As the 2024 presidential race kicks into high gear, the American public is witnessing a stark contrast in how the two leading candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, are running their campaigns. While Trump has remained the unconventional figure who thrives in non-traditional media environments, Harris has clung tightly to the established media apparatus, even as it increasingly fails to galvanize support or sway public opinion in her favor.

In their only presidential debate in September, hosted by moderators who critics argue had clear Democratic sympathies, the disparity in treatment between the candidates became apparent. Four fact-checks were issued during the prime-time debate, all aimed at Trump. Harris, the sitting vice president, was allowed to make dubious claims without being challenged-most notably, the assertion that “not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone in any warzone around the world [for] the first time this century.” The moderators let it slide.

Likewise, Harris resurrected the widely debunked “very fine people” hoax about Trump’s comments after the Charlottesville protests, a claim that even fact-checkers like Snopes have dismissed. She also mischaracterized Trump’s reference to a “bloodbath” as political violence, when in fact, he was discussing the potential collapse of the auto industry. Yet, ABC, the network hosting the debate, didn’t offer any fact-checks on these points.

This apparent bias in media moderation has become a hallmark of Harris’s campaign, where she is treated with kid gloves by mainstream outlets like ABC and CBS. Her appearances on shows like The View-where she couldn’t navigate a simple........

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