Ben Shapiro believes Harris can defeat Trump in 2024 as she is in the 'middle of a national sugar high'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro recently criticized Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign strategy, arguing that she would struggle in a prolonged election cycle. However, citing current polls he said she has a chance of defeating GOP presidential Donald Trump.

Shapiro, speaking on his show, highlighted his concerns about Harris's approach to the campaign and the lack of challenging interactions she has faced.

Ben Shapiro criticizes Kamala Harris’ campaign performance and lack of tough media engagement

Shapiro began by discussing the current state of the race, stating, “The state of the race is that Donald Trump is now running dead even with Kamala Harris by most of the available polling data. He may, in fact, be running a little bit behind now. She obviously is in the middle of a massive national sugar high.”

He continued to express frustration over Harris's campaign tactics, emphasizing, “We are now 12 days and counting of the Kamala Harris campaign where she has answered zero difficult questions. Zero. She has not done a press conference of any note.”

Further critiquing her strategy, Shapiro noted, “She has not done a major interview of any note. No one has asked her a difficult question of any note. Instead, she is simply doing very easy rallies in which she goes out and she says things and people clap and cheer and the media talk about what a wonderful charismatic candidate she is and she avoids literally all blowback for changing every single one of her positions.”

Ben Shapiro doubts Kamala Harris’ ability to sustain campaign success

Shapiro expressed doubt about Harris’s ability to sustain her campaign performance, suggesting that if she had been nominated earlier, she would face significant challenges.

“That is a very convenient place to be. Can it last all the way until the election? She certainly could not survive a six-month election cycle. If she had become the nominee in, say, March, she would be in real trouble because all of this stuff would come out,” he said.

He further speculated about Harris’s campaign timeline, indicating that her ability to avoid press scrutiny might continue due to the shortened election cycle.

“The problem is the election timeline is so shortened by the fact that the Democrats swapped her in at the very, very, very last minute that it's possible, it's plausible that she theoretically could survive unscathed without ever having to do a press conference,” Shapiro remarked.

Ben Shapiro predicts Kamala Harris will avoid press scrutiny and analyzes current polling trends

Shapiro concluded by making a provocative prediction about Harris’s press engagement and the election’s potential outcome.

“Somebody online asked yesterday, when will she do her first press conference? And my answer was January 1st, 2025, January 21st, 2025, the day after the inauguration. And she is not going to answer any questions at all, none, if she can help it. That is her goal. And so far, it is working according to the GOP polling from public opinion strategies.”

He also discussed the current polling, noting, “The current race, state of the race, is Kamala Harris has a three-point lead in Pennsylvania. She has a two-point lead in Wisconsin. She has a tie, a statistical tie in Michigan. She's one point behind in Nevada and she's five points behind in Arizona. Let's be clear. If that were the final outcome of the election, Trump would lose. If that Michigan race turned into a Kamala Harris win, the blue wall holds, Kamala Harris wins the presidency.”

Online reactions to Ben Shapiro’s critique

One user criticized Trump's focus on Kamala Harris' heritage rather than her policy positions.

One user wrote, "Instead he is fixated on whether or not she is Indian."

Another added, "We had a much better candidate in Ron DeSantis but Corporate Media Outlets like Daily Wire ran an embargo on his accomplishments and backed off from fully supporting him because you were afraid of mean tweets."

One user replied, "Ben you need to start caring about the brоwnіng of America and be against it. Kamala Harris is but one symptom of that dangerous illness America contracted."

Another commented, "The same can be said about trump. Face it, they both suck and no matter who wins, the US loses. Thanks MAGA! You own this 78 yo dumbass POS NYC lib!"

One said, "You should have advocated against this POS in the primary. Instead you wanted money."

Another said, "Agree 100%, will he be disciplined enough to do that though? The act is really tiring at this point, I don’t think he has it in him."

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