October 30, 2024 • 4 mins
US Vice President Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump a wannabe dictator in her final major pre-election address.
She's delivered her pitch to more than 50 thousand people at the Ellipse in Washington DC, the site of Trump's rally before the Capitol riots.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson said Harris needed to convince voters the economy was in good hands - and she delivered in her speech.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
International Correspondence with Ends and Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind
for New Zealand Business. Dan Thesimson, US correspondence with me. Now,
Hey Dan, Hey, Heather. What did you make of Kamala
Harris's speech? Did she give the voters what they need
to vote for her?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Oh? I think she basically gave something that looked very presidential,
you know in DC, like you just mentioned in the
World Wires, where former President Trump wanted to overturn the
will of the people, as she said, So, I mean
this is I mean, you know, to Paraphrasey Obamas, I
think she was trying to take the high road tonight,
and you know, she was looking at sounding and acting presidential.
And remember, I mean this is fifty percent showbiz, right,
(00:38):
I mean, the setting, the crowd, the placement, the music.
It's a big production. It doesn't matter whether you're Kamala
Harris or Donald Trump. It's just I think she's a
little bit more on the message, whereas Donald Trump is
a little bit sort of you know, here and there
and hit and miss.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
The thing is what she needs to do. It turns
out people in the States, voters in the States want
economic they want to talk about the economy, right, that's
the thing they care about. They care about the cost
of living crisis, They care about the economy. They do
not care as much about the threat that Trump poses
to democracy. So did she get them over the line
on that?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I think she did, But you know, I think anything
between now and the finish line a week from tonight, Heather, Honestly,
you're just talking to a wall, you know, these people
that they're talking about, these undecided voters. Honestly, with the
exception of maybe my eighteen year old son, who is
who does want to vote for one candidate or the other,
I haven't met an undecided voter. Everybody has made up
(01:31):
their mind right now at this point in time. So
I think you're preaching of the choir at this point.
You know, maybe there's a two or three percentage and
that could certainly swing an election in one of the
six or seven states at this point in time, but
I think everybody's mind is pretty well set.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Is I FK staying on some of the ballots?
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Well, because basically the Supreme Court said he has to
in Wisconsin and Michigan, And then again, those are two
of the battleground states we keep talking about. So Kennedy
doesn't want to draw any votes away from former President
Trump A week from today. He endorsed Trump after stepping down,
and he argued that these deadlines that that he messed
(02:08):
are oun constitutional because they're different than the rules for
candidates running safe for Democrat or Republican, and of course
he was an independent. Lower courts rejected at say, hey,
you know what, you're too late. There's not enough time
to change the ballots. Voting is already underway, so he
may draw a miniscool, minischool amount of voters, but likely
those that do vote for him are those that might
(02:30):
vote for Donald Trump MM.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Or protest voting, right, I mean, yes, yes, you have
to be a little dumb not to realize he's off
the ballot.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Wouldn't you, Well you would, but I mean, you know,
there's always somebody that gets written in or somebody that
gets a half a percent of a vote out here.
I don't think you'll even get that that much though.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Okay, now you we say today has also decided it's
going to do the same thing as the Washington Post
and kill the endorsements. What's their reasoning for it?
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Well, you know, this is really interesting because when you
think about it, these so called nonpartisan medias taking side
even on an editorial page. I mean, some people have
been questioning that for for some time. But what's interesting
is they're not going to publish any presidential endorsements between
now and November fifth. But what they're going to do
is allow their two hundred newspapers around the country to
(03:16):
endorse candidates at the state and local levels at their
own discretion. And this seems like a little bit of
a gray area, I think, because if you're saying, well,
we're not doing this, but this is okay, I mean,
why draw the line right there? They're saying, well, you know,
we believe that that America's future has decided locally, one
race at a time, which to me seems kind of
like a strange response or maybe a non response in
(03:38):
this case, to do this it is quite Or you
could take the cynical road right which says nobody in
the media, which nobody in the media takes, and just
say they just don't want to get on the back
side of whoever wins this election.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Ah so, like the local races are not as important,
but you want to stay sweet with the president exactly.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Yes, exactly.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Yeah, it is weird because if you're gonna have a
principlene to stick with it wholeheartedly. Hey Dan, thank you
very much, really appreciated. Dan Mitchison, you US correspondent. For
more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news
Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio
International Correspondence with Ends and Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind
for New Zealand Business. Dan Thesimson, US correspondence with me. Now,
Hey Dan, Hey, Heather. What did you make of Kamala
Harris's speech? Did she give the voters what they need
to vote for her?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Oh? I think she basically gave something that looked very presidential,
you know in DC, like you just mentioned in the
World Wires, where former President Trump wanted to overturn the
will of the people, as she said, So, I mean
this is I mean, you know, to Paraphrasey Obamas, I
think she was trying to take the high road tonight,
and you know, she was looking at sounding and acting presidential.
