflecting, evading, and reframing questions to make them sensitive to standard, scripted responses.