Why Do We Hate Kamala Harris? Do We?

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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This week, the hosts debate what the latest Times/Siena poll reveals about Joe Biden’s weaknesses and mull over the question of whether Vice President Kamala Harris is one of them. Plus, Carlos on some advice that’s gold, Jerry, gold.

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0:00.0	I don't know what a Latin mass baptism is like I've never been to one it's it's just got more
0:05.7	exorcisms like more anti-Saitin material haven't we all been to one and it is called the
0:12.2	godfather that ended is called the Godfather? That ended well. Yes. The
0:14.0	Godfather should not be our source. Especially not that scene. From New York
0:20.2	Times opinion, I'm Ross Dauthon.
0:22.8	I'm Michelle Cottle.
0:24.0	I'm Carlos Lousada.
0:25.2	And I'm Lydia Polgreen.
0:26.6	And this is matter of opinion. And the news this week is that Joe Biden is still losing the 2024 presidential election.
0:41.0	There's a new time siena poll out this week showing Trump still leading in five battleground states.
0:48.4	And notably, Biden's numbers are worse in Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona, while Trump is still winning a
0:55.6	surprisingly large share of younger African American and Hispanic voters.
1:01.1	Notably, these are precisely the demographics that
1:06.4	Joe Biden was hoping to shore up around this time four years ago when he selected
1:11.5	California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate.
1:15.4	Last week we talked about Trump's VP shortlist so this week we want to talk first
1:19.7	about Biden's polling struggles but then also whether Vice President Harris is part of the problem
1:25.8	or if she could be part of the solution. But let's start with the polls. Was anybody surprised
1:32.0	by the time Siena results?
1:33.6	I don't think it was very different, right?
1:35.4	I mean, it's not like there was a huge shift.
1:38.2	Yeah, it doesn't seem like there's been a tremendous amount of movement.
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