{"id":2316486,"date":"2024-07-31T07:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T11:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-liberal-record-kamala-harris-would-like-to-forget-in-2024-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T11:14:13","slug":"the-liberal-record-kamala-harris-would-like-to-forget-in-2024-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-liberal-record-kamala-harris-would-like-to-forget-in-2024-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The liberal record Kamala Harris would like to forget in 2024 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-liberal-record-kamala-harris-would-like-to-forget-in-2024-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Olitically charged discourse, but precision matters. Describing Harris as a \u200b&#8217;Leftist&#8217; captures her alignment with today\u2019s more \u200cextreme \u2062progressive\u200b policies, whereas &#8216;liberal&#8217; \u200cdilutes that message.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 elections approach, the Republican Party&#8217;s strategy appears focused on framing Kamala Harris&#8217;s \u200cpast liberal positions as a liability, especially in swing states where moderates might be swayed by such characterizations. This ongoing narrative suggests that her previous support for\u2062 progressive initiatives such as\u2064 &#8220;Medicare for All&#8221; and the \u2062&#8221;Green New Deal&#8221; will be central \u2062to \u2062GOP\u200c campaigns\u200b aimed at disillusioning both independent voters and centrist \u2062Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Harris campaign is attempting to recalibrate its messaging and \u200cpublic \u200bimage.\u2062 By embracing a more centrist\u200b approach in\u200c her\u200d policy positions\u2014such \u2064as \u200bnow supporting fracking and stepping back \u2063from previous healthcare proposals\u2014the campaign aims to counter the perception of Harris as too extreme for the general electorate. The effort is \u200dalso bolstered by her attempts to highlight a\u2063 record \u200dof achievement\u200d as part of the \u200bBiden administration, portraying herself as an ally of moderate policies while \u2064asserting her qualifications and past experience \u200cin law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst this strategic back-and-forth, the\u200b interpretation of \u2063Harris\u2019s ideological stance remains \u200bfluid,\u2062 encompassing\u200c both her history as a progressive Democrat and her current attempts to appeal to \u200ca broader, more centrist \u200dbase. As the \u200cRepublican narrative takes shape and\u200c the Harris campaign responds, the dynamic surrounding her candidacy\u200d will be critical in determining the\u2062 electoral landscape as it unfolds. <\/p>\n<p>With both sides sharpening their messages, the \u2062stakes in this political battle intensify, exemplifying the challenges faced by candidates navigating the intersection of \u2064ideology and electability. How Harris chooses to position\u200b herself in\u2062 relation to\u200c her past while addressing\u2062 the \u200dcriticisms levied against her will be vital to her role \u2063in the upcoming election cycle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The liberal record Kamala Harris would like to forget in 2024<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1717525\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Kamala Harris&rsquo;s ascension to the top of the ticket has energized the Democratic base and refocused Republican attack lines. With fewer than 100 days to go until the election, defining Kamala Harris will take place at break-neck speed. This <\/em>Washington Examiner<em> series will take a closer look at various aspects of her campaign and persona.&nbsp;<strong>Part Three is on &ldquo;Kamala the Liberal.&rdquo;<\/strong><\/em>  Read Part One and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3102482\/harris-abortion-advocate-her-top-campaign-plank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Part Two\">Part Two<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has been workshopping political attacks on new Democratic opponent, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, and one that he&rsquo;d like to see stick is &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/leftism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>radical Left lunatic<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But as other Republicans criticize her as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>San Francisco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liberal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>liberal<\/a>,&rdquo; more traditional political nomenclature, the strategy is clear: caricature Harris for her past policy positions.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have been increasing their criticism of Harris&rsquo;s substance rather than her style since Democrats started calling for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to step down as their party&rsquo;s presumptive nominee. From her past support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare-for-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Medicare for All<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/green-new-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Green New Deal<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Black Lives Matter<\/a>, to her backing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assault weapons buyback program<\/a>&nbsp;and the reconstruction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> federal agency from &ldquo;scratch&rdquo; as recently as five years ago during her 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign, Harris&rsquo;s record provides the GOP with an opportunity to turn persuadable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/independents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>independents<\/a>, disenchanted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a>, and disaffected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> against her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> Republican strategist Duf Sundheim, who will likely vote for Harris over Trump, described the GOP criticism of Harris as &ldquo;liberal&rdquo; as &ldquo;the right move,&rdquo; dismissing the likelihood it will have the unintended consequence of encouraging more Left-leaning Democrats to coalesce behind her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is going to force the Harris campaign to decide whether to allow &lsquo;Harris to be Harris,&rsquo; which is too liberal for swing states or to have her tack to the middle,&rdquo; Sundheim told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;She is much more comfortable when advocating [for] liberal change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3101136\/kamala-harris-police-image-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PART ONE: KAMALA THE COP <\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3102482\/harris-abortion-advocate-her-top-campaign-plank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"PART TWO: HARRIS THE ABORTION ADVOCATE\"><strong>PART TWO: KAMALA THE ABORTION ADVOCATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One example is in the must-win commonwealth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, where Republican Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dave McCormick<\/a> has seized on Harris&rsquo;s past opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fracking<\/a>, among her other energy policies, to undermine incumbent Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-casey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bob Casey<\/a> (D-PA).