Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a media blitz this week, giving a series of mostly friendly interviews as her campaign moves to make sure her supporters vote.
With less than a month until Election Day, voters in several battleground states are receiving absentee ballots by mail, increasing exposure on TV, radio and podcasts.
Harris’ campaign announced Sunday that she will appear on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday. Howard Stern’s satellite radio show. and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, have generally not given interviews to the press in the weeks since she announced her nomination as the Democratic nominee to replace President Biden and added Walz to the list. I’ve been avoiding it.
Last month, Harris’ aides said she would soon embark on an intense media tour, but said it was unlikely to put her in front of many aggressive interrogators. His campaign, like former President Donald J. Trump’s, believes the traditional strategy of interviews with broadcast networks and national newspapers is outdated and not worth the risks involved. That’s because swing voters tend to get their political news from nontraditional sources.
In fact, Harris’ first cable TV show was with Stephanie Ruhl on MSNBC. Mr. Lew was a friendly figure who had announced days earlier that he preferred Ms. Harris to Mr. Trump.
Similarly, many of the people interviewed by Harris this week openly support either her or Biden.
Colbert hosted fundraisers for Biden in 2020 and again this year. Mr. Stern supported Mr. Biden in 2020 and warmly welcomed him in an interview in April.
Walz will appear on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Monday. Kimmel endorsed Harris as a presidential candidate last month.
Harris’ campaign had previously announced that Harris and Walz would appear in an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes” scheduled to air Monday night. The campaign also announced that Harris would participate in a Univision town hall event in Las Vegas on Thursday.
The vice president also recorded an interview on “Call Her Daddy,” a popular podcast about sex, dating, and relationships. The interview will focus on abortion rights and other women’s issues and will be released Sunday night.
Harris and Walz will campaign on Wednesday, the first day of Arizona’s early voting period. Harris plans to return to Arizona for Friday’s event.
At each stop, Harris is expected to urge her supporters to return their ballots without delay, something she made a strong appeal to during a rally in Flint, Michigan, on Friday.
“Once you receive your ballot, don’t wait,” Harris said. “Please fill out and return it today.” She added, “Ladies and gentlemen, the election has begun.”
