Vice President Harris sat for her first major interview since becoming the Democratic nominee on Thursday.
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), were interviewed by CNN’s Dana Bash as they campaigned in Georgia. The interview took place earlier in the day and was broadcast on the cable network Thursday evening.
CNN stretched the interview out for an hour of airtime, though the actual sit-down appears to have been much shorter. The hour was interspersed with campaign trail footage and commercial breaks.
Harris and Walz acquitted themselves unspectacularly but adequately. Bash, for her part, adopted a mild tone that is likely to fuel conservative complaints, even though she did press Harris on some topics.
Here are the major takeaways from the interview
Harris defends her policy shifts
Harris has one obvious vulnerability — her propensity to change her position, and the way that trait has fueled broader doubts about her authenticity.
She sought to punch back in Thursday’s interview, telling Bash, “My values have not changed.”