‘They’re Holding Him Back’: Influential Liberal Pundit Says Harris Campaign Basement Strategy Backfired During Debate
Vox co-founder and The New York Times columnist Ezra Klein said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign’s strategy to keep its candidates out of the spotlight backfired during the vice presidential debate…
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About Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein is an American liberal political commentator and journalist. He has been a New York Times columnist since 2021 and is the host of The Ezra Klein Show podcast. He is a co-founder of Vox and was formerly the website's editor-at-large. He has held editorial positions at The Washington Post and The American Prospect and was a regular contributor to Bloomberg News and MSNBC. Klein has written two books, both published by Simon & Schuster: Why We're Polarized in January 2020, and Abundance, cowritten with Derek Thompson, in March 2025.
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