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bob Casey just endorsed the most liberal nominee in U.S. history,&rdquo; McCormick posted on social media earlier this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bob Casey just endorsed the most liberal nominee in U.S. history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J0V6W7CUlh\">pic.twitter.com\/J0V6W7CUlh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveMcCormickPA\/status\/1815894904650047929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A California Democratic strategist disagreed, contending the liberal criticism is &ldquo;so overused and predictable&rdquo; that it has &ldquo;become juvenile pablum.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Harris campaign should keep doing exactly what they are doing,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-70-of-black-voters-now-say-violent-crime-is-a-major-crisis\/\" title=\"POLL: 70% Of Black Voters Now Say Violent Crime Is A \u2018Major Crisis\u2019\">strategist told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, the Harris campaign has been trying to balance countering the liberal criticism, by walking back her past positions and embracing Biden&rsquo;s own record, with the need to reintroduce her to the public by underscoring her work experience as a San Francisco district attorney, a California attorney general, and a Golden State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. senator<\/a>. As a result, Harris no longer supports Medicare for All or a buyback program and backs fracking, in addition to surging resources to the border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Harris spent her career as a prosecutor who took on predators and fraudsters and stood up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>big banks <\/a>on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>middle class<\/a> families &mdash; it&rsquo;s why convicted felon Donald Trump is scared to debate her, and why his campaign is lying about her record,&rdquo; Harris campaign spokeswoman Sarafina Chitika told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;The facts are clear: Vice President Harris has been a key leader in working across the aisle to pass the Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s historic, popular agenda, including landmark bipartisan bills to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rebuild our roads and bridges<\/a> and keep our communities safe from gun violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, some Democrats acknowledge the liberal criticism could become problematic for Harris. For instance, preliminary public opinion research from Democratic polling firm Blueprint found the word most commonly associated with the vice president was &ldquo;liberal.&rdquo; Although other top choices were positive, others included &ldquo;out of touch,&rdquo; &ldquo;Leftist,&rdquo; and &ldquo;extreme.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blueprint lead pollster Evan Roth Smith had this advice for the Harris campaign regarding its message: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t burden it with ideological stuff.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;She&rsquo;s a pragmatic. She&rsquo;s a bold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/progressivism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>progressive<\/a>.&rsquo; Nope, doesn&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; Roth Smith told reporters last week. &ldquo;Give me the policy. Give me the breath of fresh air. Give me champion of the middle class. Give me <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reproductive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>freedom<\/a>. Give me a change in our political system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Trump campaign is downplaying Harris as &ldquo;just as incompetent&rdquo; as Biden and &ldquo;even more liberal,&nbsp;and Americans of all ages are worse off thanks to her failed record.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-dems-will-pass-covid-relief-bill-with-or-without-gop\/\" title=\"Schumer: Dems will pass COVID relief bill with or without GOP\">tie-breaking vote<\/a> in the Senate for Joe Biden&rsquo;s most disastrous policies,&rdquo; Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Not only does Kamala need to defend her support of Joe Biden&rsquo;s failed agenda over the past four years, she also needs to answer for her own terrible weak-on-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a> record in California. A vote for Kamala is a vote to allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigrants <\/a>from all over the world to invade our country, a vote to defund the police, abolish ICE, and bail violent criminals out of jail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Harris has experienced an immediate bump in polling and donations, undercutting Trump&rsquo;s lead after an assassination attempt, Republicans have discounted the bounce as a honeymoon period before voters better understand her liberal record. Regardless, the GOP does retain one advantage. According to Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin, &ldquo;there are more conservatives than liberals nationally&rdquo; and &ldquo;this has been true for a long time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris&rsquo; voting record in the Senate was quite liberal, slightly to the right of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elizabeth Warren <\/a>but to the Left of all other Democrats when she was in the Senate,&rdquo; battleground <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>-based Franklin told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, alluding to the Massachusetts senator. &ldquo;[Harris&rsquo;s] record as a prosecutor and attorney general are less clearly so, but will no doubt be argued about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another California Republican, strategist Ron Nehring, implored the GOP to criticize Harris as a &ldquo;Leftist&rdquo; and not a &ldquo;liberal,&rdquo; asserting &ldquo;Leftist&rdquo; is stronger and more accurate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The traditional meaning of the term liberal refers to being free and open, which more accurately describes conservatives today than the woke Left, which won&rsquo;t even tolerate pronouns they don&rsquo;t like, and labels as a &lsquo;hater&rsquo; anyone who believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>women&rsquo;s sports<\/a> should be for&hellip; women,&rdquo; Nehring told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;In today&rsquo;s polarized society, activists in both parties easily fall into the trap of just echoing terms which work well for people in their camp, but don&rsquo;t work for appealing beyond it. Labeling Harris a &lsquo;liberal,&rsquo; as opposed to other, more persuasive terms, is an example.