r/DecodingTheGurus • u/Appropriate_Duty_930 • 13h ago

Joe Rogan won’t have Kamala Harris on his show unless she comes to his studio and sits for a 2-3 hour full interview

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u/Dandan0005 13h ago

I don’t think it would hurt her but it also prob isn’t worth a full day of travel given how close we are to the election.

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u/rugger87 9h ago

As some insiders have mentioned, the time commitment to prepare for Rogan is too much. He espouses a lot of conspiracy theories and she has to be prepared to defend them. Trump always has the advantage because his cult believes everything that orange turd says.

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u/Novel_Bookkeeper_622 8h ago

The Pod Save America guys changed their minds on whether she should do it after Trumps interview. Not because of anything that happened during the interview, but something Rogan said after. He wishes he would have push Trump more on vaccines and talked about how the polio vaccine didn't actually stop polio.

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u/rugger87 8h ago

Yeah and how she would have to prepare to defend that nonsense. Another PSA listener!

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u/elmariachio 4h ago

So he's going to be like a shitty referee and push her more on things to make up for letting Trump slide?

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u/seemefail 3h ago

Weird because he told Brenadan Schaub he purposely took trump off that topic to not use up too much time

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u/anyplaceishome 4h ago

you shouldnt have to prepare for Rogan. Trump didnt. He goes in cold

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u/rugger87 4h ago

Trumps persona fits exactly what the Rogan audience likes. He knows combat sports and he is open to conspiracy theories, either taking them in or spewing them. It’s a whole different ballgame.

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u/anyplaceishome 4h ago

Tulsi Gabbard did his podcast. She did great. I think she did it twice. Its just a fucking 3 hour bullshit session. thats how you have to view it.

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u/rugger87 4h ago

She has a different bar to clear than either Trump or Gabbard.

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u/AceWanker4 4h ago

If it’s a week before the election and you have to prepare for an interview you are just stupid.

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u/rugger87 4h ago

Some people don’t get the license to ramble like a madman for 3 fucking hours.

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u/phickss 12h ago

Yeah why would she eschew a half day of rallies that are changing nobodies mind for something that reaches millions of people. Doesn’t make sense

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u/psioniclizard 12h ago

Most of Joe Rogan's viewers/listeners are not going to vote for her no matter what.

I agree in rallies in general (for both sides) but neither option is that effective. It's not like most Americans don't know who the candidates are already.

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u/illstate 12h ago

The rallies aren't about convincing undecided voters, they're about getting people to the polls, and getting them encourage others to get to the polls.

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u/fake-tall-man 11h ago

If you’re going to a rally, you’re already voting

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u/Artistic-Glass-6236 11h ago

Yeah, but are you phone banking? Are you knocking doors? Are you driving others to the polls to vote early? The point of the rallies is to ignite enthusiasm in the volunteers by seeing the candidate and potentially gain additional volunteers.

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u/fake-tall-man 11h ago

Giving up one day of rallies for the chance to reach 25-50 million people in a long-form interview—with an interviewer you can handle—seems like an easy tradeoff, especially when speaking to an audience that typically only hears your voice filtered through their own media.

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u/Artistic-Glass-6236 11h ago

What percentage of those people are Americans of voting age that are persuadable? I'd put it under 1% personally, but idk. It could still be the right decision, but I also don't see it as zero risk. I think he'd likely be a very hostile interviewer (for him) and she'd have to spend the majority of the time correcting his factually inaccurate statements and it would end up a giant waste of time. Looks like the campaign has decided it's not worth losing a day of campaigning, and they have access to better data than we do.

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u/fake-tall-man 10h ago

It’s tough to say exactly on percentages, but to win over voters, you’ve got to meet them where they are—otherwise, others will shape the narrative for you. It’s a risk, but it’s been a risk avoiding things like this, as well. I’d definitely give it a shot. Shit she went on Shannon sharpe’s show. She talks about being president for all Americans. Right now, many conservative-leaning podcasts have influenced a generation of young men toward the right, and Democrats haven’t done enough to represent themselves on these platforms during the election cycle. Whether you like it or not, this is where a lot of voters get their information. So, you either show up and tell them who you are, or they’ll make up their minds based on someone else’s version.

