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Staffers for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign are asking their reporter friends which journalist should get her first sit-down interview as the Democrat’s nominee, according to a new report. Earlier this month, Harris said during one of the few times a reporter was able to ask her a question that she and her team wanted to schedule an interview before the end of August. That deadline comes in four days. “Harris campaign staff have been asking reporters who they think she should talk to,” POLITICO reported. “Behind the scenes, TV producers from big name anchors have been calling the campaign to pitch their talent as the person she has to do it with.” Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. It is unclear who in the Harris campaign is making the decision. While Brian Fallon, senior adviser for communications, would be an obvious choice, POLITICO noted that such an interview needs to be coordinated with Harris’ vice presidential office, where Kirsten Allen leads. But a source from Harris’ camp told POLITICO that up to five other people have an interest in who Harris talks to. “Another source with knowledge of the process said that Stephanie Cutter, senior adviser for message and strategy, will have an outsized role, as well,” POLITICO reported. “Campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and senior advisor David Plouffe represent another camp. And Maya Harris and Tony West, Harris’s sister and brother-in-law, will weigh in with their own views. The political operatives on this list all have long-term relationships with TV networks and their major talent. But unlike Biden, Harris herself doesn’t have the same deep history with the journalists now wooing her.” One thing that seems to be factored into the decision is race and gender, POLITICO reported. “Almost everyone we talked to said Harris will consider race and gender in making her choice, and that she would be keen to sit down with a Black and/or female reporter, though nobody believes that’s a requirement,” the outlet said. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI When President Joe Biden was looking for a running mate in 2020, he said he wanted to choose a black woman, ultimately deciding on Harris. Harris may now be employing a similar vetting process when deciding who she will speak to for an interview. Harris has managed to avoid interviews and most interactions with the press since she took over as the Democratic presidential nominee in late July. Her campaign website features no policy positions, and staffers have told the media that Harris no longer supports many of her past positions, though Harris herself has said no such thing.

Multiple Ohio State star football players led a large Christian revival on the university’s campus on Sunday night that attracted between 800 and 1,000 people and resulted in dozens of baptisms. Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau, and former OSU wide receiver Kamryn Babb led the revival service, according to student-run newspaper The Lantern. The event organizers, which included churches from the Columbus area, set up four tubs filled with water where around 60 students who attended the meeting were baptized at the end of the night, The Lantern reported. During the meeting, the OSU football players talked about their faith in Jesus, and the crowd participated in singing worship songs. Babb, whose playing career was cut short by four ACL-related injuries, discussed how he didn’t realize how “broken” he was before he felt “the weight, the love, the grace, the mercy of God wrap [him] like a blanket.” “I was just doing my thing because it was fun, and I’ll tell you this: I was on High Street, and I enjoyed it,” Babb told the crowd. “I had fun. But at the same time, I didn’t recognize my condition. I was spiritually dead. I could go out there, and I could smile and laugh … but on the inside, I was broken.” Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. After the players shared their messages, around 50 attendees joined them on stage to pray before many decided to be baptized, according to The Lantern. After people were baptized, volunteers helping with the event led them to a nearby building where they gave them Bibles and helped them read through Scripture. Ohio St football players leading other students to Jesus! @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/mJwYNaGIja — Dr. Derwin L. Gray (@DerwinLGray) August 26, 2024 “We were praying for years and years for an event like this, and we were praying with expectation. We serve a miracle-working God,” said Egbuka, who is expected to be the team’s top receiver in the upcoming season. “So we definitely had an expectation when it came out, but God did increasingly and abundantly more than what we thought. So, we’re just blessed and thankful.” Tuimoloau added, “I don’t think anything I accomplish on the field compares to what is happening right now.” Henderson, who led the Buckeyes with 926 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns in the 2023 season, agreed with Tuimoloau, stating, “Whatever I’ve done, this right here — what God is doing — is so much more important and so much bigger.” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI The Christian revival meeting wrapped up the first weekend on campus after the start of the fall semester, which kicked off on Tuesday, August 20.