Kamala Harris has a problem, and of all people, it was Don Lemon who pointed it out on Jen Psaki's MSNBC show.
Lemon explained to Pskai what he had discovered while he was interviewing people about Harris and former President Donald Trump in a variety of states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, as they made their way to Chicago.
Psaki asked, "What did they think of Harris?" Lemon explained, but I don't think she expected the answer she got in response. It sort of depended on where you were, Lemon said, talking about the battleground states his team visited.
Jen Psaki asks Don Lemon about his interviews across the country. The results? No one knows who Kamala Harris is, and black people think Donald Trump is on their side:
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) August 27, 2024
Jen Psaki: "What did they think about Harris?"
Don Lemon: "They did ... listen, um... it depends on where you… pic.twitter.com/kSU0FrX68H
For the most part: in Pittsburgh, or in the Jersey Shore, in Atlantic City, in Ohio especially, many people did not know who she was. They weren't familiar with her. So I think she has to reintroduce herself to the public. But for him [Trump] I think they thought that he's better for the economy. That he brought money into the community, or that he was on black people's side.
Don't know her versus believing he's better for the economy and he's on your side. That's true about Trump, and that's not good for Kamala. It's just a little shocking to hear Lemon admit Americans are telling him that.
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Jen Psaki was not a happy camper with that, if you check out the look on her face, as our friends at Twitchy noted.
Jen Psaki's smile was wiped off her face when she realized Don Lemon had no good news to tell her: pic.twitter.com/03u1XJEzoA
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) August 27, 2024
This is not what she wanted to hear and it sort of upsets the media hype being pitched about Kamala as a big change agent full of "joy." Psaki had tried to pitch that last week, claiming Harris had a "magical charismatic quality in person" in the same way that "people say that about Hillary Clinton. Also true."
Jen Psaki states that Kamala Harris is as likeable as Hillary Clinton:
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) August 23, 2024
"Magical charismatic quality in person. People say that about Hillary Clinton. Also true."
'Kamala Harris is as likable as Hillary Clinton' is a wonderful slogan, for the Republicans. pic.twitter.com/QyICgEJ082
What an apt comparison. Just not in the way that she would think. The cackling truly unlikeable twins. And does Psaki recall how that turned out for Hillary Clinton, one of the most unlikable candidates ever? Please keep making that comparison and people will really get how bad Harris is.
It doesn't sound like the media narrative is going over well so far with the American people. But the Republicans need to continue to provide clarity on who Harris really is and call out the effort to recreate her into something she has never been.
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