Republicans are accusing Vice President Harris of “hiding” from the press by not doing sit-down interviews and press conferences since becoming the likely Democratic presidential nominee.

And while Harris is in the middle of a political honeymoon after unifying a Democratic Party that had been badly divided over President Biden’s future, some Democrats fear the vice president could fall into the same trap as Biden, who was also under strict controls with the press.

“They've got to get her out there soon because they can’t let this be part of the narrative,” one Democratic strategist who has worked on recent presidential campaigns said of the emerging line of GOP attacks that Harris is hiding from tougher questions.

“I know we're riding high at the moment but that's going to end soon and then what?” the strategist said.

Other Democrats acknowledge Harris will need to do some sit-down interviews. But for now, they suggest that can wait and that she should keep doing what she’s doing.

These voices note that Harris has garnered headlines and has captured the zeitgeist just by appearing at rallies, like the one in Atlanta this week, where she spoke to a packed and energized arena crowd. The Atlanta stop had Democrats saying they hadn’t seen so much excitement from one of their own candidates for president since Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

“The vice president is showing all of us that you don’t need to do high-profile interviews or press........

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