Fox News host Jesse Watters argues that Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are cogs in the Democratic Party machine. He points to their lack of engagement with the media and their focus on party talking points as evidence of this. Columnist J. Peder Zane agrees, arguing that Harris is a more youthful and attractive spokesmodel for the Democratic Party than a decisive leader with vision.
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Fox News host Jesse Watters has argued that Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are cogs in the Democratic Party machine. He points to their lack of engagement with the media and their focus on party talking points as evidence of this.
Is Kamala Harris a Cog in the Democratic Machine?
"Actress Kamala Harris pretending to take important phone calls so she doesn't have to answer important questions from reporters," Watters said on his show, "Jesse Watters Primetime." "How do we know no one was on the other end of the line? Well, when your earbuds are in, you don't have to hold the phone to your ear."
Watters also criticized Walz for his lack of engagement with the media.
Is Kamala Harris a Cog in the Democratic Machine?
"What do you think about dead American hostages?" Watters asked Walz. "Guys, I got a milkshake. It's going to melt. I got to go."
Columnist J. Peder Zane agrees with Watters' assessment of Harris.
"We shouldn't be fixated, really, on what Kamala knows or believes," Zane wrote in a recent column. "No one's really voting for Harris. Democrats are voting for the party, not the face of the party."
Zane argues that Harris is a more youthful and attractive spokesmodel for the Democratic Party than a decisive leader with vision.
"Like Biden, her vacuity is her appeal," Zane wrote. "She's another empty vessel the Democrats' marketing whizzes can fill with blithe slogans."
Zane says that Democrats don't want a president with vision. They want someone they can control.
"The name on the ballot is largely irrelevant," Zane wrote. "Kamala's own thoughts are largely irrelevant. Her lack of insight and conviction is a plus. She won't be able to push back on anything the machine wants, like wars or profits or censorship."
Harris has been criticized for her lack of experience and her tendency to make gaffes. However, she remains a popular figure among Democrats. She is the first woman and the first Black woman to serve as vice president of the United States.
It remains to be seen whether Harris will be able to overcome her critics and become a successful president. However, one thing is clear: she is a cog in the Democratic Party machine.
