"That day and that interview for me really was symbolic of the issue, which is that I'm a loyal person, and I didn't fully appreciate how much people wanted to know there was a difference between me and President Biden. I thought it was obvious. And I didn't want to offer a difference in a way that would be received or suggested to be a criticism. I realize now that I didn't fully appreciate that-, how much of an issue it was."
"That was not a trick question, that wasn't a pop quiz, remarked the former Chicago mayor. That was the question, and not to have an answer-, And even if you wanted to say, Look, there are plenty of places we disagreed, but out of both loyalty, and out of the character, I'm not gonna do that and air that publicly. It's not the right thing to do. At least then that becomes a character thing, not the answer."
"But to say you didn't appreciate that people were looking for a change, The irony is, if you look and do an autopsy of the election, Biden-Harris is eight points down. She gets the baton, she runs all the way up to three points up. That's an 11-point swing. From that interview and the debate forward, she goes back from change to continuity, and she loses the election by"
Kasie Hunt and Rahm Emanuel criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris after Harris explained a past interview in which she did not clearly differentiate herself from President Joe Biden. Harris, promoting her memoir 107 Days on The View, said the interview reflected her loyalty and that she "didn't fully appreciate" how much the public wanted a stated difference and avoided offering criticism. Hunt repeated the line incredulously and called the moment decisive. Emanuel called the question straightforward, faulted the lack of an answer, and asserted the episode contributed to a significant polling swing and the campaign's loss.
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