Harris, Walz to sit for joint interview with CNN
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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will sit for a joint interview with CNN Thursday for her first interview since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
Harris frequently walks to the back of Air Force Two to speak with the media before takeoff, but those conversations are off the record, the Associated Press reports. Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans have used her lack of a press conference or sit-down interview as a main line of attack against her.
In her more than three years as vice president, she has done many on-camera and print interviews, often more frequently than Biden.
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The timing of the Thursday interview is in line with Harris’ previous statements: she had told reporters that she wanted to do her first formal interview before the end of August.
=Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz take a selfie in front of a sign that reads "Kamala and The Coach" during stop at a campaign office on August
The CNN interview may be an opportunity for Harris to quell criticism that she is unprepared for uncontrolled environments, but it may also carry risks as her team tries to build on momentum from the ticket shakeup and Democratic National Convention. It comes less than two weeks before Harris and Trump are set to debate each other on ABC Sept. 10.
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When will Kamala Harris sit for an interview?
Harris and Walz will sit for an interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash in Savannah, Georgia.
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The interview will air Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern time, after a rally in Savannah as part of a bus tour that kicks off on Wednesday.
What do the latest polls say?
According to Fox News Digital, former President Donald Trump's edge over Vice President Kamala Harris on the topics of crime and economic policy is slipping.
The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, released on Tuesday, shows Trump now maintains a slim 3% lead against Harris on employment and economic issues — 43% against Harris's 40%.
In late July, Trump was leading Harris on economic issues by 11 points in the same poll.
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Other polls show Harris gaining ground overall: A survey released Friday by Fairleigh Dickinson University found Harris leading Trump nationally 50%-43%, The Hill reports.
A separate survey conducted by Florida Atlantic University after the conclusion of last week's Democratic National Convention showed Harris topping Trump 49% to 45% among likely voters, according to the Palm Beach Post.
The Democratic nominee also led her Republican rival by four points, 47% to 43%, among all voters.