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the liberal criticism of Harris has not been not enough to deter Sundheim, the first California Republican, from voting for the vice president over Trump in 100-odd days, conceding more centrist members of the GOP, including himself, were considering not casting a ballot for Biden again because of his age and mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, Republicans need to be mindful that the liberal criticism of Harris has emboldened more Left-leaning Democrats, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>young people<\/a> such as Jack Lobel, spokesman for Voters of Tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice&nbsp;President Harris will restore reproductive rights, protect our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate-change\/\">climate<\/a>, and build up the middle class,&rdquo; Lobel told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>MAGA<\/a> might call that radical &mdash; we call it fighting for everyday Americans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmaker-pushes-sex-ed-overhaul-teaching-gender-identity-to-5-year-olds-anal-sex-to-11-year-olds\/\" title=\"New York Lawmaker Pushes Sex Ed Overhaul: Teaching \u2018Gender Identity\u2019 To 5-Year-Olds, \u2018Anal Sex\u2019 To 11-Year-Olds\">including young people<\/a> of all walks of life.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1717525\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1717525\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The liberal history Kamala Harris wishes to move past in 2024<\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris&#8217;s rise to the forefront of the Democratic ticket has invigorated party supporters and shifted Republican strategies. With less than 100 days remaining until the election, efforts to define Harris are accelerating rapidly. This series from the Washington Examiner will delve into different facets of her campaign and image, with Part Three focusing on &#8220;Kamala the Liberal.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is crafting political attacks against his new Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, aiming for labels like &#8220;radical Left lunatic&#8221; to resonate. While some Republicans refer to her as a &#8220;San Francisco liberal,&#8221; a more traditional term, their strategy is evident: they intend to caricature her based on her previous policy stances. Since calls have emerged for President Joe Biden to step aside as the presumptive nominee for his party, Republicans have intensified their critiques of Harris&#8217;s substance over style.<\/p>\n<p>Her past endorsements of Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, Black Lives Matter initiatives, an assault weapons buyback program, and plans to overhaul Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during her 2020 presidential campaign provide ample material for Republicans looking to sway independent voters and disillusioned Democrats or Republicans against her.<\/p>\n<p>California Republican strategist Duf Sundheim noted that while he might prefer Harris over Trump himself, he views GOP criticisms labeling her as &#8220;liberal&#8221; as a strategic move that could backfire by rallying left-leaning Democrats around her. He suggested it would force Harris\u2019s campaign into a dilemma: either let \u201cHarris be Harris,\u201d which may alienate swing state voters due to its liberal leanings or shift towards more centrist positions.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania\u2014a crucial battleground\u2014Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick has capitalized on Harris\u2019s previous opposition to fracking among other energy policies in an attempt to undermine incumbent Senator Bob Casey (D-PA).<\/p>\n<p>A California Democratic strategist countered that such liberal critiques are overly predictable and juvenile. They advised that the Harris campaign should continue its current approach while working on reintroducing herself through highlighting her extensive experience as a district attorney in San Francisco, California Attorney General, and U.S. Senator from California.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, she has distanced herself from Medicare for All and buyback programs while now supporting fracking alongside increased border security measures. A spokesperson for the campaign emphasized that Vice President Harris has dedicated much of her career fighting against crime and advocating for middle-class families\u2014asserting this is why Trump fears debating her.<\/p>\n<p>However, some Democrats recognize potential pitfalls with these liberal criticisms; preliminary research indicates many associate terms like \u201cliberal\u201d with negative connotations regarding public perception of vice president&#8217;s image.<\/p>\n<p>While polling shows an initial boost in support following recent events involving Trump\u2019s assassination attempt\u2014leading some Republicans dismissively calling it merely a temporary surge\u2014the GOP remains aware they hold an advantage given historical trends showing more conservatives than liberals nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ongoing criticism about being too far left during her Senate tenure compared with other Democrats like Elizabeth Warren\u2014and acknowledging mixed perceptions about prior roles in law enforcement\u2014some strategists argue using terms like \u201cLeftist\u201d instead could be more effective than simply labeling someone as \u201cliberal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately though Sundheim still leans toward voting for Kamala over Trump come November despite concerns regarding Biden\u2019s age affecting voter sentiment within centrist circles; meanwhile younger progressive voices assert support behind what they view as essential rights advocacy led by figures such as Vice President Kamala Harrison amidst ongoing partisan divides across America today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2316487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-liberal.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,32438,36748,33017,32076],"class_list":["post-2316486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-kamala-harris","tag-liberal-record","tag-political-analysis","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-liberal.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}