After 37 days of avoiding the press like a plague, VP Kamala Harris sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash to answer a series of softball questions in an interview that failed to shed light on the Democrat Party platform for this coming election. With her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, at her side, the duo was granted a Fourth Estate fig leaf to fend off accusations of obfuscation and avoidance. And yet, some things became perfectly clear despite the opaque offering.
A Free Pass for Harris
Notably absent from the interview were questions that concerned her record in office as the vice president. In fact, Ms. Bash offered Harris a proverbial get-out-of-jail-free card on her policy flip flops, asking:
“Generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes that you’ve made? … Is it because you have more experience now, and you’ve…