KBJ Veers Into RBG Territory With “Hope” Comment About Harris
Last night I wrote that Court watchers could safely skip Justice Jackson’s new book tour. My comments were premature. Today, Justice Jackson appeared on The View. If you haven’t watched The View (and you would have good reason not to), this program features five female hosts who interview guests. There is often a lot of cross-talk, and it is not always possible to track a clear thread. But there was one colloquy that could be problematic, though I’m not sure that Justice Jackson so intended.
At the 27:45 mark, the segment resumes with a question about Vice President’s Harris’s nomination.
Sarah Haines: Politics aside, the upcoming election marks another significant milestone for women of color with Vice President Harris at the top of the ticket. One, what do you make of her historic candidacy and as far as potential redos of 2020 go, are you confident our courts will faithfully uphold the votes if contested.
Jackson begins by not actually answering the question asked about the Court, and deftly reframes it to another question that is completely anodyne:
Jackson: I am confident that the Courts will faithfully uphold the law because that is our duty, what we do.
You see what she did? Haines asked about upholding the votes, and Jackson said she would uphold the law. Very crafty. I wonder if that messaging was rehearsed, or done on the fly. I’ve done a lot of media train
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