Harris blitzes the media in the final month

Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris took over the mantle as the Democratic nominee for president, she has been criticized for her comparatively few media appearances. She only did her first sitdown interview in August, a month after Biden passed the torch. Her first solo interview was with Stephanie Ruhle of MSNBC, and many wondered why that took so long.

Unsurprisingly, the press wants more access. Back in the day, former House speaker John Boehner called speaking to the press “alligator feeding time” and said that “the goal here is to feed the alligators without getting bit.” Boehner, the constantly chain-smoking, wine-drinking Republican, understood that if he did not feed the alligators, they would eventually start to bite him.

If that’s the case, Vice President Kamala Harris arrived to the final month before the presidential election with raw flesh by the bushel.

Earlier this week, her interview on Alex Cooper’s podcast Call Her Daddy about abortion rights went live. On Monday, she and her running mate Tim Walz went on 60 Minutes, where she revealed what kind of gun she carries. On Tuesday morning, Harris appeared on The View to roll out her new policy to have Medicare pay for home care. Tuesday evening brings an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

She also went on Howard Stern’s radio show, where she called Trump a “sore loser.” That last bit is an extra twist in the knife given that Stern frequently hosted Donald Trump when he was tabloid gold in the 1990s and down on his financial luck.

Harris is also blitzing local media. Last week, shortly after Iran fired nearly 200 rockets at Israel (and while Inside Washingtonplayed a waiting game), Harris conducted two sitdown interviews: one with