GOP Pollster: VP Harris Is the Strongest Democratic Candidate | Amanpour and Company

President Joe Biden remains under intense scrutiny as the 75th NATO summit draws to a close. Amid all this uncertainty and calls for him to drop out of the presidential race, Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins Walter Isaacson to discuss her latest essay, "No Poll Can Tell Biden What He Needs to Hear."
Originally aired on July 11, 2024
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[@nm985]

Exactly! I will vote for any Democrat and never for Trump.

[@doug3819]

I would vote for the mayor of Omaha Nebraska whoever he or she is before I would vote for trump. If my vote decided the presidency.

[@swapacrate]

@@doug3819 I would vote for a rock before trump. But USA has chauvinistic racist men, they will not vote for a white female or black female, let alone a white male or black male. Who are the hardest people to get from Republicans at this stage, white males. Biden will get them all, more then other wannabes.

[@miguelpazos2334]

She[s a GOP Pollster, what do you expect her to say?!

[@amm9586]

She makes a good point at the 5 minute mark about the stability many voters would feel about Harris. Biden could make her president right now and guide a positive, civil town hall-like discussion among Democrats, Independents, and decent Republicans to select the best candidate to defeat the chaos and wickedness behind Trump.

[@doug3691]

An excellent and timely guest.

[@tanif9113]

Wow. She called it perfectly!

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

July 22, 2024. Bingo. If Ms. Anderson is on the Republican Party payroll, they need to give her a raise and keep her from media appearances.

[@shinyshinythings]

16:50 This is where she takes off the “pollster” mask and just goes straight into Republican talking points.

[@politereminder6284]

The headline is enough for me to know she's a gop plant

[@dalehalliday3578]

great analysis. Thanks

[@InterestedCitizen]

Come on Kamala. You can do it!🤛👍✔️

[@politereminder6284]

Don't be deceived. She's a gop person. They'd love biden to hand over to Kamala. But she's a very unlikeable character. They'd do better to vote biden then have harris take over midterm. She cannot get elected on her own

[@deidrenelson1385]

This pollster is very well spoken- put her on again.

[@nervechews6781]

KSA is super articulate and very cute. Great insights.

[@AlignmentCoaching]

Yeah I’m hesitant to say this so as not to appear sexist in some way, but what you say is true

[@NotShowingOff]

I always had this feeling that ppl that want Joe Biden to step down, don’t in fact Kamala to replace him. They want an open primary. There are ppl that will happily take Kamala for obvious reasons over Joe Biden given the circumstances because they want a competent Democrat. Honestly if you are okay with Kamala, Biden staying or leaving shouldn’t matter

[@ohallright2021]

One evergreen difference between liberal and conservative thinking is that exercising "bunker mentality" challenges the liberal brain's preference for open-ended decision-making while appealing to the conservative brain's preference for predictability of closed solutions. This contrast in chemistry defines two-party politics.

[@karlaschmid8757]

No, Biden is, that’s why they want Harris.

[@hollyspeaks3259]

Kamala gave a great speech in North Carolina today!

[@politereminder6284]

She's unlikeable in general. Being a good speaker does not make her nationally electable

[@tomblackford2887]

Her point boils down to the idea that Biden is the leader of a party not of a cult

[@yanaeccles4088]

I agree a 100% we should let VP Kamala Harris to take the reins. LETS GO 🇺🇸.

[@TheHighlanderprime]

Vote Democrat up and down the ballot to preserve democracy no matter who’s there. This is why Joe Biden staying in is a non-issue as Harris will quickly step in if he falls off.

[@scipioafricanus72]

an intellectually honest republican. wow.

[@drewncarolina6381]

The media will definitely not let it go away so they can have something to fear monger about.

[@ohallright2021]

Sadly, we lack a market- blind journalism provider a la BBC. However, the Reagan-driven decline of Uour Fourth Estate hasn't stopped NPR/PBS from bringing its public-interest ethos into its now corporate-funded broadcast journalism.

