Vice President Harris faces another critical moment in her campaign Wednesday, when she will sit for an interview with Fox News.

The interview will be conducted by Bret Baier, one of the network’s most widely respected anchors. It will air at 6 p.m. EDT during his regular show, having been recorded immediately beforehand.

On social media on Tuesday, Baier pushed back against critics who cast aspersions over the fact that the interview was not live. He insisted that the conversation would air “as live” — meaning without edits and uninterrupted.

The bigger question, of course, is how the exchange will go for Harris.

Her performances in unscripted settings can be uneven.

One of the high points of her campaign to date was her performance in the Sept. 10 debate with former President Trump, which she was widely seen as having won.

On the other hand, her showing in a spate of recent television interviews — most notably CBS News’s “60 Minutes” — was adequate at best, and brought back some memories of her underwhelming run for the Democratic nomination in 2020.

There are two schools of thought on her decision to do an interview with Fox News.

One is that Harris is attempting to reach and convert conservative voters who are skeptical of Trump, perhaps because of his personal comportment, hyperbole and belligerent rhetoric.

The other theory is that Harris doesn’t realistically think many........

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