Ukrainian forces enter Russia, heading towards Kursk. Iran threatens a full-scale attack on Israel. Weakening labor markets signal economic woes ahead. A U.S. ally, the Philippines, is increasingly embroiled over an island with China. The border crisis continues. With widening problems, both here and abroad, one might think The Presidential contest in its home stretch should be laser-focused on who can best handle our myriad of issues.
While Trump’s four-year record illustrates how he tackles problems, Kamala Harris recently replaced Joe Biden at the top of the ticket. Will she continue the Biden-Harris administration policies or take a different approach? The November election is approaching, and voters should know where the candidates stand. As crazy as it sounds, we have no idea where Kamala stands on any issue save abortion. She’s for it right up to birth with little restriction.
In her short 2020 presidential, she took clearly defined positions on illegal aliens, medicare for all, taxes, and a host of other things. Does she still hold those views? She’s been part of the present administrations. Is she standing in lockstep with its actions? For example, was she in favor of our disastrous Afgan withdrawal? What was her input on the administration’s legislative agenda that resulted in the inflation hurting so many? So many questions and so little time.
What do we know so far about the Democratic presidential Candidate? According to the Washington Post’s top writer, Fareed Zakaia, she is “winning the all-important battle-vibes. He informs us that “…people don’t tend to vote rationally, but rather use voting to express themselves in emotional, ideological and moral ways.” “Harris has run a remarkably focused and disciplined campaign, one that seems deliberately light on substance and high on feelings.”
Not to be outdone, The New York Times’s Ezra Klein claims, “Harris’s communications are playful, mocking, confident, even mean.” Nowhere does he mention substance. Like Zakaria, what is important is to “fight — and win — the battle for attention. She had help, to be sure. Online meme-makers who found viral gold in an anecdote about coconuts. Charli XCX’s “Kamala IS brat.”
Time Magazine features a very flattering Harris Cover. The story inside was long on vibes but didn’t feature an interview or any statement from the subject.
We finally have one policy position: she’s against taxing tips. Where have we heard that idea? Oh yes, Donald Trump proposed it months ago. Kamala certainly learned something from Joe Biden about plagiarizing. Stealing from your opponent takes the art to new heights. Interestingly, writers at the Democrat-allied New York Times and the Atlantic knocked no taxes on tips just the month before.
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