{"id":2320301,"date":"2024-08-07T04:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T08:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-walz-pick-kamala-can-no-longer-deny-shes-a-radical\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T04:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T08:09:11","slug":"after-walz-pick-kamala-can-no-longer-deny-shes-a-radical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-walz-pick-kamala-can-no-longer-deny-shes-a-radical\/","title":{"rendered":"After Walz Pick, Kamala Can No Longer Deny She&#8217;s A Radical"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fafter-walz-pick-kamala-can-no-longer-deny-shes-a-radical%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=2320301&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>The \u200darticle discusses Kamala Harris&#8217; political journey leading\u2063 up to her candidacy as the Democratic\u2062 standard bearer. Initially characterized as America&#8217;s\u2062 most liberal senator and an increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-is-the-most-unpopular-vice-president-in-50-years-polls-show\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Is The Most Unpopular Vice President In 50 Years, Polls Show\">unpopular vice president<\/a>, Harris\u200b has managed to \u200belevate her image through a media campaign that has made her less toxic to voters. However, \u2062the \u200barticle criticizes her lack \u200cof genuine engagement during this process,\u2064 noting that her campaign has been heavily scripted with her avoiding difficult questions regarding her previous radical positions on issues, such as\u200b immigration \u2062and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The author draws \u2062comparisons between Harris and \u2063former President Barack Obama, who, unlike Harris, had a charismatic\u200d and articulate presence when \u200dhe campaigned. The \u2064piece also critiques the selection \u200dof Tim Walz as Harris\u2019 running mate, suggesting that his \u2063liberal policies align more closely with Harris&#8217; past stances, creating\u2062 potential conflicts in appealing to moderate voters.<\/p>\n<p>Walz is\u200c depicted as a candidate \u2064whose political record reflects radical liberalism, particularly in recent Minnesota legislation on issues \u2063such as abortion\u200d rights, education reform, and\u2063 immigration. \u200cThe article argues that despite the \u2064media&#8217;s attempts\u2062 to paint him as\u2062 a likable figure, his \u200cgovernance during civil unrest and his policies present \u200ba stark contrast to \u200ba \u2063more moderate voter\u200d base, thus complicating their \u200cticket&#8217;s overall appeal.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Prior to two weeks ago, Kamala Harris&rsquo; political career was defined by two things: Being America&rsquo;s most liberal senator and the most unpopular vice president since we started polling. <\/p>\n<p>The popularity problem was easy enough to solve. After she was dubiously installed as the Democratic standard bearer, the media charm offensive and meme onslaught began. Harris  now has a degree of superficial popularity such that she&rsquo;s not the toxic figure she was a few months ago. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, that could change. Incredibly, Kamala Harris captured her party nomination through a bizarre process before she even answered a single question from a reporter. Everything Harris has done so far has been scripted and staged, and the voting public hasn&rsquo;t been confronted with her off-putting demeanor and legendary verbal vapidity. You can bemoan how unethical and artificial this P.R. campaign was, but so far it&rsquo;s been effective enough. <\/p>\n<p>That leaves the problem of Kamala&rsquo;s radical politics. Whitewashing her record here is no easy feat. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmaliaHalikias\/status\/1816172773204455739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislative record as a senator<\/a> is hard left &mdash; everything from trying to mandate racial quotas to legalizing squatting. Then her aborted presidential campaign in 2020 found her publicly supporting everything from banning fracking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/by-the-way-kamala-harris-is-a-dangerous-authoritarian\/\" title=\"By The Way, Kamala Harris Is A Dangerous Authoritarian\">abolishing private health insurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her current campaign&rsquo;s way of getting around this problem is almost admirable in terms of it&rsquo;s brazenness. They&rsquo;re just issuing generic statements announcing Harris has flip-flopped on several major issues which happen to be toxic in swing states such as illegal immigration, single-payer healthcare, and fracking. She still isn&rsquo;t personally answering any questions about how these major reversals came about, and in response the media is happy to adopt the most <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stevemur\/status\/1817973762886922363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">favorable framing<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guypbenson\/status\/1818650362472976767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her behalf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In some respects, this is reminiscent of the way Obama was dishonestly sold to voters in 2008. But unlike Harris, Obama was smart, verbally fluid and explained his supposed pragmatism repeatedly in a way that was convincing to voters. In this respect, his 2004 &ldquo;Red States and Blue States&rdquo; Democratic convention speech that launched him to national prominence is arguably the best political speech of the last twenty-five years; it&rsquo;s just too bad Obama&rsquo;s record as president renders the whole thing almost entirely insincere in retrospect.