Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a virtual tour of the Community Vaccination Center at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
Kamala’s Voting Record to the Left of Bernie’s
Do voters know who they are getting? Harris built her voting record that put her to the left of Bernie Sanders. according to the WSJ. There is no position that Kamala Harris won’t change if it proves politically cumbersome.
This is bad for Republicans, according to NRO. Campaigning against Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde can be a slippery slope, writes Becket Adams.
Among the positions Harris endorsed in her failed 2020 primary campaign:
- The abolition of private health insurance
- The prohibition of fracking
- The confiscation of modern sporting rifles
- The expansion of Medicaid to cover illegal immigrants
- A “jobs guarantee” program
Simultaneously, she endorsed reparations, talked approvingly of defunding the police, and was comfortable enough with devastating riots to encourage donations to a bail fund for their perpetrators.
Time to Change the Tune
Now, all that is gone. In a series of terse statements, Harris’s campaign has summarily confirmed that she no longer believes any of that. It’s not a surprise that Harris abandoned her “defund” rhetoric after President Joe Biden named her as his running mate, continues Mr. Adams.
Biden’s campaign released statements unequivocally denouncing attempts to reduce policing budget. The campaign claimed it was a “dirty lie to suggest Harris would ever support such a thing.” In a radio interview, however, Harris said the Defund the Police movement “rightly” called out the amount of money spent on police departments instead of community services such as education, housing, and healthcare, emphasizing that more police did not equate to more public safety.
Why Not?
The WSJ wonders why VP Harris no longer believes her previous positions. Are these statements terse enough for voters?
Because she doesn’t, that’s why.
What is this, the Spanish Inquisition?
