NYT columnist Brooks: Harris campaign in declining interviews puts 'excessive faith in social media'

New York Times columnist David Brooks says the presidential campaign for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris is putting "excessive faith in social media" in not granting interviews.

"I think the problem with not doing the media, it's like when Biden didn't do the media, he wasn't ready when he had to do it. So they should be letting her do it just so she gets the practice in. So I just think it's a short term thinking," Brooks told Just the News earlier this week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

He also called candidates engaging reporters "routine."

"Like a normal candidate. It's routine," he said. "You talk to the reporters wherever you go, and you can start out with local  [Associated Press] reporters, local TV, but she's got to do a big sit down interview."

Brooks also speculated that Harris as the Democrats' presidential nominee for four weeks now has yet to hold a formal sit-down interview or press conference because of the" excessive faith in social media that a lot of campaigns have."

"They're heavily online," he said. "They think everybody's online, but it's just not true. I mean, big TV, big network TV, those numbers are still huge. It's a new politics. They don't have to talk about policies anymore. They don't have to give interviews. It's a different kind of campaign than it used to be.

He predicted that presidential race between Harris and former GOP President  Donald Trump will tighten after the Democratic convention concludes.

"I can't imagine she's going to have a few more great weeks like she's had," he said.