Kamala Harris

Evaluated as a potential presidential candidate with concerns about her past campaign performance.

“I don't know what to make of it. I mean, she obviously is making noises as if she's gonna run. And, you know, um, uh, o- once you run for president, especially when you come as close as she did, especially under the circumstances she did, very hard to look aro…”

Discussed as a potential candidate who is currently leading in polls due to name recognition and strong support among Black voters in the South.

“Yeah. You know, it's, from her perspective, right, now, she came very close. You know, she believes, as do many people in the campaign, that given more time she might have actually won that race, or if she had not been thrust at... If she had a chance to actua…”

Mentioned as a benchmark for primary vote counts in Rio Grande Valley counties.

“He's, he's very good. He is, he is, I think... If anyone can do it, it's James Talarico in this year, particularly against Paxton. Um, he, you know, they, his, the Latino numbers you point out are very notable. Pew has a poll out today which shows that Trump's…”

Mentioned as discussing court reform and multi-member districts during a Zoom call.

“That is a thing you can hear from Democrats' mouths. And, like, going forward, past this election, you know, you talk about the asymmetric warfare and, you know, Hakeem Jeffries is out there since decision saying we have to have a total warfare approach. Virgi…”

David Axelrod notes that Kamala Harris declined to take the 'podcast test' of appearing on informal, long-form shows.

“The te- the test that Vice President Harris, uh, wouldn't take.”

Discussed regarding her campaign's failure to establish a clear, connectable brand identity.

“... with Rob if you want. But he had a great piece, Rob Flaherty did. He was the, uh, deputy campaign manager really overseeing digital for the Biden-Harris campaign and then the Harris campaign. And, um, since the DNC wasn't doing an autopsy, he did a, "Here …”

Mentioned in the context of voter dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party.

“Like I, I don't have it in front of me, but if, like among Kamala Harris voters, it was like forty-six percent disapprove of the Democratic Party or something like that.”

Mentioned in the context of conservative arguments regarding foreign policy strength.

“I mean, I hope that's not entirely the case. And the Taiwanese are pretty resilient. They have a little bit of Ukraine in them probably, but, uh, and they... Yeah, I don't know. And this, again, is the damage, I mean, that's been done by Trump. You can't just …”

Mentioned in the context of a cosmetic edit made to her 60 Minutes interview.

“you know, you watch the corp- It's, it's, it's, uh, [laughs] you know, it's like, which regime media is there?Fox, state regime media. CBS, state regime media. By the way, you saw CBS state regime media [laughs] you know, after Donald Trump went after 60 Minut…”

Discussed in the context of political speculation and criticism by MAGA figures.

“here's, here he is. You got MAGA Republican Jim Jordan saying, "Could you imagine what Kamala would be like?" Why? Here, play this clip.”

Mentioned by Jim Jordan in a hypothetical scenario regarding her potential performance in office.

“cheerleader. You're supposed to be someone who holds them accountable. That doesn't mean you should not support the legislation, you know, and if it's someone in your party and you agree with the legislation, certainly pushing through an agenda that you agree …”

Mentioned as a political figure who also generates dislike but not the same level of obsessive hatred as Trump.

“It, it is, and you know, just to look at the other side, I've had plenty of patients who hated, disliked Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, but they didn't sit up at night thinking about him. They certainly never wanted him or those people to be killed-And the differ…”

Used as a hypothetical comparison regarding university responses to election results.

“Yeah, no, it's not helpful at all. And if we're so focused on all the things that are wrong with ourselves or society, how are we possibly gonna move forward? Uh, when I work with people, I want them to tap into their strengths and what they're good at, not si…”

Mentioned in the context of the Munich Security Conference and pushing for Ukrainian NATO membership.

“And we sort of look up to the TV, and there's Joe Biden's vice president, Kamala Harris, at the Munich Security Conference in January 2022 with Zelenskyy saying, "You need to join NATO," and he says, "Great." That's not the behavior of someone who wants to avo…”

Mentioned as a candidate in the context of US election predictions.

“And then you have people like me saying the Labour Party may be finished anyway. I mean, that, that's the other possibility, that what we're failing to read in these polls is that the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, as we know them, may actually be ov…”

Discussed as someone who should have faced a primary competition.

“... but this, th- th- this is where I thought the Democrats made a mistake in the States. I thought that, um, rather than being crowned, and I can see, you know, of course, one see both sides, but I thought that rather than being crowned, it would have been go…”

Collaborated with Katie Porter on statewide foreclosure and eviction prevention programs.

“And by the way, I did a lot of this when I worked on the statewide foreclosure prevention, eviction prevention program with Kamala Harris. This was a big part of what we asked the banks to do, was they had cheated people into these loans. They were cheating th…”

Mentioned by Bartlett as a political figure he has interviewed, leading to public criticism.

“So I feel that I sit here with Kamala Harris, I'm attacked. [laughs]”

Mentioned as a previous recipient of political donations from Ben Horowitz.

“... he gave money to Kamala.”

Mentioned as a candidate in the 2016 election during a study on how voice conveys the presence of mind.

“access to your thinking, to your reasoning, to, to what's going on between your ears. I can only watch from the outside, right? And I get cues. I can see your visual gaze, but I can also hear you. The voice contains a lot of cues to the presence of mind. When …”

Mentioned as a previous target of Russian interference.

“... No, I know they don't, but it's an, a part of the whole crazy old man thing. Um, one thing that I d- will say, I was with a bunch of cyber experts, and the two things they did point out, and I think correctly, is one, um, the, uh, the Russians are preparin…”