Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday to discuss her economic agenda, choosing relatively friendly terrain (much like former President Donald Trump on Fox News) to deliver the case for a Harris-Walz administration and neutralize criticism that she hasn't made enough unscripted media appearances.
Presenting herself as a champion of the middle class and Trump as a friend of moneyed interests, Harris provided the broad strokes of what she would do to level the playing field and help Americans not only "get by" but also "get ahead." In doing so, she chose to stay firmly on message rather than indulge in the grievance-filled tangents preferred by her Republican rival. At the same time, she also refrained from making any deep forays into policy details or explanations for how she would pass her agenda through Congress if the GOP controls the House or Senate.
