Viewers say Harris looked WEAK when he appeared next to his running mate in a CNN interview

Kamala Harris looked “weak” and “bad” after waiting for weeks and then sitting next to her running mate instead of appearing alone in her first interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, a panel of DailyMail.com viewers said.

But they also said it was a missed opportunity that the vice president could quickly rectify.

Her overall performance received positive reviews. When 294 viewers were asked for their one-word review, the most common were “presidential” and “smart.”

After avoiding interviews for more than a month, the vice president sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash and her running mate Tim Walz at a Georgia restaurant on Thursday to answer questions.

JL Partners asked a representative sample of viewers: ‘Kamala Harris did the interview with her running mate, and hasn’t had a solo interview since she was nominated. What do you think Kamala Harris looks like?’

The general answer was: not impressed.

“I think it puts her in a bad light because I really think she needs to sit down with this interview so that everyone in the world can see her perspective and her background,” said the 52-year-old female restaurant manager from Texas, who plans to vote for Harris in November.

Another Harris voter from Massachusetts said she worried it would make her “look like she’s not fit to be president.”

However, others also said that delaying the interview made her appear “busy” and made Walz part of a “team.”

James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, which conducted the survey after the interview aired, said there were positives for Harris and for Walz.

“Voters are divided over partisan views on Harris’ performance, but they agree on one thing: Harris looks weak because he is not acting alone,” he said.

‘The voters thought she came across well in the interview, so it was a mistake not to come across as solo right away.

“But that’s something the campaign can easily fix by putting her up for a solo interview soon. It doesn’t feel like something that’s going to dominate the campaign.”

Harris deflected questions about her changed policy positions, confirming that she no longer wants to ban fracking and that there should be “consequences” for people who cross the border illegally.

“I think the most important and meaningful aspect of my policy vision and decisions is that my values ​​have not changed,” Harris said.

The interview was given star status by CNN, with an on-screen countdown clock and clips released ahead of the 9 p.m. broadcast.

Viewers collectively responded with “meh.”

When asked about the most memorable moment or problem, the words that stood out most in the word cloud were: Nothing, questions, and Trump.

According to Johnson, Harris had cleared a hurdle without doing anything wrong.

“Voters shrugged their shoulders at last night’s CNN interview. It made little impression on the nation. When viewers were asked what struck them most, ‘nothing’ was the most common answer,” he said.

“But in a campaign where opinions of Harris are generally positive and gaffes are to be avoided, the Harris-Walz campaign can view that as a victory.

“Some saw her as presidential and smart during the interview, while others called her fake and liberal. These doubts still play on the minds of voters when it comes to Harris.”

A 62-year-old retiree from Louisiana who voted for Trump in 2020 but now plans to vote for Harris said, “From what I’ve seen, I think she cares more about this country than Donald Trump does.”

Otherwise, many responses in the sample fell along party lines.

“Approachable, even stubborn. She stuck to her guns pretty much,” said a 36-year-old Harris supporter from Michigan.

But a Trump voter in New Jersey said, “She was asked superficial questions and gave superficial answers.”

And Trump’s 2020 Ohio voter, who has not yet decided this time, said, “She came across as a normal politician, fake and only concerned with winning votes to stay in power.”