"I think the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed," replied Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in a verbose word salad when CNN's Dana Bash asked in her Thursday interview why her policy positions have changed since President Joe Biden cleared the path for her to run for president.

Bash looked curiously embarrassed for even asking such germane questions of someone seeking to be the most powerful person in the world. Harris, on the other hand, seemed confident that Bash would make no attempt to press her on any issue, likely knowing that the interview's main purpose was to offer her campaign cover from accusations of dodging media scrutiny. Accordingly, she did not explain what her "values" are, how they have led her to endorse policies significantly at odds with those she espoused before she became the de facto Democratic nominee five weeks ago, or why Americans should trust her.

CNN featured Harris' verbose and evasive response in a 90-second teaser released before the full interview, which lasted only 27 minutes. As short as the interview was, Harris' actual airtime was further reduced by media footage of her........

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