Like most Democrats in the field, Harris does not mention the president by name unless she's asked to. Harris, the first of these candidates to get a cable news town hall to herself, is often the first candidate voters hear saying this in person. In interviews with voters around these events, there was next to zero awareness of the criticism Harris had faced. Convincing rank-and-file Democrats that Harris committed unforgivable sins in the DA’s office will take real work and time, and a credible communicator. But it would have to do so with Democratic voters who are increasingly skeptical of negative coverage when it hits their candidates.

Source: Washington Post February 17, 2019 22:07 UTC