Harris’s big interview decision

Nearly three weeks ago, on an airport tarmac in Detroit, Politico asked VP KAMALA HARRIS about plans for a sitdown interview.

She had just formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination and was facing pressure to answer questions about her candidacy in a more formal setting.

Harris gave him a deadline: “I’ve talked to my team,” she said. “I want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month.”

That’s four days from now, on Saturday. Of course, “scheduled” doesn’t mean the interview will happen by then. But with the Democratic nominee generally hitting all her marks since entering the race, her scripted, light-on-policy candidacy has become an issue. And questions about when, where and with whom Harris will finally sit down are dominating the inside conversation this week. (DONALD TRUMP has stepped up the pace of his interviews, partially to highlight the gap.)

Harris campaign staff have been askingreporters who they think she should talk to.

Behind the scenes, TV producers from big name anchors have been calling the campaign to pitch their talent as the person she has to do it with