The main reason CNN’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris turned out to be remarkable was that it was the first one she had done since President Joe Biden bowed out and tapped her as his successor.
Seated alongside her running mate, the quietly supportive Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Harris parried questions from Dana Bash on Thursday without causing herself political harm or providing herself a significant boost.
She was methodical and risk-averse in the 27-minute interview, performing like a top seed in the early rounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament trying to hold serve, survive and advance to the next round — in this case, her Sept. 10 debate with former President Donald Trump.
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