Was CNN’s big Kamala Harris interview a dud? (original) (raw)

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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, opened themselves to the scrutiny of Dana Bash, CNN’s chief political correspondent, during an interview that was broadcast on Thursday night. Bash is forever interviewing politicians — Republicans, Democrats, whoever happens to figure in the news cycle — without attracting the eyes of the nation. That everyone was so fixated on this event is a tribute to the laws of scarcity.