Staff Reports
The Vice President’s campaign has entered a new and rather curious phase, as Kamala Harris, in her never-ending quest for visibility, is finally agreeing to sit down for an interview after what feels like an eternity—namely, over five weeks since she announced her bid for the White House. The interview, happening on CNN with Dana Bash in Georgia, comes with a bittersweet hint of anticipation, and for good reason. The public is left wondering just who Harris has become since she first appeared in the Democratic primary circus of 2020.
Since taking center stage in July, following President Biden’s abrupt exit from the race, Kamala Harris has been busier at campaign events than she has been answering questions about her policies. Many are wondering if the lady who once leaned hard to the left has now stomped down the rabbit hole of political amnesia. Indeed, critiques have emerged not just over her lack of a coherent policy platform—that would be absent from her campaign website—but about her ability to defend herself without a canned response in sight. One proposed policy—a ban on price gouging—has also raised eyebrows, particularly as it echoes vintage price controls from decades past, a play that’s sure to resonate with conservatives who remember those economic blunders all too well.
Harris, Walz Agree to First Interview Since Launching Campaign
The interview will mark Harris’ first extended, nonscripted exchange with the media since she launched her presidential campaign on July 21.https://t.co/E8dfBAvYaH
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) August 28, 2024
While some might call it a strategic media avoidance, Harris’ previous interactions with the press have been fascinating to watch—unintentional comedy gold, one might say. Her recent escapades include trying to justify her absence from the U.S.-Mexico border, while simultaneously lamenting her lack of visits to Europe as if the two were entirely comparable. The collective gasp of political analysts as she attempted to dodge the obvious truth about her ineptitude at directly addressing key issues was indeed a sight to behold.
Add to that the fact that her interviews tend to create more questions than answers. One notable moment in her career was when she claimed to be the “last person in the room” regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan, only to have the chaotic aftermath tarnish that assertion. It seems any time she’s in the spotlight, a meme-worthy moment isn’t far behind. No wonder she’s been steering clear of lengthy interviews—it’s easier to shake heads in unison at prepared speeches than to endure the churn of unscripted scrutiny.
As she preps for this upcoming interview—dubbed “The First Interview: Harris & Walz” and airing at 9 p.m. on CNN—conservative viewers are gearing up for what promises to be a display of verbal acrobatics. In fact, the excitement is palpable. Perhaps this time she’ll shed light on what it means to shift gears politically, or at least deliver a fresh policy proposal that might actually stand up to scrutiny instead of collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. With election season in full swing, voters are itching to see if she can deliver a performance worthy of the title she currently holds—or if she’ll simply continue to rehash outdated talking points.
With her reputation on the line and only weeks to go before early voting begins, one can expect that whatever unfolds during the interview, it will be a spectacle worth watching. As Harris steps back into the arena for scrutiny in this long-overdue interview, the best advice to the Vice President might be: buckle up. It could be quite the ride, or, hilariously, quite the derailment.
