13 Questions We Really, Really Want CNN To Ask Kamala Harris

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Vice President Kamala Harris has had an extraordinary first month as the Democratic presidential nominee. She has spoken before packed rallies, won acclaim for picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate and even become something of an internet meme.

Harris has not, however, conducted a press conference or an interview with a journalist.

All that’s slated to change on Thursday when CNN’s Dana Bash interviews Harris alongside Walz. The pre-taped interview will air at 9 pm Eastern Time.

The timing of the interview — nearly 40 days after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race and threw his support behind Harris — has generated an unusual degree of anticipation, as politics-watchers look to see how the new Democratic presidential nominee holds her own in an unscripted format. Many candidates who feel confident about their standing in the polls limit their exposure to potentially risky media coverage. But Harris’s refusal to engage with the press for anything more than a minute or two between campaign stops has given Republicans fodder for attacks — and prompted griping from some mainstream journalists.

Setting aside political concerns, Harris’ lack of interaction with the press has also deprived the public of opportunities to learn more about her agenda as president. In an Aug. 16 economic policy speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, Harris outlined plans to lower the cost of living, including by expanding key tax credits for low- and middle-income families, banning “price gouging,” building 3 million new homes and providing first-time homebuyers with $25,000 toward a down payment.

But even these plans raised new