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Comment by keiferski | Hacker News Reader

Trump went on quite a few very popular podcasts like Joe Rogan and Theo Von, but Harris didn't.

IMO the average voter is quite in-line with Rogan and Theo Von culturally (more than they are with Trump or Harris, for that matter) and so for Harris to skip those was a major misstep that just further made her seem like an aloof member of the DC/Coastal elite.

Biden didn't have this problem because he was more of a blue collar/middle class guy from Scranton and despite his gaffes, was more likable by the average person.

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Rogan alone has more daily listeners than left leaning news shows have people watching in a week. I think it was something like 11 million per day. Big mistake to not show up there.

Absolutely - if you look on YouTube alone, the view counts on interviews/podcasts between Trump/Vance and Harris/Walz are dramatically different. For better or worse, people increasingly get their information and news from videos, and to skip that was a major misunderstanding of the cultural landscape.

Idk about Theo Von, but Rogan put his thumb on the scale when he refused to interview Harris even though he interviewed Trump.

From what I have read/watched, Rogan didn't refuse to interview Harris and offered to do the same multi-hour interview he does with every guest.

Harris just wanted him to fly to another city and do a 1-hour interview in their studio. To make an exception for a single guest seems unfair and I don't blame Rogan for not agreeing.

https://youtu.be/_aT2grMe1I4?si=jMtsUggT2eaOZdpo

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/29/joe-rogan-ka...

The truth will come out eventually, but this article suggests Rogan stiffed her on purpose.

https://newrepublic.com/post/187601/fox-news-joe-rogan-donal...

Did you read that link? It has no information other than a vague speculation.

> refused to interview Harris

Why spread misinformation?

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