CMV: Kamala Harris should be doing less rallies and more long form interviews now to increase her chances of winning

Let me preface that with I'm not American or in the US. But everyone is affected by what happens in this election. Also, I'd vote for most Americans over Trump, for sure. So this is a matter of strategy, what would make a Democratic win more likely?

In my mind, it's time to do less rallies and more long conversations where she can talk policy and exude charm. I understand rallies in swing states make a big difference, it activates the local base, and the election might come down to a few thousand or even hundreds (gulp) of votes in one of these. But early voting has started and she can't be everywhere at once. It's time to be scheduling more interviews with people who will fawn over her just like Trump does. CNN, MSNBC and the new media like Pod Save America and Brian Tyler Cohen will clip that stuff endlessly. Even people like Lex Friedman and Theo Von would end up being nice to her I'm sure (Theo Von said he'd like to see Bernie and Trump on the same ticket 🤦‍♂️).

I could be wrong. To persuade me of that I would like to hear data/arguments as to why rallies make a big difference or why there's too much risk in going for a mass media strategy.

I also have to say I did advise on a political campaign a few years ago where a female incumbent VP was running against a misogynist autocrat. She ended up spend most of her time doing rallies as well and not only lost badly, but didn't move the needle much from the beginning to the end of the campaign. So I have some PTSD.