Last week’s livestream featuring Kamala Harris and Oprah was quite revealing, particularly when it came to Harris’s ability to address key issues.
During the event, a young couple grappling with high living costs asked her what steps she would take to alleviate their financial burden, but all they received was a confusing mix of buzzwords and vague statements.
While it’s well-known that Harris struggles with clear communication, one might expect her campaign representatives to convey her plans more effectively.
Unfortunately for her, that wasn’t the case.
On Monday, Kamala’s campaign surrogate, Kelly Hyman, an attorney and media commentator, appeared on Fox News for an interview with Sandra Smith.
The exchange quickly spiraled into chaos as Hyman struggled to provide a straightforward answer to a fundamental question: What is Kamala Harris’s plan to reduce prices?
“What is Harris’s plan?” Smith inquired. After an uncomfortable pause, she prompted, “We’re waiting.”
In a manner reminiscent of Harris’s own muddled responses, Hyman delivered a disjointed assortment of vague phrases and hesitant stuttering.
“Yeah. Okay. Excuse if there’s — there’s a lot of aspects to it in, in regards to looking at it online,” she stated.
Looking at it online? Was she relying on Kamala’s platform as a last-minute reference?
Hyman attempted to pivot to specific issues, mentioning grocery costs: “So let’s talk about lowering the grocery cost because that’s something that’s brought up.
You the viewers can look at this online.
She talks about certain things in regards to advancing the first federal ban on price gouging on food and groceries, to set clear rules to the road to make clear that big corporations can’t unfairly exploit consumers as well.”
“Is that happening?” Smith pressed. “Is that currently happening?”
Hyman responded, “It’s not at this moment. No. This is her plan that’s laid out for the first 100 days when she becomes president of the United States of America.”
It seemed Hyman didn’t grasp the crux of the question, prompting Smith to clarify: “Price gouging, is that currently happening?”
What should have been a simple yes-or-no inquiry resulted in Hyman’s rambling, awkward response: “In regards to the — I don’t know exactly if that’s currently happening or not because I’m not privity [sic] to that type of information.”
Not only did Harris’s surrogate fail to communicate a clear plan, but she also admitted to being unaware if the very issue the plan aims to tackle even exists. Smith quickly highlighted the situation: “It seems like you’re having a hard time articulating her plan.”
Instead of conceding her lack of understanding, Hyman opted for a defensive approach, accusing Smith of disrespecting her “as a woman.”
This exchange underscores the ongoing struggle within Harris’s campaign to articulate coherent policy proposals, raising questions about their ability to effectively communicate their message to the public.
