On Sunday, CNN panelists clashed shortly after Republican strategist and senior political commentator David Urban criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for having a “terrible” week.

Despite Harris spending a full week giving sit-down interviews with the media, polls show former President Donald Trump and Harris in a near deadlock in key battleground states. On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Urban talked about how Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and other fellow members of Congress received a huge backlash online after they released an unusually staged video with MSNBC columnist Liz Plank. and criticized Harris’ week.

“She’s had a bad week. It’s been a bad week for the Harris campaign. Gretchen Whitmer is calling out Catholics across America for mocking them for Dorito, Weird Dorito.” I had to apologize because Governor Elmer Fudd was out hunting and at the same time used the wrong gun and didn’t know how to load a shotgun,” Urban said.

“At the same time, we had Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, who was making fun of people who own guns. Remember? He claims that Pennsylvanians are bitter and cling to guns and religion.” continued Mr. Urban. “Remember 2008? So they’re trying to appeal to black male voters at the same time that he’s alienating them by blaming them. So they’ve had a really tough week. I spent it.”

But Democratic strategist Doug Thornell stepped in to push back on Urban, criticizing Trump’s performance and pointing to Harris’ positive test this week as a way to release her medical records. (Related article: President Obama scolds black men who don’t support Harris)

“First of all, Kamala Harris released her medical records, Trump hasn’t. That’s what happened this week,” Doug Thornell said. “He went to Detroit and insulted the entire city and insulted a lot of black people there. His economic plan was released and outside economic analysis says it will increase costs and put Americans in debt. I mean, it hasn’t been a great week for Trump either. I think he’s been out a lot.

“[Releasing] Medical record, is that the high point of your week? I’m really grasping at straws,” Urban interrupted.

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CNN’s Scott Jennings weighed in, as Thornell continued to push back against Urban and questioned whether Pennsylvania voters still remembered former President Barack Obama’s 2008 comments.

“If I were in your party, I say with all due respect, given who the current president of the United States is, I don’t think we would want to discuss medical conditions and the concealment of medical records,” Jennings said. said. return.

Thornell criticized Trump in response, but Jennings asked him to finish his remarks and continued to blame Harris for lowering her poll numbers.

“Secondly, I think David is right in the polls this morning and this week. It’s been a tough week. I mean, her favorites are down. They’re struggling — I mean, New York this morning. “The front page of the Times, the front page article, says Democrats are struggling with African-American voters, especially African-American men,” Jennings said.

“This gender disparity issue is real. It’s a real problem, and you can see the Democratic Party responding to it. We’re finally getting close to the October election, and a lot of men are saying that the Democratic Party just wants to be a man.” I think they’re starting to realize that they care more about men who want to be women than they do about women. Hunting, cosplay, and disturbing videos won’t change that. ” concluded Jennings.

NBC News Latest News national opinion poll shows Harris and Trump deadlocked just three weeks before Election Day, each with 48% support.

In recent weeks, political commentators have warned Democrats about the former president’s appeal to key Democratic voting blocs. A new New York Times poll released Sunday shows Harris with a 6-point lead among Hispanic voters compared to President Joe Biden’s 2020 results. The former president has also gained support among black voters, with his approval rating rising to 15% from 9% in 2020, according to polling data from The New York Times.

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