CNN has won the “privilege” of conducting the first interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz on Thursday night, beating the promised “end of the month” deadline she had set.
The Harris team had reportedly been “shopping” networks to assess what they believe would be the most favorable one to her. CNN now has an obligation to prove them wrong by asking tough questions about their policies and which ones they are proposing today, given her — and his — recently changed positions.
One question should be about her proposed tax hikes. The New York Times reported last week that Harris’ tax increases would amount to $5 trillion over the next decade. The newspaper acknowledged the tax hikes “may not ultimately be enough to cover the cost of her and other Democrats’ ambitions next year.”
Notice there are no proposals to cut spending. For Democrats, it’s always more spending; taxes are never high enough.
CNN and other reporters, if they get the chance, and she does more interviews and even a news conference or two before the election, might ask about her father’s influence on her economic worldview.