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Tim Walz. There&rsquo;s a lot to be said about why he was chosen. Even <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickFondacaro\/status\/1820840411335737852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN pundits are openly saying<\/a> that the selection of Walz over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is evidence of the fact antisemitism dictates who can be on a Democratic ticket. He also has a modicum of charisma, ensuring he&rsquo;d outshine the lightweight Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro would have been an asset to the ticket in ways Walz is not. He is a popular governor in a state that Harris needs to win. A case can be made Shapiro, who appears to have studied Obama so closely he&rsquo;s even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/zWfG2jfFvME?app=desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copied his unique speaking style<\/a>, also adopted an Obama-style pragmatism to get elected. (And like Obama, Shapiro was also insincere in his pragmatism &mdash; he was famously in favor of school choice programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/josh-shapiro-school-choice-pennsylvania-budget-negotiations-dc812bcd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">until he got elected<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Walz, on the other hand, is very liberal and has the governing record to match. There&rsquo;s no honest way to massage what he&rsquo;s about. Here&rsquo;s what the Minnesota Legislature passed, with Walz&rsquo;s enthusiastic support, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eyeslasho\/status\/1820845552940237163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">just last year<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&mdash; All limits on abortion<em> at any stage of pregnancy <\/em>were repealed, as were laws requiring doctors to treat infants born alive after an abortion. References to &ldquo;women&rdquo; in the new laws were replaced with &ldquo;pregnant people&rdquo;. <\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota declared itself a &ldquo;refuge&rdquo; for transgender surgeries and therapies for minors. Gender surgery will now to be publicly funded. <\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Public and charter schools are mandated to teach &ldquo;ethnic studies,&rdquo; and school boards are instructed to adopt &ldquo;antiracist&rdquo; curricula and teach &ldquo;the history of the genocide of Indigenous Peoples.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drivers&rsquo; licenses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-responds-to-kamalas-vp-selection-by-using-tim-walzs-own-words-against-him\/\" title=\"Trump Campaign Responds to Kamala&#039;s VP Selection by Using Tim Walz&#039;s Own Words Against Him\">state-funded health care<\/a> are now available for illegal immigrants. <\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Private religious colleges are forbidden to &ldquo;require a faith statement&rdquo; from enrolling students.<\/p>\n<p>  &mdash; Convicted felons now have the right to vote before completing parole or probation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s just a straightforward description of what happened. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2024\/08\/tim-walz-made-it-legal-to-coerce-women-into-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">details<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1820860171574464772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">politics<\/a> of what&rsquo;s happened in Minnesota are even more radical than they sound. And let&rsquo;s not forget that Walz was governor of Minnesota during 2020, when he openly sympathized with the rioters that destroyed Minneapolis, who he enabled by refusing to call out the National Guard for days. When asked about what was going on, he actually tried to blame the riots on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/walz-white-supremacist-groups-drug-cartels-suspected-at-minneapolis-riots-but-reports-still-unconfirmed.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">white supremacists<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the media are falsely portraying Walz as some affable Midwestern guy with broad appeal. The groupthink has settled on the word &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davidharsanyi\/status\/1820819938384191821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">folksy<\/a>&rdquo; to describe him. As a former high school teacher and National Guardsman (albeit with one with a <a href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/former-national-guardsmen-tim-walz-is-misleading-the-public-about-his-time-in-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dubious and cowardly record<\/a>) who got elected to Congress in a district that voted for Trump by a decent margin, there will be those arguing that Walz has some appeal to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-collar-truck-driver-on-verge-of-unseating-leader-of-democratic-machine\/\" title=\"\u2018Blue Collar\u2019 Truck Driver on Verge of Unseating Leader of Democratic Machine\">blue collar voters<\/a> that a San Francisco liberal such as Harris might alienate.<\/p>\n<p>But to put this in terms that a &ldquo;folksy&rdquo; person might understand, that dog won&rsquo;t hunt. If Walz ever possessed such an appeal, that was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-franklins-name-scrubbed-from-tacoma-city-park\/\" title=\"Ben Franklin\u2019s Name Scrubbed From Tacoma City Park\">long time ago<\/a>. The results of the 2022 gubernatorial election <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveKornacki\/status\/1820810857716109350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggests Walz isn&rsquo;t going to help attract the Midwest swing state voters Harris needs<\/a>. By contrast, Walz has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/squad-members-endorse-minnesota-gov-tim-walz-for-vp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enthusiastically championed by the most radical<\/a> members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The media has already let Harris get away with all but lying about her record, and they will do their level best to make sure Walz gets the same treatment. But the fact is that the selection of Walz strongly reinforces the idea that if Harris is elected, their White House will embrace a hard left politics. Walz can&rsquo;t run from his record, and with Harris choosing him for the ticket, she can no longer deny she&rsquo;s the radical liberal she&rsquo;s always been. