This week saw the first tentative steps towards Harris the avatar becoming Harris the person
So far the Democrats have been running Harris as a kind of avatar. She has been all things to all Democrats. Potentially all things to all Americans. AtI was struck by the way the so called “new media” influencers were preferred to the common hacks: they even had their own “creators” lounge. I don’t know what they were doing there: I was not allowed in.
There is an argument to be made about new ways to reach the public, particularly the young. There is no law against chatting amicably to your own supporters. But even her keenest supporters do not believe that the avatar can win. Harris herself must take shape in the minds of Americans. In a vibe election she needs to sound convincing – she needs to project power, competence, confidence. She has to emerge.
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