With the 2024 presidential race at a dead heat since the little momentum of a historically insane summer cooled off, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are doing some historically unusual media hits to get in front of alleged voters who might not be watching MSNBC or Fox News. Invariably, with podcasts more popular than ever, the candidates and their VP picks are hitting the circuit of top shows — many of which appeal to young men who want to hear comedians and influencers make jokes and talk about women.
The Trump-Vance campaign, so far, is winning this strategy. In June, Trump appeared on the show of YouTube prankster turned WWE star Logan Paul; surrounded by Paul’s merch (a sports drink called Prime), he dunked on then-candidate Joe Biden and talked about aliens. In July, Vance appeared on the Nelk Boys’ show, riffing with the Canadian YouTube pranksters; surrounded by their merch (spiked seltzer), he defended himself against the “weird” allegations coming from Democrats. In August, Trump went on comedian Theo Von’s podcast, leading to a........