What Harris Tried to Do In Her First Interview

Playbook: “On issue after issue, Harris signaled moderation and a gauzy centrism that has been the hallmark of every winning Democratic presidential campaign for decades. Notably, when given the chance to pivot to the topics she wanted to talk about, she chose middle-class economics, not abortion rights or other base motivators.”

“Overall, the interview suggested to us how tough Donald Trump’s job is now — and especially at the Sept. 10 debate. His two main areas of attack are to cast her as left-wing and to tie her to the unpopular Biden. Last night, Harris showed how she will defend herself against both of those charges.”