Kamala Harris changes her press strategy a month before the election

With less than a month until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign announced several new interviews this week, adding to a schedule already filled with two major interviews – a busy press week uncharacteristic of the Democratic nominee.

Since entering the presidential race in late July following the resignation of President Joe Biden, Harris has been repeatedly criticized for her relatively limited press engagements. She largely avoided the media early on, including formal interviews and conversations with reporters outside of campaign events.

Reports from Axios and The Telegraph In early September, it was revealed that the Harris-Walz campaign had granted fewer interviews than any other candidate in modern history.

Harris gave her first interview as a candidate to CNN on August 29th. The interview drew sharp criticism, including from supporters of former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, who noted that she did not appear alone but was accompanied by her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Since then, Harris has increased her media presence, giving a solo interview on cable television with MSNBC in September. Other notable appearances include participating in a discussion with members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and speaking with Oprah Winfrey.

Early Sunday morning, Harris’ campaign team announced a series of interviews expected to be friendly and not very confrontational this week. The vice president is scheduled to appear on Tuesday The view, The Howard Stern ShowAnd The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Both Stern and Colbert supported Biden in 2020, with Colbert having attended fundraisers for the Democratic candidate and Stern outwardly supporting him.

Newsweek Harris’ campaign emailed Sunday for comment.

Harris branched out further into pop culture, recording an interview with Alex Cooper for her popular interview Call her dad podcast, which is set to release on Sunday, according to an Instagram post from the show. The show was Spotify’s second-largest podcast, attracted millions of younger listeners, and recently became part of SiriusXM.

The new media appearances come between Harris’ previously scheduled interview with CBS News 60 minutes airs Monday and a Univision town hall is scheduled for Thursday. Univision is the largest provider of Spanish-language content in the United States

The action-packed press week comes as Election Day is still 30 days away and in-person early voting and absentee voting has already begun in some states.

60 minutes However, Harris and Trump invited Harris and Trump to appear on the show “after they initially agreed 60 minutesWhen requested to interview Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s campaign team decided not to participate. Pelley will speak this Monday evening,” the newscast said in a statement.

On October 1, Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign spokesman, posted again 60 minutes Statement on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: “Fake news. 60 Minutes begged for an interview even after they were caught lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop in 2020. There were initial discussions, but nothing was ever planned or decided. She also insisted on conducting a live fact check, which is unprecedented.”