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During the 2020 election cycle, much was made of Kamala Harris’ intelligence and supposedly first-rate oratory skills. President Biden, being an excellent judge of intelligence, called Harris ‘smart as a devil’ when defending his decision to make her his Vice President.
The mainstream media echoed Biden’s sentiment throughout the 2020 Presidential election and during the first year of his presidency.
Glamour Magazine called Harris a ‘world-class debater’, saying, “Kamala Harris knows how to speak. When she takes the floor at Senate confirmation hearings, her questions dismember nominees in a way that feels obscenely cinematic, like a scene from a glossy procedural.”
YouGov claimed that Democratic voters described Harris as ‘smart and tough’ as the media was attempting to boost her during the primary, where she bottomed out at an abysmal 3.5% in the polls before dropping out and supporting Biden.
It’s clear that there is a disconnect between the elite media’s perception
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