Then he was off.
What happens if she doesnt win?
Frei asked through the jostle of a security guard.
Channel 4 News anchor Matt Frei in Washington D.C.Channel 4 News/YouTube
Good question, De Niro barked back, walking into the distance.
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Frei was not amused.
I just thought, hang on a minute.
I thought that was impressive … it showed the divisions and engagement on both sides.
For Frei, it crystalized the sense that Harris lean into Hollywood had backfired.
It was counterproductive with Trumpian caps[lock], he says in a phone interview.
It probably moved the dial, but in the wrong direction.
Every time a liberal does that, another Trump voter is born somewhere else in the country.
Trumps 76.6M votes edged up from 2020, but not by much.
What Trump was very good at was bringing out the grievances in people.
He did it in 2016 as a backlash to the era of austerity brought on by the financial crisis.
Trump was interested in kitchen table stuff: The economy, immigration, crime.
Republicans now own the shop, so theyre gonna have to do something with it.
For Prime Minister Keir Starmer, pragmatism appears to trump principle, at least for now.
