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- Harris and Walz are barely speaking to the mainstream press, especially compared to their Republican opponents.
- Experts warn that this strategy’s risks may be greater than the rewards.
- Voters say they need to know more about the Democratic candidate. Harris needs to deliver, they said.
When you put the Harris-Walz campaign’s media strategy side-by-side with that of Trump-Vance, one major difference stands out: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are barely talking to the press.
In fact, the Democratic presidential nominee and her running mate have done fewer media appearances and press interviews than any other major party’s top candidates in modern US history, according to an analysis by Axios .
Since Harris took over the Democratic ticket from President Joe Biden in July, she has given just little more than half a dozen press interviews, and things haven’t been much different for Walz…