Harris' 'worst moments' as VP came during live interviews, may be why she's avoiding press: CNN analyst

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CNN political analyst and Axios national political reporter Alex Thompson said Monday that while Vice President Harris was "definitely" going to sit for an interview, she was being cautious because a lot of her "worst moments" in the Biden administration came during live interviews.

"The question is, who is it with? Is it with a much more friendly host? Is it with a more serious, like a serious in-depth interview, how long is it, is it edited, is it live? Like all of these questions are part of Harris' caution, extraordinary caution when it comes to interviews is why some Democrats were nervous about making her the nominee. It's why people like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer were more in favor of an open process because the fact is that almost all of her worst moments as vice president have come in live interviews," Thompson said.

Harris has gone 36 days without doing an interview with the media or a formal press conference since she emerged as the presumptive Democratic nominee at the end of July.

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Matt Gorman, a former adviser on Sen. Tim Scott's presidential campaign, said Harris needed to do an interview, but that he understood why she was hesitant.

"The other side of this is that, look I‘ve seen this with candidate after candidate, debate prep is also