‘There Wasn’t One’: Dana Bash Says Kamala Harris Failed To ‘Close The Deal’ On Policy During Town Hall

CNN host Dana Bash conceded Wednesday night that Vice President Kamala Harris was not able to “close the deal” with voters on policy during a town hall hosted by the network.

Harris took part in the town hall moderated by CNN host Anderson Cooper, during which she called former President Donald Trump a fascist, but also delivered “word salad” answers. Bash said that Harris did not outline any legislative priorities for a potential administration. (RELATED: ‘She Did Very Poorly’: Geraldo Rivera Hammers Harris Over Response To Border Questions)

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“I’ll just tell you what I’m hearing from people who I have been talking to, and that is that if her goal was to close the deal, they’re not sure she did that. And, you know, some people have asked, is she being held to a different standard? Maybe,” Bash said. “But that’s maybe the world that she’s living in.”

“And on the question of who she is, people are understanding that a little bit more. But what she will do, the question about her legislative priorities, name one, there wasn’t one,” Bash told CNN host Jake Tapper. “You know, some more of her personality and her sort of character questions about your weaknesses or what mistakes did you make, not necessarily the answers there. Having said that, any time that she can be in front of an audience and interacting with voters is a win as far as her campaign goes, and they are very happy about that.”

Harris initially rarely did interviews and had not taken questions at a press conference since replacing President Joe Biden after he announced he would not seek reelection July 21. She did a media blitz earlier in October, which included an Oct. 16 interview with Fox News host Bret Baier, who pressed the vice president on the border and Biden’s declining health.

Prior to the interview with Baier, Harris did interviews or appearances with “60 Minutes,” shock jock Howard Stern, the co-hosts of “The View,” the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert. (Watch The Daily Caller Documentary “Cleaning Up Kamala”)

A Wall Street Journal poll shows Trump leading Harris by two points, 47% to 45%, with the vice president’s favorability at only 45% compared to a 53% unfavorable rating two weeks before the Nov. 5 election.

Trump trails Harris by 0.2% in the RealClearPolling average of polls from Oct. 8 to 22, with the gap increasing to 0.6% when Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver are included in surveys.

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