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Mark Hemingway is the Book Editor at The Federalist, and was formerly a senior writer at The Weekly Standard. Follow him on Twitter at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/heminator\">@heminator<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until two weeks ago, Kamala Harris&#8217;s political identity was characterized by two main aspects: her status as the most liberal senator in the U.S. and her position as the least popular vice president recorded in polling history. The issue of her unpopularity was relatively straightforward to address. Following her questionable rise as the Democratic nominee, a media campaign aimed at improving her image commenced, leading to a level of superficial popularity that has made her less toxic than she appeared just months prior.<\/p>\n<p>However, this situation could easily shift again. Remarkably, Harris secured her party&#8217;s nomination through an unusual process without having faced any questions from reporters beforehand. Her actions thus far have been carefully scripted and orchestrated, shielding voters from experiencing her often off-putting demeanor and notorious verbal shortcomings. While one might criticize this public relations strategy for being unethical and contrived, it has proven effective up to this point.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge remains regarding Harris&#8217;s radical political views. Attempting to downplay or obscure these is no simple task; during her time in the Senate, she supported far-left initiatives ranging from racial quotas to legalizing squatting. Additionally, during her unsuccessful presidential bid in 2020, she endorsed policies such as banning fracking and eliminating private health insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Her current campaign addresses these issues with a boldness that is almost commendable; they are issuing vague statements indicating that Harris has changed positions on several contentious topics relevant in swing states\u2014like illegal immigration and single-payer healthcare\u2014without providing personal explanations for these shifts. Meanwhile, the media seems eager to present favorable narratives on her behalf.<\/p>\n<p>This approach bears some resemblance to how Barack Obama was marketed to voters back in 2008; however, unlike Harris, Obama possessed intelligence and eloquence that allowed him to convincingly articulate his supposed pragmatism\u2014a quality exemplified by his memorable &#8220;Red States and Blue States&#8221; speech at the 2004 Democratic convention.<\/p>\n<p>Now enters Tim Walz into this narrative. His selection raises various questions; even CNN commentators suggest that choosing Walz over Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro reflects antisemitism influencing Democratic ticket choices. Walz does possess some charisma which may allow him to overshadow Harris\u2019s lighter presence.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro would have brought advantages that Walz lacks\u2014he is a well-liked governor from a crucial state for Harris\u2019s campaign\u2014and he appears adept at adopting an Obama-like pragmatic style (though he too has shown insincerity regarding his positions). In contrast, Walz is openly liberal with a governing record reflecting those beliefs clearly: last year alone saw Minnesota repeal all abortion restrictions while also declaring itself a refuge for transgender surgeries for minors funded by taxpayers among other progressive measures.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, during his governorship amid civil unrest in 2020 following George Floyd\u2019s death\u2014which he attributed partly to &#8220;white supremacists&#8221; rather than addressing rioters directly\u2014Walz demonstrated sympathies towards those causing chaos rather than restoring order promptly.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all of this context suggesting otherwise about his appeal among moderate voters or blue-collar demographics (which some argue due to his background), recent election results indicate he may not be able help attract Midwest swing state voters crucial for success alongside someone like Harris who embodies more extreme liberal views.<\/p>\n<p>The media has largely allowed both figures\u2014Harris especially\u2014to misrepresent their records without scrutiny thus far but selecting Walz reinforces perceptions of an administration under them embracing hard-left politics unequivocally moving forward since neither can escape their pasts nor deny their ideological leanings now tied together on one ticket<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":274,"featured_media":2320302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Governor_Tim_Walz_addresses_the_audience_at_the_Fitzgerald_Theater_St_Paul_MN-scaled-e1722975551699.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[37397,32438,32171,37396,27318],"class_list":["post-2320301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-2023-election","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-commentary","tag-radical-politics","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Governor_Tim_Walz_addresses_the_audience_at_the_Fitzgerald_Theater_St_Paul_MN-scaled-e1722975551699.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320301","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\/274"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}