‘Remember The Good’: Kamala Harris Tries To Ease Howard Stern’s Fears For Country

In a live interview on “The Howard Stern Show” on Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly sought to reassure host and supporter Howard Stern that there is still hope for the country’s future.

Stern’s hourlong conversation with the Democratic presidential nominee on his Sirius XM show followed the casual, stream-of-consciousness style the seasoned broadcaster has used with countless other politicians and celebrities. In a nod to Harris’ love of the late pop star Prince, Stern played her in with “Batdance,” prompting a brief discussion of her and husband Doug Emhoff’s musical tastes — Emhoff is more of a Depeche Mode guy, but Prince is one case where the couple overlap — that gave way to friendly queries about Harris’ feelings about her portrayal on “Saturday Night Live,” the psychological burden of her candidacy, Harris’ upbringing and early career, the stakes of the race, and her policies.

The most common theme, however, was Stern expressing some combination of disbelief and horror at the prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency, and Harris responding with on-message optimism about Americans’ goodness and her determination to do all it takes to win.

When Harris discussed her advice to young people about cultivating a supportive “inner circle” of friends, Stern brought it back to the state of the country.

“It seems like the country is so angry right now,” Stern said.

“We should remember the good,” Harris responded. “And I don’t mean to sound naive, but we have to remember the good — with so many hardworking, good people who I have the great experience of meeting every day.”

At another point in the interview, Stern asked Harris whether she would remain in the country if Trump won.

“Howard, I’m