Major California Paper Attempts to Run Damage Control for Kamala Harris – Opinion

In case you haven’t noticed, Vice President Kamala Harris, AKA Black Hillary, has a serious image problem. Right now, her approval ratings look worse than Rep. Jerry Nadler in a string bikini and it does not appear that anyone – including herself – knows how to turn things around. But this does not mean they aren’t trying.

It San Francisco ChronicleRecently, Harris published an extensive interview with her vice president. This was apparently in an effort to make a comeback. It is not likely that Harris’ puff piece will bear any fruit, unfortunately.

The article focused on several areas of Harris’ vice presidency and the struggles she has BoilerDuring her first year of office. It also highlighted the nature of the media’s coverage of her performance in the White House.

The article tried to portray Harris’ criticism as petty and frivolous. This is what the author said:

Allies and aides to her deplore media attention that focuses too much on trivialized or fake scandals. These defenders gained ammunition from stories such as a newsletter in which she analyzed the security risks associated with wired headphones.

This story came after another about awkwardness with Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary.

The vice president referred to the headlines as “ridiculous” and lambasted conservatives for even discussing these matters. “Oh, how about, ‘She’s going to buy a pot on her way to the airport,’” she told the Chronicle, “after a very significant and highly successful bilateral meeting in France on issues that are about national security, on issues that are about climate, on issues that are about what we are doing in terms of international norms and rules on everything from cyber to space. Come on.”

This article only mentions briefly the topic. Real issues she is being criticized for, noting the recent departures of two high-profile staffers and reports of Harris’ flawed managerial style. When asked about the resignations, Harris dodged the question saying, “I love Symone, and I can’t wait to see what she will do next” during a conversation with reporters in North Carolina.

Vice President also addressed maternal health. She indicated that this was an urgent issue, as the Supreme Court is considering whether or not to affirm a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions beyond 15 weeks. She stated that women would “struggle to access lifesaving procedures or turn to unsanctioned ones,” according to the Chronicle.

“I don’t mean to sound alarmist, I mean this: Women will die,” she said. It wasn’t the first time she had delivered the line, but this time it had behind it the weight of the first woman in the White House, one who made a name fighting the confirmation of the justices who now may roll back abortion rights.

The article also touted her commitment to holding “events with women of color” and visiting their businesses.

“People call it symbolism, they call it representation, but it’s more than that, right?” Harris said. “I judge myself based on, ‘and then, what do you do when you are there?’ … It’s about a perspective, having the position, and the power to then integrate that into policy priorities and then actually having it take hold.”

The author also acknowledged Harris’ struggle to deal with the migrant crisis and noted that her team tried to distance her from the border situation. “The vice president is not doing the border,” spokesperson Symone Sanders told reporters in March.

The author also spoke with at least one high-profile Democrat who came to Harris’ aid. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), a longtime friend of Harris blamed the press’ coverage because it supposedly “takes away from how effective she is being as vice president.” She continued:

“I don’t think any other vice president would have these types of articles, I mean ridiculous stuff, the earphones she uses. … It shows you the scrutiny that they have her under, and it makes me concerned about all the other issues that the press is reporting on, the kind of reporting that I think takes away from really the focus on what she is doing as vice president for the country.”

Harris’s rotting approval ratings can not be saved by even the best of puffs. She is disliked by almost everyone. It has been clear that she does not have the ability to be a strong leader and get things done. The Democrats want us to think that her critics are driven by racism or sexism. But nobody buys it. There is no way for the left to solve its Kamala Harris issue.