{"id":2338414,"date":"2024-09-08T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T17:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-bash-swipes-at-harriss-inability-to-give-clear-policy-answers-thats-kind-of-your-answer-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-08T13:56:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T17:56:34","slug":"dana-bash-swipes-at-harriss-inability-to-give-clear-policy-answers-thats-kind-of-your-answer-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-bash-swipes-at-harriss-inability-to-give-clear-policy-answers-thats-kind-of-your-answer-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Bash swipes at Harris\u2019s inability to give \u2018clear\u2019 policy answers: \u2018That\u2019s kind of your answer\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdana-bash-swipes-at-harriss-inability-to-give-clear-policy-answers-thats-kind-of-your-answer-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent\u2064 interview,\u2064 CNN anchor Dana Bash criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for \u200dproviding evasive responses regarding her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-ryan-wont-say-whether-he-thinks-illegal-immigrants-should-be-able-to-vote-in-ohio\/\" title=\"Tim Ryan Won\u2019t Say Whether He Thinks Illegal Immigrants Should Be Able To Vote in Ohio\">shifting policy positions<\/a>. Bash mentioned \u2062she had repeated questions to\u200b Harris in an attempt to clarify her\u200c stance, noting that\u200d sometimes multiple inquiries without a clear answer \u200dindicate\u2064 the \u200dresponse \u2063itself. While Bash acknowledged \u200dthat Harris did provide a definitive answer\u2064 about fracking, she found Harris\u200b less transparent on how she arrived at her new stance against banning it. Bash emphasized the\u2063 importance of candidates offering clear, \u2063consistent answers, especially for\u200b undecided voters who are trying\u200d to\u200d determine \u200cwhere \u2063they stand on issues. Harris, during her interview, defended her changes in\u200b policy by asserting that her core values have\u2063 remained unchanged.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dana Bash swipes at Harris&rsquo;s inability to give &lsquo;clear&rsquo; policy answers: &lsquo;That&rsquo;s kind of your answer&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1755239\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>CNN anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dana-bash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dana Bash<\/a> contended Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">gave<\/a> several &ldquo;evasive&rdquo; answers during the interview she conducted last month, noting she repeated several questions to Harris to clarify her sudden change in position on policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bash scored Harris&rsquo;s first interview as a presidential candidate, during which she was joined by her 2024 running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN). In reflecting on their interview and the answers the two gave, Bash argued she &ldquo;tried&rdquo; to delve into the &ldquo;nitty-gritty&rdquo; from Harris on her sudden policy shifts, but admitted that an interviewer can never force anyone to answer a question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes, in my experience in doing interviews, is that once you ask once, fine. Twice, fine. Three times, if you don&rsquo;t get a clear answer, that&rsquo;s kind of your answer,&rdquo; Bash said in an interview with <em>Mediaite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z2sig7bmzNI?si=i2jjYh1ue0vGRJ2T\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Bash stated that Harris did provide a &ldquo;really clear&rdquo; answer on fracking, but that she was less clear on how she got to the position of not wanting to ban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fracking<\/a>. She added she was trying to find out if Harris could assure voters she would not change her views should she win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> and become president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of liberals are like, &lsquo;Oh, you&rsquo;re asking Republican talking points,&rsquo; but that&rsquo;s like a fundamental question, that if I&rsquo;m a swing voter, I want to know the answer to,&rdquo; Bash said. &ldquo;If I&rsquo;m not sure if I&rsquo;m going to vote for Trump or Harris or not vote at all, that&rsquo;s something that will inform my vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During her first interview as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential candidate, Harris defended her sudden change on various policies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3138351\/harris-defends-policy-flip-flops-first-interview-values-not-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>arguing her values &ldquo;have not changed.&rdquo;<\/a> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> also offered to reach out to Republicans and Independents, stating she is open to nominating or appointing a member of the Republican Party to her hypothetical Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris will be able to delve into her policies and her vision for the United States when she takes the debate stage with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> this Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3143804\/kamala-harris-accepts-rules-abc-trump-debate-including-muted-mics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The debate will be hosted by ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This will mark the second presidential debate in the 2024 election cycle, during which President Joe Biden dropped out a little less than a month after the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> with Trump. Similar to the previous debate, ABC News&rsquo;s will feature microphones that will only be on when a candidate is talking, after which their microphone will be muted to let the opposing candidate speak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1755239\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1755239\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana Bash criticizes Harris for her lack of &#8216;clear&#8217; policy responses: &#8216;That\u2019s kind of your answer&#8217; CNN anchor Dana Bash remarked that Vice President Kamala Harris provided multiple &#8220;evasive&#8221; answers during their interview last month, highlighting that she had to repeat several questions to clarify Harris&#8217;s abrupt shifts in policy stance. This was Harris&#8217;s first interview as a presidential candidate, alongside her 2024 running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). Reflecting on the discussion and the responses from both candidates, Bash expressed that she attempted to explore the details behind Harris&#8217;s sudden policy changes but acknowledged that an interviewer cannot compel someone to respond directly. &#8220;In my experience with interviews, if you ask a question once and get no clear answer after asking it two or three times, that&#8217;s essentially your answer,&#8221; Bash stated in an interview with Mediaite. She noted that while Harris did provide a &#8220;really clear&#8221; response regarding fracking, her explanation for not wanting to ban it was less definitive. Bash aimed to determine whether Harris could reassure voters about maintaining her views if elected president in 2024. &#8220;Many liberals might say I\u2019m echoing Republican talking points, but this is a fundamental question for swing voters who need clarity,&#8221; Bash explained. &#8220;If I&#8217;m uncertain about voting for Trump or Harris\u2014or not voting at all\u2014this information will influence my decision.&#8221; During her initial interview as the Democratic Party\u2019s 2024 presidential candidate, Harris defended her recent policy changes by asserting that her core values remain unchanged. The vice president also expressed willingness to engage with Republicans and Independents and mentioned she would consider appointing a Republican member to her potential Cabinet. She will have another opportunity to discuss her policies and vision when she debates former President Donald Trump this Tuesday on ABC News\u2014a second debate in the 2024 election cycle following President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal shortly after the first debate with Trump. Similar to before, ABC News will implement microphones activated only when each candidate speaks before muting them for their opponent\u2019s response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2338415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dana-Bash-Harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32929,32438,39177,32171,32076],"class_list":["post-2338414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dana-bash","tag-kamala-harris","tag-policy-answers","tag-political-commentary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dana-Bash-Harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}