'Off the charts extraordinary': Strategist heaps praise on Harris after border speech
Erik De La Garza
September 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech Friday night for her first campaign trip to the border was welcomed as a homerun by a Democratic strategist who said it “is why Kamala Harris is going to win this election on November 5.” (Screengrab via MSNBC)
Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech Friday night for her first campaign trip to the border was welcomed as a homerun by a Democratic strategist who said it “is why Kamala Harris is going to win this election on November 5.”
“That thing was off the charts extraordinary,” said Fernand Amandi, a Democratic pollster and strategist. “She gave a serious speech that didn’t sound like open borders advocacy. She said ‘I’m a responsible leader. I’m going to solve this problem.'”
Harris' speech in the border town of Douglas, Arizona, aired live on the three major cable news networks and showed how the Democratic nominee is “growing by leaps and bounds,” according to Amandi.
“Just a terrific speech by Kamala Harris,” he told MSNBC host Chris Hayes on his show "All In."
Journalist Maria Hinojosa, the founder and CEO of Futuro Media Group, pushed back on Amandi’s enthusiastic reaction by hitting Harris for "painting all immigrants as criminals," and not recognizing that crime and fentanyl overdoses have dropped.
“Why is she not saying it’s time to turn the page on that rhetoric. She herself needs to turn the page on that rhetoric,” Hinojosa said before adding that she would “give her a few points” for portions of her speech.
“You know I’m highly critical because our country should be doing better,” Hinojosa said.
Amandi concluded the segment by trying to convince Hinojosa that Harris was focusing on immigration issues “because it’s working.”
“She's taken Donald Trump’s plus 35 on this issue of immigration sliced it down to only a 14 point lead, after this speech if it resonates, it’s going to get into the low single-digits,” Amandi said.
“I don't think you could have asked for a better, more thoughtful, more sober and serious speech compared to the unseriousness and frankly the cruelty of what the trump campaign is offering."
Watch the clip below or at this link.
Erik De La Garza
September 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech Friday night for her first campaign trip to the border was welcomed as a homerun by a Democratic strategist who said it “is why Kamala Harris is going to win this election on November 5.” (Screengrab via MSNBC)
Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech Friday night for her first campaign trip to the border was welcomed as a homerun by a Democratic strategist who said it “is why Kamala Harris is going to win this election on November 5.”
“That thing was off the charts extraordinary,” said Fernand Amandi, a Democratic pollster and strategist. “She gave a serious speech that didn’t sound like open borders advocacy. She said ‘I’m a responsible leader. I’m going to solve this problem.'”
Harris' speech in the border town of Douglas, Arizona, aired live on the three major cable news networks and showed how the Democratic nominee is “growing by leaps and bounds,” according to Amandi.
“Just a terrific speech by Kamala Harris,” he told MSNBC host Chris Hayes on his show "All In."
Journalist Maria Hinojosa, the founder and CEO of Futuro Media Group, pushed back on Amandi’s enthusiastic reaction by hitting Harris for "painting all immigrants as criminals," and not recognizing that crime and fentanyl overdoses have dropped.
“Why is she not saying it’s time to turn the page on that rhetoric. She herself needs to turn the page on that rhetoric,” Hinojosa said before adding that she would “give her a few points” for portions of her speech.
“You know I’m highly critical because our country should be doing better,” Hinojosa said.
Amandi concluded the segment by trying to convince Hinojosa that Harris was focusing on immigration issues “because it’s working.”
“She's taken Donald Trump’s plus 35 on this issue of immigration sliced it down to only a 14 point lead, after this speech if it resonates, it’s going to get into the low single-digits,” Amandi said.
“I don't think you could have asked for a better, more thoughtful, more sober and serious speech compared to the unseriousness and frankly the cruelty of what the trump campaign is offering."
Watch the clip below or at this link.
Daniel Hampton
September 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris' "gamble" of a border speech in Arizona earned praise from a former Obama administration adviser even as the panel's Republican strategist cast doubt on the speech's effectiveness. (Screengrab via CNN)
Vice President Kamala Harris' "gamble" of a border speech in Arizona earned praise from a former Obama administration adviser even as the panel's Republican strategist cast doubt on the speech's effectiveness.
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper noted some called Harris's speech Friday night a "gamble" that will bring attention to her and the Biden administration's record on the border.
Harris and her team clearly thought the speech was "worth it," he said, to "distance herself from what [President Joe] Biden has done, charting her own course."
