Kamala Harris should have been 'pushed harder' on Biden's mental fitness during interview: WaPo columnists

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A group of Washington Post columnists suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris should have been "pushed harder" on President Biden's mental fitness during a discussion about her first sit-down interview with CNN.

"Couldn’t Bash, though, have pushed a bit harder on what Harris knew about Biden’s fitness for office and how she viewed his decline over time?" Washington Post media columnist Erik Wemple asked the group of colleagues, which included Perry Bacon and David Von Drehle.

CNN's Dana Bash sat down with Harris and Gov. Tim Walz for the pair's first interview since emerging as the Democratic ticket after Biden dropped out of the race.

"Yes. I think there was only one question about Biden’s fitness versus, by my count, four questions on fracking," Bacon responded.

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Wemple also asked about what people should expect from the Harris-Walz campaign after the interview.

"I think Harris and Walz got the news media off their backs. They ended a narrative (she won’t take questions) that implied she was afraid or wasn’t smart enough to do that," Bacon said. "I expect (unfortunately) very little engagement with the media from here on out from the Harris campaign."

Bacon also pointed to a Democratic shift away from the mainstream media.

"Its strategy is that interviews take