Harris’ sit-down interview came more than five weeks after Biden dropped out of the race, leaving her the nominee.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. The biggest new promise during Thursday’s interview: appointing a Republican to her Cabinet if she is elected. Presidents often do this, but it seldom amounts to a true, an Illinois Republican, as his Transportation secretary, a relatively low-profile and less partisan post.
Harris previously called for a fracking ban, universal healthcare and decriminalization of border crossings. She is disavowing those positions and promoting a conservative, bipartisan border bill — endorsed by President Biden and killed under pressure from Donald Trump — as a central campaign promise. Last week’s Democratic convention painted her as a tough prosecutor in California, another shift from her emphasis on police reform when she ran in 2019 for the party’s presidential nomination.
Trump took issue with that. “She’s admitting she’s still as dangerously liberal as ever,” his campaign said after an interview excerpt was released. She said she would “strengthen the middle class” and offer “a new way forward,” while praising Americans for being fueled “by hope and by optimism.” She got more specific after that, referring to her economic plan that would probably require congressional approval for policies such as expanding the child tax credit and offering more money for first-time home buyers; such efforts would take much longer than a day to accomplish.
Now that the pressure is off, she may do more. That would serve voters, many who say they don’t know Harris well enough.
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