Trump’s strategy included making appearances, often for the first time, on various podcasts and broadcast interviews that were fraught with adversity. However, according to Whatley, this helped Trump understand the most important issues to all voters and gave him the edge over Vice President Kamala Harris.

“You look at the numbers that we saw, historic shift with black voters, Hispanic voters, Asian American voters that’s because of two things. One, we see that those communities are affected by gasoline prices, grocery prices, and housing prices that go through the roof when Kamala Harris casts the tiebreaking vote on inflationary spending right?” Whatley said Fox News’s America’s Newsroom Wednesday. “And then, Donald Trump reached out to those voters. He went on alternative platforms. He went to the National Association of Black Journalists. He did events in downtown Philadelphia, in downtown New York. He went to The Bronx. He went to Chicago. He went to Atlanta. You know, Donald Trump took every opportunity to talk to these voters about the issues that they care about.”

Trump’s interview on a panel from the NABJ was tense and the event ended abruptly. Meanwhile Harris appeared in front of the same group with a warm welcome.

However, Harris avoided podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience, the Tim Dillon Show, and This Past Weekend. Comedians interviewed Trump and his running mate, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, to the tune of millions of views. Every host claimed they presented the same opportunity to Harris, who did not accept before Election Day.

The vice president attempted rallies in the bluest parts of red states, like her Houston, Texas, rally. Even though the likes of artist Beyonce spoke before the crowd there, it wasn’t enough support to match President Joe Biden’s bid in 2020.