Interesting ….
I didn’t see the session but it seems Harris did a good job….
She seems to have made the move to separate what she will do as President from her current boss….
Second….
Harris continues to move to middle (and a little to the Right) with her policy ….
The media focus IS on the term ‘values’…..
Harris was smart enough to stay General in her answers…..
Thought he was there….
It seems this was Kamala Harris’s show as it should have been….
The media gets its iHarris interview….
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered her most expansive explanation to date on why she’s changed some of her positions on fracking and immigration, telling CNN’s Dana Bash her values haven’t shifted but that her time as vice president provided new perspective on some of the country’s most pressing issues.
In the CNN exclusive sit-down interview, Harris also said she would name a Republican to serve in her Cabinet if elected.
She described for the first time President Joe Biden’s telephone call informing her he was planning to abandon his bid for a second term after his disastrous debate performance. She stopped short of saying she would alter Biden’s policy toward arm sales to Israel.
And she brushed off her rival’s questioning of her racial identity, dismissing Donald Trump’s suggestion she “happened to turn Black.”
“Same old, tired playbook,” she said. “Next question, please.”
In all, the joint interview in Savannah with her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz – their first since becoming the Democratic presidential ticket – provided one of the clearest looks into Harris’ positions and her plans for the presidency.
Asked to describe her day-one objectives should she win, Harris did not list any specific steps, like signing executive actions or orders.
Instead, she reiterated her focus on strengthening the economy: “First and foremost, one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class.”
In the post-convention phase of the race, Harris is seeking to address scrutiny of her record and add substance to her pitch to American voters on how she would govern if elected president….
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Harris, who rarely discusses the barrier-breaking nature of her candidacy on the campaign trail, acknowledged in the interview there were moments she felt the weight of history – including upon seeing a photograph of one of her young grandnieces staring on as she delivered her address to the last week’s convention.
“I am running because I believe that I am the best person to do this job at this moment for all Americans, regardless of race and gender,” she said. “But I did see that photograph, and I was deeply touched by it…..
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday insisted her “values have not changed” when explaining several shifts in her policy positions and said she would be open to appointing a Republican to her Cabinet in her first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee for president.
Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walzsat down with CNN’s Dana Bash in Georgia on Thursday for their first joint interview, as they blitz battleground states in an effort to win over undecideds and increase Democratic voter turnout. The duo were on a two-day bus tour in Georgia, a state they hope to keep in the Democratic column in November.
Harris has faced increasing pressure to answer unfiltered questions from the media since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after President Biden dropped out in July.
Bash asked Harris what her policy positions are now versus what they were when she was running for president in the 2020 campaign, specifically on matters like immigration and energy, and how voters can feel confident in her positions moving forward. Harris once vocally supported banning fracking and endorsed a set of energy policies known as the Green New Deal, but has been more muted on the matter lately. She has also backed off her support for a single-payer health care system and has emphasized the importance of border security, vowing to sign a bipartisan border bill in her speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Harris told CNN’s Bash that her “values have not changed.”….
image….Harris speaks to Bash during the interview in Savannah, one of the stops on her bus tour through South Georgia.
Will Lanzoni/CNN
Harris Passed the Test In Interview
NPR: “From a strictly performance standpoint, Harris was clear, calm and didn’t get rattled when pushed about changes to her positions on certain issues.”
“In some past interviews, she came across as defensive, but that wasn’t the case here. She seemed comfortable and in command, which is important for a presidential candidate who people are still getting to know.”
“She also continued to show a degree of relatability. For example, she talked about making pancakes and cooking bacon for her nieces when President Biden called to inform her of his decision to drop out of the race.”
Politicalwire
I’m sure CG will have some more caustic reviews, but I was not particularly impressed with the interview, which didn’t assuage all my doubts about Harris from 2020.
Instead of answering Dana Bash’s more-pointed questions directly (e.g. why have you changed your position on fracking?), she used up as much time as possible spouting as much as possible of the Democratic platform that we saw a the DNC last week, hitting as many of the popular points (e.g. child tax credit, student loan forgiveness, defending Choice) as she could.
Although CNN had to pad out the programme to an hour for commercials, promos, etc., the actual time of the interview — asking & answering questions — by my stop-watch was a little less than 30 minutes.
I understand DSD……
I feel she was playing Defense
VERY specific answers are death traps…..
Most policies never make it through Congress
So why should she put them up?
Trump even doesn’t do it
Right now she’s trending up
Why give the press the attention to change based on stuff YOU SAY that ain’t gonna happen?
She IS GLIDING….
Yes
It’s working
My point’s …..
What Harris Tried to Do In Her First Interview
Playbook: “On issue after issue, Harris signaled moderation and a gauzy centrism that has been the hallmark of every winning Democratic presidential campaign for decades. Notably, when given the chance to pivot to the topics she wanted to talk about, she chose middle-class economics, not abortion rights or other base motivators.”
“Overall, the interview suggested to us how tough Donald Trump’s job is now — and especially at the Sept. 10 debate. His two main areas of attack are to cast her as left-wing and to tie her to the unpopular Biden. Last night, Harris showed how she will defend herself against both of those charges.”
Politicalwire
She did what she needed to do, and did it well.
I knew she did well when right wing social media completely ignored it.
They’re back to lying about immigrants rajing over a school bus in California.
*taking over*
The media affair with Trump is OVER…
Amen…
Short and sweet…….
I’m sure Dana Bash IS sympathetic to Harris and Democrats efforts to keep from Trump 2.0 ……
Which is why there won’t be a Fox debate i’s assume….