Talk about a lot of build-up for almost no reason whatsoever! But that doesn’t mean that last night’s CNN fluffery didn’t reveal something key to this election.
Beege and I dutifully live-blogged our analysis of the first Kamala Harris media interview of the election (and maybe the first in three years on a major national platform) as it unfolded on CNN. Between that instant commentary and Duane’s extensive analysis of The Interview this morning, we have perhaps dissected 18 minutes of content as thoroughly as has ever been done before.
Later, though, an exchange that stunned me in real time grew into perhaps the most revealing moment of an almost entirely substance-free infomercial. Harris kept dodging Dana Bash’s questions about her flip-flops and previous policies, and even evaded any specifics about her Day One plans if elected. But Harris flat-out refused to engage on…
