Kamala can’t get away with the silent treatment

Kamala Harris is being too clever by half with how she plans to handle the now-aborted second Presidential debate scheduled for Sept. 10.

Many in the media are saying Donald J. Trump “backed out.” Team Kamala says he is “afraid” to debate her.

Say what you will about Trump, he is too narcissistic to fear a debate. He wasn’t afraid of Hillary, he wasn’t afraid of Biden, he’s not afraid of Kamala. Knowing he would get a hostile reception, he appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists. He is usually combative.

I can see why some are saying he “backed out,” but I don’t agree.

Trump agreed to debate Joe Biden on Sept. 10 on ABC.

When Biden dropped out, so did that deal, in Trump’s view. Trump accepted an alternative, Sept. 4, offered by Fox News. 

Kamala has not accepted the Fox News offer, but says she will show up at ABC on Sept. 10. If Kamala is sincere about wanting to hear what Trump says “to my face,” she should show up for the Fox News debate. In the past, Fox News has handled debates fairly, without controversy. 

At  ABC, she may imagine “debating” an empty chair. 

That’s highly unlikely. What is likely,  if ABC broadcasts anything, will be what Kamala does not  want — a live, unscripted, 90-minute interview led by George Stephanopoulos, who will go there, meaning to probe Kamala’s policy positions. The positions that are not mentioned on her campaign website.

Her accomplishments are listed (minus the troubling stuff, like the border).

Here are her past positions on several hot-button issues:

#By advocating Medicare for all, she endorsed the end of private health insurance.

#She wanted the forced buy-back of “assault weapons.”

#She would dismantle ICE —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which protects the border.

#People illegally crossing the border should not be considered criminals.

#She approved of “reallocating” law enforcement money, which translates to defunding police.

#She opposed fracking.

#She helped raise bail for those charged with crimes in the riots following George Floyd death.

#She wanted to end cash bail.

#She was named the “most liberal” U.S. senator by the nonpartisan GovTrack.

You may agree with some of these positions. Don’t you want to know if she still holds them?

I am hearing, through her communications people and surrogates, she no longer holds many of those positions.

We have to hear it from her. With or without ABC, the MSM (which usually gives Democrats belly rubs) will not let her get away with playing the Sphinx. The issue is authenticity.

If she doesn’t play meet the press, they will turn on her.