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Maria Cardona, a regular on CNN, recently found herself in the hot seat as she struggled to defend the Democratic narrative against Scott Jennings’ pointed questions. Jennings caught Cardona off guard with a simple but piercing inquiry about Kamala Harris’s apparent lack of traction in the polls. Instead of owning the reality, Cardona opted for a classic liberal tactic: distraction. She argued that many voters view Donald Trump as too extreme somehow and that all Harris needed to do was present her policies as somehow appealing to the mainstream. This, however, did not bode well under the scrutiny Jennings applied.
When Jennings asked the million-dollar question—if Trump is perceived as an extremist, why isn’t Harris winning—Cardona’s response was reminiscent of a deer in the headlights. Faced with the obvious fact that if the race is neck and neck, Trump is almost guaranteed to win the Electoral College, her defenses crumbled. It’s safe to say that Jennings wasn’t about to let the segment wind down on such a weak note.
CNN Commentator Has a Total Meltdown When Scott Jennings Wrecks Her Point With One Question https://t.co/vV94Ggjesy
— JB (@JBRawhide) September 10, 2024
Liberals are shamelessly dismissive of any polling data that reflects well on Trump. The New York Times poll making the rounds recently significantly favored Trump, and that certainly doesn’t fit the narrative they want to push. Not to mention, half the electorate thinks Harris is too progressive. Cardona’s assertions are quickly dismantled by the reality that voters are not as enthusiastic about her as the Democrats would prefer. When she tried to pivot to the argument that the polls were inaccurate in 2022—forgetting entirely that Trump wasn’t even on the ballot—she demonstrated an alarming disconnect from the current political landscape.
With Trump back on the ballot, there’s a clear underestimation of his support base, which is always much stronger than the mainstream media wants to acknowledge. According to Nate Silver’s latest forecast, there’s a staggering 64 percent chance that Trump could secure the necessary electoral votes come November. Those aren’t just numbers; they represent a tidal wave of sentiment that Harris and her supporters simply can’t ignore.
As Kamala Harris gets ready for her upcoming debate with Trump, she faces both a crisis and an opportunity. The recent polls show that Americans are not particularly impressed with her “mainstream” agenda. Many voters clearly believe she’s too far left for their tastes, and any attempt to repackage her policies with a shiny bow on top might blow up in her face. After all, if Harris can’t differentiate herself from a failed Biden administration, she may find that her political aspirations align more closely with obscurity than with triumph.
The reality of the situation is transparent; voters can see through the spin and flimsy rhetoric. It seems the only thing more painful to watch than a Democrat trying to defend their position is the clumsy effort to separate Kamala Harris from Joe Biden’s policies—a task that even the White House press secretary herself has admitted is futile. It’s a tough spot for the Democrats, and one can’t help but think they might be better off taking a step back to reevaluate their approach, instead of clinging to a plan that’s clearly not resonating.
