If something doesn’t change fast, Harris’ tepid approach will lose her the election.
Kamala Harris, very slowly, has started to speak to the media. This month, she has granted interviews to a Phoenix Univision station, an ABC affiliate in Philadelphia, and comedian Rickey Smiley on the “Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” She spoke, recently, to the National Association of Black Journalists and, most recently, at a forum hosted by Oprah Winfrey. After a successful debate against Donald Trump, it’s plausible the vice president is beginning to pursue an exceedingly normal campaign tactic: talking to human beings who are not merely super-fans herded into a campaign rally.
From the time Joe Biden, on July 21, dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed her to Sept. 10, the night of the debate, Harris did not conduct a single solo interview. She spoke, along with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, to CNN’s Dana Bash in August.