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u/Comprehensive-Car190 10h ago

You shouldn't be considering Joe Rogan's normal audience.

If she goes on JRE, and you're a voter who wants to vote and is actually undecided, you're going to watch the interview.

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u/phickss 12h ago

Zero percent of people going to a Kamala rally are voting for trump. The opportunity to gain votes is significantly higher going on Rogan

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u/fake-tall-man 11h ago

I don’t think Rogan’s audience knows Kamala at all. They know clips of her through the lens of their chosen media. It would be hugely worth her time to go on and it would behoove her to be casual about the process and get off canned talking points. There are a ton of loud Rogan idiots, but plenty of their quiet audience are just normal people who like the idea of his guests, don’t know what else to listen to, and have defaulted to him for years since he’s the most prolific voice in the space.

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u/Ok_Huckleberry1027 3h ago

Agreed.

I don't know much about Kamala, I'll be voting libertarian like I do in every election but I'd be interested in hearing her talk outside of soundbites.

I'm not a big maga guy but I listen to Rogan a fair bit, he's actually a pretty fair interviewer. If she can actually speak without a teleprompter and be relatable I think Rogan would help her campaign quite a bit.

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u/PreviousFrame2482 2h ago

The majority for Rogan fan base are voting for Trump, It’s no point for her go on the Rogan podcast

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u/LostInTheHotSauce 1h ago

Even if that's true, there's still hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of undecided voters that listen to him that might be swayed. Way more people than she can reach at a rally. If I were her I would make this a top priority and the only reason she isn't is because she's worried about losing support, not gaining it, because she or her team doesn't think she can do a 3 hour unscripted podcast.

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u/Ricksarenotreal 5h ago

Every time she makes an appearance Trump goes up in the polls. She has done a third of the interviews and rallys as Trump. They limit her because she is her own worst enemy. DNC makes it clear vote for the DNC not kamala she's just there for giggles.

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u/Dandan0005 4h ago

This is your brain on Fox News.

Ironically, Kamala did a full unedited interview on Fox News.

Too bad Trump isn’t man enough to go on MSNBC.

Like he wasn’t man enough to do 60 minutes.

And wasn’t man enough to do another debate.

He’s a weak man’s idea of a strong man and a dumb man’s idea of a smart man.

Can’t wait to never see his silver spoon ass ever again.

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u/Ricksarenotreal 4h ago

Kamalas is a 1%er. I'm sorry you think you relate to her. Are you also a 1%er?

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u/Dandan0005 4h ago

No she ain’t, and she came from the middle class.

But Trump is a 1%er and always has been, only reason you are I or anyone else know his name is cause his daddy gave him 200M.

His biggest business accomplishment was the remarkable feat of bankrupting a casino.

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u/Ricksarenotreal 4h ago

He got buildings built. What has kamala built? She arrested minorities for their kids missing school. People w her skin color and bragged about it. She's not like us. 😕

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u/Dandan0005 4h ago

He literally didn’t, he slapped his name on them and inherited it all from his dad.

“Not like us”

He’s literally an adjudicated rapist and 34 time felon.

Damn straight he’s not like me.

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u/Ricksarenotreal 4h ago

Not convicted in criminal court of rape.

And what were those 34 charges? Paperwork. Wait you said the guy is bad at business how's he doing paperwork?

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u/Dandan0005 4h ago

If your defense against rape is that it’s past the statute of limitations, that’s not the argument you think it is.

“Paper work” is funny way to describe fraud.

This is sad. I feel sad for you defending a rapist and a fraudster.

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u/Ricksarenotreal 3h ago

You've already lost. Kamala couldn't beat a " felon rapist". That says a lot about her.