CNN hosted Vice President Kamala Harris on what had been originally proposed as a debate that was rejected by former President Donald Trump. With the floor to herself, would Harris sink or swim? Would host Anderson Cooper try to tip the scale? And would CNN allow some Democrat ringers to slip through the cracks? We watched so you wouldn’t have to.
The town hall began with Cooper asking Harris what she would say to Trump voters who aren’t swayed by her messaging. Harris proceeded to double down on it.
AC: What do you say to Trump voters who aren’t buying the “unfit and unhinged” narrative?
VP Harris: I disagree, let me repeat the narrative pic.twitter.com/g27tnq9zMH— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris proceeds to say that Trump is a fascist, and repeats the “suckers and losers” hoax.
AC: Do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?
HARRIS: Yes, I do.Kamala repeats the “suckers and losers” hoax pic.twitter.com/0Ma9cBZuuD
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
The first question comes via a registered Republican concerned about the direction of the party, and January 6th. This question is met with boilerplate word salad.
First question: registered Republican concerned about J6, etc
Answer: boilerplate word salad pic.twitter.com/g0MKl9pqya— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
A registered libertarian inquires about high prices: gets to hear about price controls for food and rent. Harris calls herself a “devout public servant.”
The registered libertarian asks a question that elicits Harris’s price controls proposals for food and rent. Calls herself a “devout public servant”. pic.twitter.com/K4Tlh2S8c7
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Anderson Cooper’s first followup is on price controls. Harris proceeds to insult the Attorneys General of three states, one of which is the gubernatorial candidate in a state she needs to win.
AC follows up on price controls proposal. Harris suggests that GA, NC, FL have unattended price gouging problem. Throws tariffs into the answer. pic.twitter.com/Zu1Y1l0ebZ
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
The next question comes from an allegedly undecided Democrat political science professor, asking Harris to name her top legislative priority. She meandered before getting to amnesty and abortion.
“We’ve got to get past the era of partisan politics slowing down progress” is Obama-era boilerplate. THAT’s the era we need moving on from. Cites abortion and immigration as top priorities. I seriously doubt there is such a thing as an undecided registered Dem polisci professor pic.twitter.com/7mBhMafXzy
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Cooper drills down, getting Harris to talk about killing the Senate filibuster for abortion on demand.
Harris takes AC’s bait, volunteers to end the filibuster to “codify Roe”. Harris shows viewers the skull of the conquered Liz Cheney. NOTHING animates Harris as much as the “freedom” to rip a child from the womb in the 40th week. pic.twitter.com/YX40BdyLua
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris throws Biden overboard on the economy. With love and reverence.
Harris is asked to differentiate herself from Biden on the economy, and very gingerly throws Biden overboard. Offers Medicare expansion in addition to price controls. AC asks, why wasn’t that done in the last 4 years? pic.twitter.com/gsSTvgMbbl
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris is asked about the migrant crisis and immediately doubles down on amnesty for 30 million illegal aliens.
Harris may have reasonably determined, given both this question and its framing, that GOP lacrosse kid is a ringer and not at all undecided. Despite blowing the question off and reverting to her immigration word salad, she doubles down on amnesty for 30M illegal aliens. pic.twitter.com/ipJhoCr0QD
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
To his credit, Cooper asks what took Biden so long on the border actions. Harris is nonresponsive.
AC asks why the Biden admin waited until just before the June debate to do border executive actions. Harris is nonresponsive, takes credit for reduced crossings.
*** The demand for more asylum judges is a tell for wanting a fast track to citizenship for illegal migrants. pic.twitter.com/AuLFFfXdC4
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Cooper drills down on the Senate border bill and her apparent flip-flop on the wall.
AC drills down on the failed Senate bill which funded the wall, calls Harris out for calling it “stupid”. Harris deflects to Trump, triples down on both Senate bill AND “comprehensive” bill. Why is there an ideological perspective, asks the ideologue pic.twitter.com/UxavSS0FhM
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris gets a question on Gaza, which is met with non-responsiveness.
