Harris said she would appoint a Republican to her cabinet, but who could be the candidate?

Kamala Harris gave her first lengthy interview since she assumed the Democratic nomination for the Presidential election. She talked to CNN’s Diana Bash alongside her running partner, Tim Walz.

The interview was vital for Ms. Harris as she faced intense pressure from Former President Trump’s campaign to speak with the press at length.

The Vice President used her interview to clarify her policy as Ms. Bash grilled her about her shifting position on some issues. Still, she also said something else that stood out.

Ms. Harris said she would appoint a Republican to her cabinet. “ I think it’s really important. I have spent my career inviting diversity of opinion,” she said.

The Vice President did not mention specific candidates, saying the campaign has “still 68 days to go.” However, a few names are in the hat, as some experienced Republicans have supported her.

The evident collection should come from the Republican list of Democratic National Convention speakers. Six Republicans with experience in the Trump administration spoke at the event.

Stephanie Grisham, former press secretary of the Trump administration, spoke in favor of Vice President Harris at the DNC, saying the Republican candidate has “no empathy, no morals, and no fidelity to the truth.”

Television commentator Ana Navarro has no political experience but has long been a Republican critic of Former President Trump. She hosted the prime time of the second DNC night.

John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, also spoke at the convention. Mr. Giles said the GOP had been “kidnapped by extremists and devolved into a cult.”

Geoff Duncan was the lieutenant governor of Georgia when Former President Trump tried to overturn the election result in that state. Mr. Duncan also appeared at the DNC.

Former Republican lawmaker Adam Kinzinger said the alliance with Ms. Harris was “awkward” but necessary “to defend truth, democracy, and decency.”

Austin Weatherford, a former Adam Kinzinger staffer, did not speak at the DNC but played an active role in the Biden campaign, seeking to attract Republican voters.

Weatherford’s role in the Biden campaign was part of a strategy that Vice President Harris continued when she assumed the candidacy: appealing to republican voters who are not attracted to Mr. Trump.

According to AP News, Reed Galen, a George W. Bush and McCain campaign alum who co-founded the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, signed a letter supporting Harris. He was not at the DNC.

Still, most speakers also signed the open letter supporting the Harris-Walz campaign in the name of “democracy.” It included the signatures of over 200 Bush, McCain, and Romney staffers.

“Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz,” the letter, quoted by AP News, said, “the alternative, however, is simply untenable.”

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