And remember, I mean this is fifty percent showbiz, right,
(00:38):
I mean, the setting, the crowd, the placement, the music.
It's a big production. It doesn't matter whether you're Kamala
Harris or Donald Trump. It's just I think she's a
little bit more on the message, whereas Donald Trump is
a little bit sort of you know, here and there
and hit and miss.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
The thing is what she needs to do. It turns
out people in the States, voters in the States want
economic they want to talk about the economy, right, that's
the thing they care about. They care about the cost
of living crisis, They care about the economy. They do
not care as much about the threat that Trump poses
to democracy. So did she get them over the line
on that?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I think she did, But you know, I think anything
between now and the finish line a week from tonight, Heather, Honestly,
you're just talking to a wall, you know, these people
that they're talking about, these undecided voters. Honestly, with the
exception of maybe my eighteen year old son, who is
who does want to vote for one candidate or the other,
I haven't met an undecided voter. Everybody has made up
(01:31):
their mind right now at this point in time. So
I think you're preaching of the choir at this point.
You know, maybe there's a two or three percentage and
that could certainly swing an election in one of the
six or seven states at this point in time, but
I think everybody's mind is pretty well set.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Is I FK staying on some of the ballots?
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Well, because basically the Supreme Court said he has to
in Wisconsin and Michigan, And then again, those are two
of the battleground states we keep talking about. So Kennedy
doesn't want to draw any votes away from former President
Trump A week from today. He endorsed Trump after stepping down,
and he argued that these deadlines that that he messed
(02:08):
are oun constitutional because they're different than the rules for
candidates running safe for Democrat or Republican, and of course
he was an independent. Lower courts rejected at say, hey,
you know what, you're too late. There's not enough time
to change the ballots. Voting is already underway, so he
may draw a miniscool, minischool amount of voters, but likely
those that do vote for him are those that might
(02:30):
vote for Donald Trump MM.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Or protest voting, right, I mean, yes, yes, you have
to be a little dumb not to realize he's off
the ballot.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Wouldn't you, Well you would, but I mean, you know,
there's always somebody that gets written in or somebody that
gets a half a percent of a vote out here.
I don't think you'll even get that that much though.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Okay, now you we say today has also decided it's
going to do the same thing as the Washington Post
and kill the endorsements. What's their reasoning for it?
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Well, you know, this is really interesting because when you
think about it, these so called nonpartisan medias taking side
even on an editorial page. I mean, some people have
been questioning that for for some time. But what's interesting
is they're not going to publish any presidential endorsements between
now and November fifth. But what they're going to do
is allow their two hundred newspapers around the country to
(03:16):
endorse candidates at the state and local levels at their
own discretion. And this seems like a little bit of
a gray area, I think, because if you're saying, well,
we're not doing this, but this is okay, I mean,
why draw the line right there? They're saying, well, you know,
we believe that that America's future has decided locally, one
race at a time, which to me seems kind of
like a strange response or maybe a non response in
(03:38):
this case, to do this it is quite Or you
could take the cynical road right which says nobody in
the media, which nobody in the media takes, and just
say they just don't want to get on the back
side of whoever wins this election.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Ah so, like the local races are not as important,
but you want to stay sweet with the president exactly.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Yes, exactly.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Yeah, it is weird because if you're gonna have a
principlene to stick with it wholeheartedly. Hey Dan, thank you
very much, really appreciated. Dan Mitchison, you US correspondent. For
more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news
Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio
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