Harris is up against one of the most accomplished political street fighters of our time, and she doesn’t have many tools at her disposal.
Her glaring political shortcomings will be covered up by the Chicago DNC Convention. However, a performance in front of her own supporters won’t make a candidate who has been avoiding reality for far too long much sharper.
Harris enters the race lacking a tried-and-true policy platform, little expertise with spontaneous political encounters, egregiously poor political instincts, experience working in the private sector, and a history of subpar staff management.
She could have spent four years honing all of these skills in her capacity as vice president. Instead, though, she hid from the media and kept in a cocoon.
Regarding her political involvement, she disregarded the most crucial component of a campaign. Retail politicking, or face-to-face encounters with the electorate, is what shapes a policy agenda and creates the ties at the grassroots level that strengthen support.
