Expert Reveals What Harris' Body Language At The VP Debate Means

In 2024 we may well be watching Kamala Harris and Mike Pence go head to head as presidential candidates. Not only do both have presidential ambitions, but thanks to their running mates' advanced ages, both could easily become president by succeeding to the office. Prior to the 2020 Vice Presidential debate, Senator Harris and Hillary Clinton sat down to chat about what to expect. If the ex-Secretary of State was concerned, she needn't have been. The List talked to body language expert and psychologist Dr. Reneé Carr, who gave us exclusive insights into what Kamala Harris' body language at the VP debate revealed. Dr. Carr, who is also a political and corporate advisor, told The List that while Senator Harris showed up prepared for a formidable opponent, she was still confident in her skills at speaking and relaxed in the debate setting. Carr based her judgments on movements that some may find unexpected or surprising. The fact that Harris' crossed her legs behind her desk at times? In their pre-debate huddle, Harris told Clinton that she was preparing to confront, quote, "a series of untruths." After the debate, Dr. Carr confirmed to The List what Harris herself predicted. On the debate floor, Harris came particularly prepared to counter the Trump Administration's response to COVID 19. Not only, Carr said, was the Senator "ready and eager" with counter statistics, but she had also meticulously prepared talking points. Per Dr. Carr, Harris revealed her true feelings when she and Pence sparred over ISIS. When she did so, Carr observed, Harris "put her hands parallel to each other and positioned them to her right." Why is that significant? It was an attempt, says Carr, to appeal "to the mothers and caretakers of America" by evoking "the experiences that homemakers could relate to during the shutdown that came with the pandemic." In other words, she reached out to viewers not just with her rhetoric, but with body language as well. Her expressions were carefully calculated to ensure voters felt she was relatable, honest, and familiar. By informally calling the VP debate moderator by her first name, Susan, Harris went a step further in her quest for relatability. For all of Harris' apparent efforts to exude self-control, Dr. Reneé Carr pointed The List to three notable times when Harris might have lost it. The first? When debate moderator, Susan Page, asked Harris if she would take a COVID-19 vaccine. The second? When Harris laughed after Pence alleged that her running mate would make it a priority to raise taxes. But the most emotional Harris got during the debate was during discussions about the police killing of Breonna Taylor. Pence's answer to the question led into a criticism of Harris' legislative history regarding the police. And yet, despite the insult, and Harris' obvious "sadness" at Breonna Tayler's death, the vice-presidential candidate sought to "exude strength." She kept her calm. Keep watching Expert Reveals What Harris' Body Language At The VP Debate Means! #KamalaHarris #VPDebate