[@matthewwilson5149]

Amen! Thank you for saying that Kamala is our way to save democracy! Keep spreading the word

[@AnxietyfromInsideOut2-p8i]

0:26 Is that Michel Martin?

[@JacobMoretti-NotABot]

What do you mean?

[@AnxietyfromInsideOut2-p8i]

@@JacobMoretti-NotABot Walter Issacson

[@TheHighlanderprime]

Vote Democrat up and down the ballot to preserve democracy no matter who’s there. This is why Joe Biden staying in is a non-issue as Harris will quickly step in if he falls off.

[@dianefreih4799]

Cackling Camila makes no sense !

[@troystpaul100]

Get the governor of Kentucky in there and stop this nonsense.

[@miguelpazos2334]

Idea for a Biden Campaign Ad: side by side split image of the two candidates answering the same questions. Trump will make as many if not more "gaffes" but will show how miserably ignorant he is on any of the substantive subjects that an American President is obligated to prosecute. And that's not even mentioning the difference between Biden's command over a competent and dedicated Cabinet and team of Advisors vs. a motley crew of sycophants and lapdogs around the other guy gnawing at the foundations of the greatest nation on Earth. It should shatter the Trump delusion.

[@davelassiter392]

Go back again identify a person that is qualified for the job. Neither Biden/Harris nor Trump are either qualified or acceptable.

[@magnubeido8832]

Maybe you should run

[@davelassiter392]

@@magnubeido8832 You got the money? I’ll make the time. It takes money and marketing to run. To run you need to be enslaved by the oligarchs, or independently wealthy.

[@amm9586]

Well, doing nothing is not a good option either. It takes work to help run a democracy and representative government, which is why people often just give up and allow true dictator to take over. Don’t let wishful thinking get in the way of choosing the better of two options.

[@davelassiter392]

@@amm9586 That’s the point, there isn’t a good option. When I lived in the United States I volunteered and performed a number of civic duties. Though imperfect, there were reasonable options. Now the left is even more hate filled than the right. There is complete disregard for Truth. Even science is full of ideological nonsense. We left the United States. I have little doubt that the United States is in a serious state of decline. I would rather watch that decline from a distance.

[@KateBrownYoga-zf3yy]

i'd love to see ralph nader run again!

[@KateBrownYoga-zf3yy]

i'll vote for a meatloaf before tWump.

[@mithulahiri4105]

What I don't understand is, why aren't we talking more about Trump's instability, albeit the charges against him? What is the psychology behind someone who would rather have an unstable and vengeful President whose idea of leadership is tyranny, instead of an elderly (Trump isn't far behind in years either) but experienced President who treats people with respect and who has a more than competent Cabinet behind him?

[@pcbacklash_3261]

The media (at least, the media here on Earth 1) has been talking about that for YEARS! To continue talking about that, while ignoring the obvious dilemma facing the campaign, would be irresponsible. You can't make the problem go away by putting your fingers in your ears! That's MAGA, not us!

[@elizabethcarolan1409]

Kamala is a huge problem. NOPE

[@politereminder6284]

The GOP woyld loooooove for Harris to take over

[@user-kg5ux6xz2n]

AGISM! STOP IT. Biden is the best choice. Wisdom, and honesty over criminal.behavior. Harris is a competent VP, but not President at this time.

[@richstrobel]

I can think of other celebrities that have passed away who were in much better shape at 81. Kirk Douglas, Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Walters and Betty White were more sound mentally than the President at his age. Geraldo is 80 and Judge Judy is a month older than the President and both are sharper.

[@ohallright2021]

Ageism is not a foundation for choosing. Decisions in democracy don't happen without team attention. Despots make snap decisions in fascism. Our choice is clear. Biden brings order. Trump brings chaos. Vote.

[@Karl_Selbiger]

so, the argument is that any candidate would do well, because DT is so repulsive. Still does not "putting up a candidate who seems to test how bad a candidtate would still beat DT " a recommandable strategy. get somebody who can utter inteligable sentances in debates and interviews!!!!!!!

