On Wednesday's broadcast of NewsNation's "On Balance," Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) said he is "disappointed" and believes the Democratic ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) "should be answering questions, should be available, accessible, and direct in town halls and not scripted and not measured." And said, "I wish Vice President Harris, when asked questions, would be a little bit more direct with the American people, because I think there is a massive appetite and a lot of dismay about politicians who simply try to avoid questions." He also stated that the members of the Republican ticket, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) "tend to answer questions pretty directly."