According to recent polling, a majority of Americans are of the opinion that CBS should release a complete transcript of its recent “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Harris. Additionally, they believe that the network edited the interview in order to portray her in a positive manner.
According to a recent survey conducted by Harvard CAPS/Harris, a staggering 85 percent of respondents expressed their desire for CBS to release a transcript of the complete conversation between journalist Bill Whitaker and Harris.
Critics, including former President Trump, have accused the network of selectively editing the Oct. 7 interview to portray Harris in a more favorable light.
The network released a complete transcript of the broadcast on the night the interview aired on “60 Minutes.”
Critics highlighted a specific response from Harris regarding the war in Gaza. Although this answer was not aired during the broadcast, it was published on the outlet’s website.
Mark Penn, the co-director of the poll, expressed his strong belief that CBS should release the complete transcript of their interview with Harris. He emphasized that failing to do so would raise concerns about the credibility of the network.
According to the Harris poll, a majority of respondents, 53 percent to be exact, feel that CBS edited the interview in order to present the vice president in a more favorable light.
Accusations of bias have surfaced following Trump’s initial agreement to participate in a “60 Minutes” interview, a tradition upheld by presidential candidates for decades. However, the President withdrew from the interview after the network announced its intention to fact-check his statements during the broadcast.
Harris and her supporters have been urging Trump to release an updated medical report and engage in a second debate with her. However, the former president has declined the offer, citing early voting in certain states.
The Harris Poll and HarrisX conducted the survey from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13, among 3,145 registered voters. The poll included 2,596 likely voters and 898 battleground state voters.
This survey was a collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University and the Harris Poll. The margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.
The results of the study were adjusted to account for various demographic factors such as age, gender, region, race/ethnicity, marital status, household size, income, employment, education, political party, and political ideology.
This weighting ensured that the sample accurately represented the overall population. Additionally, propensity score weighting was applied to address any potential bias in the respondents’ likelihood of being online.