Vice President Kamala Harris received rightful criticism in recent weeks for her failure to hold a press conference since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. On Thursday night, she tried to remedy this with a prerecorded CNN interview.

Instead, she left me a little disappointed – particularly with her claim that she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected. I was excited about Harris up to this point, but that and other statements to reporter Dana Bash ‒ on issues from fracking to immigration ‒ are proof that she's shifting toward the middle.

“I believe it is important to build consensus, and it is important to find a common place of understanding of where we can actually solve problems," Harris said.

That's a great sentiment – but that's not why I liked her. I liked the 2020 presidential candidate who championed bold ideas.

There are only 10 weeks until the election: Every minute of airtime matters. Thursday night's interview was fine. Not everything was addressed – including, surprisingly, abortion – and Harris must do more media events to get her platform across.

One of the biggest issues for voters is the economy, and it's an issue where Harris is........

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