Kamala Harris' joy to the world schtick is done. Now, it's time for legacy media to do serious journalism

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It's blatantly obvious that since former President Donald Trump was almost assassinated and President Joe Biden was successfully forced out of the race, the Democratic tone-setters decided to downplay their incessant "Threat to Democracy" talk and switch to Joyful Warriors buzz. The volume of that theme was turned up dramatically for the Democratic convention in Chicago.

"Joy" is a better spin -- even if the Biden-Harris team hasn't exactly given us reason to be joyful about the state of the country, with higher prices for everything and a massive influx of illegal immigration swamping our spending systems to support them.

But shouldn't this election be about governing, not just "tone"? Shouldn't our media force some specifics? Watching network morning shows each day during the convention would make you feel buried in superficial "joy" chatter and "dance party" gush and celebrity razzle-dazzle.

HARRIS AND WALZ ENJOYED A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION, BUT IT DIDN'T ACHIEVE A CRITICAL GOAL

The Harris campaign's aversion to policy specifics is a nifty match for today's television news, which avoids policy substance whenever possible. It's not in their interest to focus on how Team Biden has performed. That's why it's bizarre that they would attack Donald Trump for concentrating on "personal attacks" instead of policy talk.

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