Welcome to the beat, I'm Ari Melber. Early voting, voting by mail is now underway in 36 states. The majority of the country.

Early voting begins in the big state of Ohio tomorrow, and the election is now just 29 days away.

The traditional debates, done.

And tonight we could tell you marks another campaign tradition

for the Home Stretch, the interview on the long-running 60 Minutes show a program

that invites both nominees for their turn, many many millions watch, and the

moments can be memorable.

You don't have any doubts that you're ready?

No.

Where do you get all this confidence?

My wife asked me that all the time.

Fair answer.

Now Kamala Harris is taking her turn as a nominee on the 60 Minutes program tonight and in a

contrast to Donald Trump who is breaking that tradition. The gap there

actually reflects something larger, a divergence in their strategies because

while Republicans have been pushing these attacks where they say Harris is

hiding out from all interviews.

I bet you're familiar with that line of attack and that's something they did really

from the moment she entered the race and they claim that Trump does a lot more interviews.

The reality, as tonight shows, is actually more complex.

Harris did lay back from interviews in those first hectic weeks after she stepped up after Biden's exit.

She did a few traditional interviews on cable news and

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