[@betha8761]

💙😎💙

[@71suns]

😂.. Republican pollster! 😂

[@rambleon2838]

Yeah, that was little to rich.

[@amm9586]

What’s the point of laughing about that? She’s expressing reasonable opinions based on asking lots of questions of voters.

[@MannyGalaza-yn4yc]

Stop this foolery already 😅

[@richardescobar1971]

I have to say, I don’t see Kamala gives the majority of Americans enough confidence for her to manage the entire country. I think Biden’s plan is to hold tight, give Kamala the job and have Hakeem Jeffries move up, that is the plan.

[@InterestedCitizen]

So like what, you have ESP and know what "everyone" is thinking? Gee, sounds like you should be president.

[@donsprinkle6598]

Why should we give credence to a Repub pollster? 😊

[@oldbeatpete]

she is being honest.

[@ohallright2021]

Sounding honest and being honest can be two different things.

[@larsrodbok1285]

Tammy Duckworth is stronger than Harris.

[@gianpaulgraziosi6171]

Gretchen Whitmer 4 President

[@intheshell35ify]

Yummy Ms Anderson. 🎉

[@splashesin8]

It doesn't read as defiant, just someone who knows himself reasonably well, and what all else his time and thoughts need to be really directed on. The hype is just game playing from the same pld schoolyard.

[@thjbird]

GOP pollster????????????

[@whatwhat745]

offer him (Joe) an ice cream come if he retires. I'll bet he'll take it 🍦

[@mattmackane]

Biden just introduced Zelensky as "President Putin" at NATO conference. God help us!

[@patriciajump9511]

It doesn't matter. Ask any parent with a large family if they ever call a kid by the wrong name. It means nothing to get a name wrong when the rest of the entire statement refers to the right person.

[@shinyshinythings]

He immediately realized his gaffe and corrected himself, but it still was not a good look.

[@Jesse-ey5xd]

Why don't they just flip the ticket?

[@TheMauf]

I’ve always like KH. Especially in the SCOTUS hearings. But I can see why many don’t. She often comes off as smug like many of my fellow D’s. If it falls to her…..she needs to be super stern, direct and specific. Stay away from pandering to women and blacks. They’re smart as hell and will see right through it.

[@shinyshinythings]

“My fellow D’s” a likely story LOL

[@TheHighlanderprime]

I’m surprised that this program is stressing on the Biden being too old to run narrative.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

It surprises you that they're being honest?

[@patriciajump9511]

Did she just say Maga voters are sheep?

[@gomey70]

they are.

[@megancunningham9471]

Christiane, it is really ridiculous that you cannot see why a GOP pollster would want Kamala over Joe. Always ask yourself: Who benefits from me believing this? The GOP benefits by us believing that Kamala would beat Trump. It simply isn't true. Please employ some critical thinking skills.

[@stephdrake2521]

I just came here to comment - I’m definitely not listening to this nonsense regarding GOP polling … are you serious 🧐

[@davidcaudill644]

This show has become a mouthpiece of Republican defectors almost exclusively…I feel like the show has gotten a lot dumber over the last year or two.

[@livingintheforest3963]

You can copy Trump, but you could never be TRUMP!!!❤❤❤ TRUMP 2024

[@livingintheforest3963]

Biden😂😂🤪🤪🤪

[@captaincrunch6500]

Are you still playing fantasy football? Well I'm coming from 2 days in the future to let you know dis story is fuckin dead. Get ready for a whole new fan of shit.

[@GarlandSpears]

GOP pollster knows Harris can't beat Trump. Just unsubcribed.

[@amm9586]

I doubt that unsubscribing will do anything. Instead, look up Alan Lichtman’s Plan B for Biden. Stability is one of the things that American voters consider.

[@ohallright2021]

Because the broadcast provided potential insider strategy information? Seems that that should have value.