Independent voters want to know more about Harris. Can she fill in the gaps?
A recent New York Times/Siena College poll found a sizable share of likely voters (28%) and registered voters (31%) feel they need to know more about Harris as a candidate. Those numbers were even higher among independent voters: 41% of registered independents and 38% of likely voters who identified as independent said they needed to learn more about her.
Her campaign is well-aware that a large slice of the critical voting bloc feels they don't know Harris well enough, ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce reports.
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Tonight, she'll want to fill in the blanks in what is her highest-profile appearance since her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last month. But beyond that, their real goal is to make clear the stark choice in this election between what she wants to do as president and what Trump intends to do.