Ex-President Donald Trump has decided to turn to former Democratic contender and Representative of Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard, as he gears up for a potential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, as signalled by Trump’s team.
Trump, despite his team’s undue confidence in his skills as a debater, seems to feel the need to rely on the advice of figures like Tulsi Gabbard who had, quite ironically, prevailed over Harris during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates.
Gabbard’s contentious exchange with Harris during the debate, centred on the latter’s questionable history as a prosecutor, has been blamed by some for leading to the end of Harris’ campaign.
In what many came to view as an ill-advised and rather arrogant display, Harris, during a post-debate meeting with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, proudly referred to herself as a ‘top-tier candidate’, expecting to bear the brunt of criticism due to her perceived prominence.
Despite projecting confidence, Harris appeared to have miscalculated the strength of the competition and the impact of public sentiment, as her performance on the debate stage led to significant disappointment among donors, as reported by The New York Times.
In an apparent lack of self-awareness, Harris deemed herself as a ‘top-tier candidate’, expecting to endure ‘some hits’ due to her position on the stage. Little did she realize the criticism would be far more damaging than she had anticipated.
Harris, riding high on her self-assumed status, seemed rather dismissive of the lower-ranking candidates, expecting them to have barely any significant impact on her campaign.
Harris’ show of arrogance not only riled up her donors but her unimpressive performance also pushed her to withdraw from the race just five months later in December, making her previous assertions seem laughably unproven.
Following the questionable circumstances of Harris’ abrupt departure from the race, hints from sources close to the Trump campaign imply that they will not hesitate to slam Harris’ record as a prosecutor. They seem eager to replicate the approach of the George H.W. Bush campaign’s infamous Willie Horton ad.
This strategy comes as no surprise, as the Trump campaign seeks to capitalize on any perceived weaknesses in Harris’ career and character. The controversies surrounding her time as a prosecutor are too alluring to be left unexplored.
The Daily Beast, striving for balance and transparency in reporting, endeavored to gather a comment from Trump’s campaign regarding these developments but failed to receive a response before publishing this piece.
While it may be easy to construe this lack of response as indifference or dismissiveness on the part of Trump’s campaign, others may see it as a cautious approach, especially in the light of the controversy surrounding the potential consultation with Gabbard.
Despite the silence, the implications of Trump’s team involving Gabbard, especially considering her victorious debate performance against Harris, cannot be overlooked. This marks another point of contention in the ever-evolving political landscape.
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