Harris gets someone who is undecided contingent on Israel-Gaza: Delicately tiptoes around the question by calling for a ceasefire, two-state solution. pic.twitter.com/MgBI42y2hf
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris blows a chance to address “uncommitted” over Gaza.
Offered a chance to address the Uncommitted over Gaza, Harris says how about abortion, price controls and Democracy? pic.twitter.com/3Ub9NXhEdV
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Here Harris spread the lie, unchecked by Cooper that law enforcement officers were killed on January 6. An officer killed a woman on January 6…
Harris has falsely said, on multiple occasions, that some law enforcement officers were killed on January 6th. pic.twitter.com/uN9BR8pDML
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
In addition to calling herself a “dedicated public servant,” Harris compares herself to a modern-day Esther.
If Kamala Harris really sees herself as a modern-day Esther, she ought to reexamine her continued enabling of Iran and its proxies during such a time as this. pic.twitter.com/SYHVQa23YZ
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Here, Harris got misdirected. She was lining up for a question on abortion and January 6th but instead ended being asked about her weakness. A reasonable person can infer that Harris believes indecisiveness is her biggest weakness.
Harris was lining up for an abortion/J6 Liz Cheney combo but gets sucker punched with a self-examination question. Cites as a weakness…building a good team. Based on this answer, the real answer is indecisiveness. pic.twitter.com/IEsLhH9hd8
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Cooper’s follow up was met with more word salad.
AC follow to the indecisiveness question: is there any mistake that Harris regrets as VP? Harris offers a preparation non-answer that, again, points to indecisiveness. pic.twitter.com/MU8tQQA4qA
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
To a very detailed question on taxation, Harris offers: a tax hike.
Harris offers some word salad to a very specific taxation question, but proffers a tax hike. pic.twitter.com/X58vFBAPCi
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
A voter’s question about antisemitism veers into attacks against Trump.
Harris offered a policy-driven response to the Dem realtor’s concerns over violent campus antisemitism, before going full Leeeeeeeeroy Jenkins and citing the Atlantic piece. Dodges AC’s contrast question, throws out Covid tests for Putin and J6. pic.twitter.com/dbRFd4NmrZ
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Brutal question on flip-fops and authenticity. Harris tried to spin away from her Trump response.
Harris offered a policy-driven response to the Dem realtor’s concerns over violent campus antisemitism, before going full Leeeeeeeeroy Jenkins and citing the Atlantic piece. Dodges AC’s contrast question, throws out Covid tests for Putin and J6. pic.twitter.com/dbRFd4NmrZ
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris got a court packing question. With time winding down, Harris trots out her latest talking point:
Harris gets asked a court-packing question. Does not specifically take the good bait but expresses openness. Chastises SCOTUS for upending Roe after 52 years (Plessy stood for 58). With the clock running out, works in her “enemy within” talking point. pic.twitter.com/1T1sivbOlA
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris closes out with joy dreams aspirations…
Harris gets asked a court-packing question. Does not specifically take the good bait but expresses openness. Chastises SCOTUS for upending Roe after 52 years (Plessy stood for 58). With the clock running out, works in her “enemy within” talking point. pic.twitter.com/1T1sivbOlA
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 24, 2024
Harris doubled down on specific policies when pressed. As is often the case, Harris is most passionate about abortion, This town hall was not the exception.
Cooper’s followups were notable for the non-responses or spin they would elicit from Harris. But, for most part, Harris was allowed to speak freely. There were occasions where Harris merited a fact-check from the crowd. For example, Harris claimed that law enforcement officers died on January 6th, but that is simply not the case. Harris was also given wide berth to repeat hoaxes such as “suckers and losers”, among others.
Early analyses on CNN indicate that the Regime Media are dissatisfied with Harris’s performance. There are 12 days left to Election Day, and diminishing opportunities for the Regime Media to prop Harris up.