With her debate with Trump coming up, Harris has big questions to answer in two areas that go to the heart of running America: 1) Why did Biden's top advisers routinely leak word they found her performance as vice president disappointing or episodically problematic? 2) How did her views change in five years, from liberal to centrist on health care, immigration and energy?
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How Kamala Harris dodges scrutiny
With 60 days left in the race, and at the very moment she's presenting a different ideology than four years ago, VP Kamala Harris isn't getting subjected to the media scrutiny typical for a presidential nominee.
The big picture
Harris is copying Biden's self-protection media strategy — duck tough interviews and limit improvisational moments.
Zoom in
There are nine areas in which she's shifted views or her current position is unknown.