Kamala Harris’ ‘Call Her Daddy’ Episode Flopped For This Reason, Says Dem Strategist

Democratic strategist and media expert Lis Smith told former Obama adviser Tommy Vietor on a podcast Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ episode on “Call Her Daddy” failed due to it focusing too heavily on policies.

Smith said the party needs to find people who can have a normal conversation.

During her campaign, Harris was repeatedly called out for avoiding the press in the early stages of her run and later faced backlash for giving vague responses when asked about her flip-flopping on left-wing policies and her policy platform. On “Pod Save America,” Vietor questioned Smith about the downfall of corporate media’s influence over voters, asking if Democrats should seek platforms like YouTube to build their own ecosystem.

“So we can build our own ecosystem — I think that’s part of it. But when I hear people say we need our own Joe Rogan, I want to be like, ‘What the hell, man?’ It’s so clear you have never listened to Joe Rogan. It’s not a political show,” Smith said. “So one I think it’s a problem that people on our side don’t listen to Joe Rogan don’t understand that sort of sphere, right? They think that, ‘OK, we need someone on the left.’ It’s not a political show. What I think we need is people who can go on shows like Joe Rogan.”

“That means people can have actual conversations, and sometimes I think this is a challenge or challenge, especially for older politicians. Donald Trump is a little bit of an anomaly, but they’re so used to talking and like talking points and, and policies that it’s hard for them just to go on and chop it up and have a normal conversation,” Smith added.