Vice President Kamala Harris' first in-person interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee was a disappointment, but it doesn't appear to have damaged her campaign.
Harris has long been panned by critics for not giving unscripted interviews, but that all changed on Thursday night when she took on Dana Bash.
“During the interview, Ms. Harris attempted to avoid discussing race or gender.”
Bash took issue with Harris changing her position on the fracking ban, but Harris countered with her “values” rather than actual policy positions. Throughout the interview, Harris repeatedly said her values haven't changed, avoiding questions about why her policy has changed.
Harris was also asked why it took so long for the Biden administration to address the migrant crisis, and she deflected the question into an attack on President Donald Trump over the failure to reach a bipartisan agreement on immigration.
During the debate, Harris was flanked by her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who also ignored and deflected questions as Bash tried to get Harris to answer lies she had told about her military service and her wife's IVF treatments.
At one point, Bash asked Harris to talk about Trump's attacks on her identity as a black woman, but Harris refused to discuss the topic and laughed it off. Harris avoided discussing race or gender during the interview, instead focusing on her record as vice president and former attorney general of California.
Bash also had Harris recount the details of the phone call in which President Joe Biden called her to tell her he was dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing her, and Harris made good use of the moment to praise Biden and indicate that she would continue to defend his policies.
At the end of the interview, Bash gave Waltz a chance to gush about his kids, prompting Harris to talk about an iconic photo of her granddaughter. Watching She will speak at the Democratic National Convention.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod later told CNN that while she didn't advance her agenda during the interview, it didn't do any harm to the campaign.
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