‘And, And, And’: Harris Stumbles Over Words As NBC Host Questions Why Her Economic Plan Isn’t ‘Landing With Voters’
Vice President Kamala Harris stumbled while attempting to defend her economic plans on NBC News Tuesday after host Hallie Jackson questioned why they aren’t resonating with voters, especially as polls show they still…
Vice President Kamala Harris stumbled while attempting to defend her economic plans on NBC News Tuesday after host Hallie Jackson questioned why they aren’t resonating with voters, especially as polls show they still favor former President Donald Trump on the issue.
Voters consistently cite their top concerns heading to the ballot box as the economy, inflation and immigration, with 54% trusting Trump on these issues compared to Harris’ 45%, according to an October Gallup poll. During the interview, Jackson pressed Harris on voter disapproval of the current economy, prompting the vice president to attempt to distinguish her plans from those of her current administration.
Despite Harris listing her policy platform ideas on housing, corporate price gouging and the child tax credit, Jackson pushed back on the vice president’s response, questioning why the platform isn’t resonating with voters.
“Then why do you think that’s not landing with voters?” Jackson asked. “Because in numbers it’s the opposite. Former President Trump leads you on this issue.
“Oh but I think it is,” Harris began. “Well, when I’m out — this is why I’m going out to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and, and, and in Michigan,” Harris said simultaneously with Jackson. “Excuse me, just got in late this morning, actually.
Harris continued to emphasize that she will need to “earn the vote,” asserting that while she is focused on “working people,” Trump is concentrated on “billionaires and big corporations.”
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“But going to three states yesterday and I’m going to continue being on the road. I have to earn the vote and it means sharing with folks my plan, but also offering them what objective analysts have shown to be the contrast between me and Donald Trump,” Harris continued. “My plans are focused on working people, the middle class and what we must do to strengthen hard working people to be able to do what they dream and aspire to be able to do.”