Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) sat down with CNN's Dana Bash for their first-ever interview on Thursday afternoon, which aired later that night, and what we heard was a soft stance on Donald Trump's policies — some interesting stuff coming from a Democrat from San Francisco, literally.
The campaign touted the double interview with the friendly network, which suggests they didn't reveal much about how the two met or interacted, but the campaign may have waited too long to share details with reporters. Dana (we're talking about Dana; CNN recruits are taught she hates “Dana”) effectively shut Waltz out for the 18-minute interview, directing almost all of her questions to the top of the list of candidates.
The bottom line is that Harris looked good in a populist skinsuit.
These questions weren't sneaky sales pitches: She asked about her swings, about her current position and, when she spoke with Walz, about him repeatedly lying about his military service and his family's fertility treatments to further his political career.
Harris weathered the light rain (not the storm) by sticking to Donald Trump's playbook, promising to finish the wall, bring industry back to the U.S., expand the child tax credit, etc. When it was finally Waltz's turn, he delved further into Republican legend, quoting Rep. Richard Nixon's running mate.
Playbooks And we talked about our dogs.
That's great.
Bash asked some good questions, but his rebuttals were weak, and to make matters worse, CNN only aired parts of the 18-minute interview, interspersing clips among what might have been Democratic infomercials (including a segment about a “hot photo” from the Democratic National Convention that, as far as I know, no one saw).
But the point is, Harris looked good in her populist skinsuit. If you don't know her, you might not think so. She managed it with barely a laugh and (carefully) suppressed her odd habit of nodding.
Republicans were betting that she would self-destruct here or at the debate in 11 days, but the news came that she won't. Whatever the legend behind her rise, she is now a real rival, and Trump will have to beat her on her own ground.
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