Is Kamala Harris's rise against Trump being driven by an unending media infatuation?

It’s all about the vibe.

Kamala Harris's only concern now is a word not typically associated with presidential politics, which is more commonly associated with late-night parties and a bong.

She is featured on the cover of Time magazine, accompanied by a flattering illustration depicting her as the president, due to "the most rapid change in American political sentiment."

Winning requires more than just having a surging vice president, cultural popularity, successful rollout, and a boost from the Democratic convention.

Will her numbers slide back to their original state after facing Republican attacks?

Currently, it appears that Donald Trump is struggling to maintain his composure, his attempts to discredit Kamala Harris are not successful, and he openly expresses a desire for Joe Biden despite having spent years preparing to challenge the 81-year-old president.

With Biden stepping down, Trump, at 78, is now the oldest candidate in the race. Many pundits who previously defended Biden's mental abilities are now arguing that Trump is losing his mind.

In his hour-long press conference, he disproved that, despite his tendency to ramble. This was reminiscent of our recent Mar-a-Lago interview, where he was sharp and serious across at least 15 topics.

The media, which have been largely anti-Trump for nine years, criticized the presser. "Wackadoodle," said HuffPost. "Unhinged," said Rolling Stone.

How did it aid him in claiming that his inaugural crowd was as large or larger than the one for MLK's renowned 1963 "dream" speech?

The former president was widely ridiculed for stating at a news conference that he had experienced a helicopter emergency landing with Willie Brown, after the ex-Kamala boyfriend denied it. However, it was later discovered that there had indeed been an emergency landing, but with a different black politician from California, and the former president had mistakenly identified the wrong person.

Has Harris provided a safe haven for Republicans and independents who are uncomfortable with Trump's behavior?

Two former top Trump aides, Larry Kudlow and Kellyanne Conway, are urging him to be more focused, as Kudlow said on Fox Business, "Stay on message, don't call her stupid and all kinds of names."

"According to Conway, the winning formula for President Trump involves using fewer insults, providing more insights, and emphasizing policy contrast."

In a two-hour conversation with Elon Musk on X, Trump praised Kamala Harris' Time cover sketch, saying it was the most beautiful actress ever to live and that she resembled Melania. He later called her a beautiful woman. Musk stated that the conversation had 73 million views.

Trump's media blitz has prompted Harris to finally answer substantive questions from her press corps, after her initial 70-second gaggle with brief, clipped answers. He is running against a media establishment that is treating Harris like a queen.

I have observed the improvement in Harris's public speaking skills over the past three weeks, and I have shared my observations with others.

Despite criticizing Biden for avoiding the media, Harris has refused to sit for a single interview. However, she has brushed off the issue by stating that she hopes to have an interview by the end of the month. Trump and JD Vance have hammered the issue so hard that journalists have been forced to cover the controversy, framing it as "Republicans accuse Harris" when it should also be part of their job.

The former president, after surviving an assassination attempt, claimed he would be less divisive, but later abandoned that approach, following a typical Trumpian pattern. He labeled Harris as "dumb as a rock" and questioned her racial identity during a speech to the National Association of Black Journalists.

Trump falsely claimed that the Harris campaign was using AI to create fake crowds at the Detroit airport, despite evidence of a large audience.

Perhaps he was rattled by what he claims was an illegal hacking, with internal documents sent to three outlets - Politico, Washington Post, and New York Times - which have declined to publish the material.

He posted that he absolutely hates the fake news media after the Musk chat.

Trump has a more favorable path to 270 votes and may win the election. Harris is gaining new supporters but also losing among certain demographics that supported Biden. She must be considered the underdog and address her policy inconsistencies while convincing voters that a black female and Asian-American president would be a credible commander in chief.

Politico has published an article discussing how progressive national security professionals are positioning themselves for roles in a potential Kamala Harris administration.

The Time cover article is optimistic. Her enthusiasm mirrors the early days of Barack Obama...She appears suited to the current situation: a former prosecutor challenging a convicted offender.

No Trump opponent has ever been able to snatch the spotlight away from him, as Harris' brand shift has successfully done so with her happy-warrior attitude, viral memes, and eye roll at Republican "weirdos."

We’ll see how far the new vibe can take her.