Kamala Harris hasn't been particularly forthcoming about what she would do if elected president. Her allies in the Democratic Party and liberal media seem to think that less is more when it comes to letting Americans know exactly what they'll be voting for, and now they're saying so publicly.
Weeks after President Joe Biden abruptly dropped out of the race, his successor
Campaign website A policy agenda remains missing. Instead of detailing what Harris stands for, the site simply notes where she has stood so far, adding that “she will leave the door of opportunity wide open for all to follow.”
The Harris campaign is highlighting the vice-president's track record, but that track record belongs to a candidate who, in effect, no longer exists. After all, the New York Post
attention In recent weeks, Harris has taken a hard-line stance on the border, reversing her stance on health care and energy issues and abandoning a promise to decriminalize illegal border crossings.
Amid her repeated shifts in stance, it's hard to gauge what she still stands for beyond expanding access to abortion, adopting President Donald Trump's policies of eliminating the federal income tax on tips, providing taxpayer-funded $25,000 grants to first-time homebuyers, and imposing a variety of new taxes on Americans, including a tax on unrealized gains.
Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee (D) recently spilled the beans.
Intimidating He told CNN that policy is irrelevant and that the election is ultimately a contest of personalities.
“I don't think there's any real strong reason for her to try to exclude any viewpoint.”
“I think how the American people feel about this choice is not about the specifics of policy, but first about the direction of the country and second about character. Character certainly matters,” Kildee said.
“If character is at stake, this election is over. That's what the people want,” Kildee added.
“This election will obviously be decided by tone, and the Democrats are winning in tone so far after the Democratic National Convention,” a Democratic aide argued. “We don't need to get hung up on the details. Right now we just need to focus on winning.”
Rep. Annie Custer (D-NH), chair of the New Democrat Coalition, told CNN that Harris “doesn't have to negotiate with herself.”
“You know, we're pitching the biggest tent we can right now,” Custer said. “I don't think there's any strong reason for her to try to exclude any voices at this point.”
“What we're hearing from our constituents is that they're looking to candidates to unite us,” said Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Georgia). “We're not hearing as much from our constituents that they're looking to white papers or policy papers.”
As Techno Fog put it in a recent op-ed for Align:
She is known for being stymied by the policies and missteps of the Biden administration, including inflation, stagnant wages and a slowing labor market, withdrawal from Afghanistan, illegal immigration, the wars in Ukraine and Israel, etc. She has zero notable accomplishments as vice president.
Distinguishing herself from her shared failings with Biden could be a losing battle. Instead of staying silent on policy issues, Techno Fog suggested Harris could “campaign on diversity and liberalism and freedom and democracy and whatever other platitudes.”
Paul Gottfried suggested last month that by conveying “joy” and good “vibes” rather than detailing possible policy shifts, Harris was also avoiding alienating “the far-left, woke base that worships her long-standing positions.”
According to According to Politico, Harris' ambiguity in her policy proposals is part of her “secret power”: “She can be who you want her to be.”
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