CNN Presidential Historian Tim Naftali: ‘Historically, a Vibes Campaign Can Be Very Effective’

MATTINGLY Yeah and the ░░░░░░░░ clearly trying to needle ░░░░░░░░ into focusing on the ░░░░░░░░ quite often One of ░░░░░░░░ interesting things when you ░░░░░░░░ to Democrats about where ░░░░░░░░ vice president stands on ░░░░░░░░ things you hear from ░░░░░░░░ saying look don t ░░░░░░░░ into the weeds on ░░░░░░░░ policy issues focus about ░░░░░░░░ focus on values as ░░░░░░░░ vice president repeatedly said ░░░░░░░░ night Is that an ░░░░░░░░ strategy Not actually detailing ░░░░░░░░ agenda but instead kind ░░░░░░░░ talking more 30 000 ░░░░░░░░ NAFTALI It has been ░░░░░░░░ in American history Franklin ░░░░░░░░ ran on the New ░░░░░░░░ of course he was ░░░░░░░░ at a time of ░░░░░░░░ collapse and he was ░░░░░░░░ against an incumbent But ░░░░░░░░ didn t actually say ░░░░░░░░ the New Deal was ░░░░░░░░ his ideas about what ░░░░░░░░ New Deal should be ░░░░░░░░ 1932 were would be ░░░░░░░░ different by the time ░░░░░░░░ was 1934 35 John ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy ran promising to ░░░░░░░░ the country move again ░░░░░░░░ how vague is that ░░░░░░░░ ran a vibes campaign ░░░░░░░░ the most part in ░░░░░░░░ Richard Nixon in 1968 ░░░░░░░░ to end the war ░░░░░░░░ Vietnam but didn t ░░░░░░░░ how we would do ░░░░░░░░ He said he had ░░░░░░░░ secret plan He was ░░░░░░░░ vague as he could ░░░░░░░░ again saying I m ░░░░░░░░ from the people in ░░░░░░░░ I m different from ░░░░░░░░ And 2008 Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ change He did promise ░░░░░░░░ policy changes of course ░░░░░░░░ he was basically saying ░░░░░░░░ ve had enough with ░░░░░░░░ Bush Administration We ve ░░░░░░░░ enough with its wars ░░░░░░░░ historically a vibes campaign ░░░░░░░░ be very effective a ░░░░░░░░ that is light on ░░░░░░░░ can be effective The ░░░░░░░░ of course for Vice ░░░░░░░░ Harris is that she ░░░░░░░░ actually in the administration ░░░░░░░░ the moment So she ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ how she explains balancing ░░░░░░░░ green economy with old ░░░░░░░░ jobs that you don ░░░░░░░░ want to go away ░░░░░░░░ has to explain a ░░░░░░░░ bit better how she ░░░░░░░░ going to approach the ░░░░░░░░ issue and why it ░░░░░░░░ three years to implement ░░░░░░░░ executive order What she ░░░░░░░░ on her side is ░░░░░░░░ she was she s ░░░░░░░░ president Vice presidents don ░░░░░░░░ make those decisions It ░░░░░░░░ be OK if she ░░░░░░░░ up a little daylight ░░░░░░░░ her and Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ fascinating to watch I ░░░░░░░░ the references This has ░░░░░░░░ before in the sense ░░░░░░░░ not everybody s detailing ░░░░░░░░ detailed in the weeds ░░░░░░░░ proposals The secret plan ░░░░░░░░ end the war in ░░░░░░░░ is a good reference ░░░░░░░░ Naftali deeply appreciate your ░░░░░░░░ as always my friend ░░░░░░░░ you NAFTALI Thank you ░░░░░░░░