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Subject: Re: "Answer The Gawdamn Question!": Katie Couric Takes Kamala Apart
 In 2024 Post-Mortem With Jen Psaki - "She answered like in one sentence and
 like went on to something that had nothing to do with the question."
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:02:04 -0500
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On 2024-11-19 3:07 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> Longtime news anchor Katie Couric admitted to former White House Press
> Secretary Jen Psaki that while she had liked Vice President Kamala Harris,
> she had been frustrated by her apparent inability to answer questions on the
> campaign trail.
> 
> Couric and Psaki delivered a post-mortem of the 2024 presidential election --
> which saw Harris trounced by now President-elect Donald Trump in both the
> Electoral College and the popular vote -- for Couric's "Next Question"
> podcast. During their conversation, both women voiced frustration that Harris
> had failed to meet the voters where they were and answer the questions they
> wanted to have answered.
> 
> WATCH:
> 
> 	WATCH: Katie Couric admits Kamala was an awful candidate
> 
> 	"Answer the G**damn question, please."pic.twitter.com/MtvCNzrKcS
> 
> 	-- Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 18, 2024
> 
> Psaki pointed out the fact that Harris simply hadn't done what was necessary
> to reach voters -- particularly those inclined to disagree with her -- when
> she had limited herself to only a few interviews, all with relatively
> friendly outlets or media personalities.
> 
> "And that means doing all of the things, including with people you disagree
> with, who are gonna be tough," Psaki explained, saying that candidates had to
> be "fearless" and giving Harris credit for doing the interview with Fox News
> anchor Bret Baier.
> 
> Couric couched her criticism by first saying that she felt Harris had handled
> some things very well, but then she pointed out Harris' tendency to evade
> questions even when she did sit for interviews. She noted that people weren't
> likely to be convinced when Harris didn't give satisfactory answers.
> 
> "Like, if she was asked about changing the Supreme Court at that CNN town
> hall - she had an opportunity to talk about ethics and what, you know, Alito
> and Clarence Thomas were doing. And, she answered like in one sentence and
> like went on to something that had nothing to do with the question," Couric
> noted, adding, "It's like, answer the Gawdamn question please!"
> 
> "I mean ... yeah," Psaki agreed, laughing.
> 
That's some really great 20/20 hindsight! Where were they DURING the 
campaign when countless figures on the right were making the same 
observations? Did they share their "wisdom" with their DNC masters then?

-- 
Rhino