Reacting to the speech, commentator Van Jones applauded Harris.
"Bravo," he said, twice. "I thought that was an extraordinary speech."
Jones said Harris' remarks that she prosecuted and put people behind bars as a prosecutor for heroin, that's "what she was known for" in California.
"You can have confidence that she will carry that forward," he added, calling her a "mature leader" who has proven she can provide "bipartisan leadership."
Jones also lauded Harris for acknowledging she can be tougher on the border, while also respecting the dignity of migrants.
"You can be tough on the border without being terrible to people," he said. "You can be tough on the border without scapegoating people. You can be tough on the border without lying about people eating cats and dogs."
Journalist Gretchen Carlson noted Harris struck a tougher tone on the border to separate herself from Biden.
"Let me be blunt about this speech, Anderson: This was for independents and undecideds. That's what this speech is about."
Carlson highlighted that Harris used buzzwords and phrases such as "reaching across the aisle," "commonsense approach" and "put politics aside." These phrases, said Carlson, help her "bridge the gap of our hyperpolitical environment."
But Republican strategist Scott Jennings poured cold water on Harris' praise, asserting that voters won't take her words in "in a vacuum, independent of everything else you know."
Voters, he said, know they don't like what the Biden administration has done thus far on immigration. To boot, Harris' stances have "favored a more permissive immigration structure."
"She wanted to decriminalize border crossings," said Jennings. "She once compared ICE agents to the KKK! She tried to scapegoat border guards by claiming they were whipping people on horseback at the border, which turned out to be false."
Jennings said immigration-focused voters who think the border is broken will likely still favor Trump.
"I don't think this speech, despite trying to separate herself from Biden is going to change that. I don't think 100 speeches would change it."
Watch the clip below or at this link.
September 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris' "gamble" of a border speech in Arizona earned praise from a former Obama administration adviser even as the panel's Republican strategist cast doubt on the speech's effectiveness. (Screengrab via CNN)
Vice President Kamala Harris' "gamble" of a border speech in Arizona earned praise from a former Obama administration adviser even as the panel's Republican strategist cast doubt on the speech's effectiveness.
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper noted some called Harris's speech Friday night a "gamble" that will bring attention to her and the Biden administration's record on the border.
Harris and her team clearly thought the speech was "worth it," he said, to "distance herself from what [President Joe] Biden has done, charting her own course."
Reacting to the speech, commentator Van Jones applauded Harris.
"Bravo," he said, twice. "I thought that was an extraordinary speech."
Jones said Harris' remarks that she prosecuted and put people behind bars as a prosecutor for heroin, that's "what she was known for" in California.
"You can have confidence that she will carry that forward," he added, calling her a "mature leader" who has proven she can provide "bipartisan leadership."
Jones also lauded Harris for acknowledging she can be tougher on the border, while also respecting the dignity of migrants.
"You can be tough on the border without being terrible to people," he said. "You can be tough on the border without scapegoating people. You can be tough on the border without lying about people eating cats and dogs."
Journalist Gretchen Carlson noted Harris struck a tougher tone on the border to separate herself from Biden.
"Let me be blunt about this speech, Anderson: This was for independents and undecideds. That's what this speech is about."
Carlson highlighted that Harris used buzzwords and phrases such as "reaching across the aisle," "commonsense approach" and "put politics aside." These phrases, said Carlson, help her "bridge the gap of our hyperpolitical environment."
But Republican strategist Scott Jennings poured cold water on Harris' praise, asserting that voters won't take her words in "in a vacuum, independent of everything else you know."
Voters, he said, know they don't like what the Biden administration has done thus far on immigration. To boot, Harris' stances have "favored a more permissive immigration structure."
"She wanted to decriminalize border crossings," said Jennings. "She once compared ICE agents to the KKK! She tried to scapegoat border guards by claiming they were whipping people on horseback at the border, which turned out to be false."
Jennings said immigration-focused voters who think the border is broken will likely still favor Trump.
"I don't think this speech, despite trying to separate herself from Biden is going to change that. I don't think 100 speeches would change it."
Watch the clip below or at this link.
Harris walks tightrope on migration while calling for more restrictions on asylum
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Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the US-Mexico border on Friday and called for further tightening of asylum restrictions as she sought to project a tougher stance on illegal migration and address one of her biggest vulnerabilities in the November election.
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