{"id":2322386,"date":"2024-08-10T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-policies-harris-has-pivoted-on-since-ascending-to-top-of-democratic-ticket-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T12:22:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T16:22:38","slug":"six-policies-harris-has-pivoted-on-since-ascending-to-top-of-democratic-ticket-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-policies-harris-has-pivoted-on-since-ascending-to-top-of-democratic-ticket-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Six policies Harris has pivoted on since ascending to top of Democratic ticket &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fsix-policies-harris-has-pivoted-on-since-ascending-to-top-of-democratic-ticket-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=2322386&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>Vice President Kamala Harris has recently shifted her position on several progressive policies she\u200b previously supported as she seeks to rally voters in \u200cher \u2062bid\u200b to\u2064 become the Democratic nominee\u200d after President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal\u200d from the race. Notably, she has \u2063walked back her support for a mandatory buyback\u2063 program for AR-15s, which she\u2062 championed in \u20622019. Additionally, Harris has\u200c reversed her stance \u2062on banning \u2062fracking, previously advocating for it during her presidential campaign but\u200d now stating\u2064 she will not pursue a ban if elected.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Harris\u200b has changed her views\u200b on healthcare, moving away from advocating for a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checking-the-media-no-the-u-s-does-not-rank-dead-last-on-healthcare\/\" title=\"Fact Checking The Media: No, The U.S. Does Not Rank \u2018Dead Last\u2019 On Healthcare\">single-payer system<\/a>, which she co-sponsored with Bernie Sanders in 2017. She \u2063has\u2064 also distanced herself from the idea\u200b of\u200d expanding the \u200dSupreme\u200d Court, \u2062a notion \u200dshe entertained in 2019 when Democrats faced a conservative majority. Lastly, she has\u2063 abandoned the concept of \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-cause-of-inflation-is-insane-government-spending\/\" title=\"The Real Cause Of Inflation Is Insane Government Spending\">federal jobs guarantee<\/a>,\u2062 a \u2064key proposal among some progressives\u200d during the 2020 election cycle. Harris&#8217;s campaign \u200dhas emphasized the importance of looking forward\u2063 and building on the achievements of the Biden administration while \u200daddressing the criticisms of her past stances.  <\/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\">Six policies Harris has pivoted on since ascending to top of Democratic ticket<\/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_1726250\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> has spent her career championing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/progressives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>progressive<\/a> legislation, from the Green New Deal to Medicare for all. Now, she&rsquo;s backtracking on some of that support as she tries to rally voters behind her as the Democratic nominee since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> dropped out last month.<\/p>\n<p>Here are six policies she&rsquo;s walked back support for. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support for a mandatory buyback program <\/h2>\n<p>A campaign official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6359817399112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> Fox News that Harris is no longer supporting a mandatory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-announces-texas-gubernatorial-bid\/\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke announces Texas gubernatorial bid\">buy-back program<\/a> for AR-15s and similar guns. While running for president in 2019, she said, &ldquo;We have to have a buy-back program and I support a mandatory buy-back program,&rdquo; at a forum in Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p>Trump has already capitalized off her previous comments, telling supporters at a Georgia rally, &ldquo;She supports mandatory gun confiscation &hellip; Would anybody mind if they came into your house and took away your gun? &hellip;&nbsp; She&rsquo;s for taking away all of your guns.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A ban on fracking <\/h2>\n<p>Despite saying during her previous presidential bid &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no question I&rsquo;m in favor of banning fracking,&rdquo; the vice president has now walked back on that position. <\/p>\n<p>A campaign official <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4795337-kamala-harris-fracking-ban-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Hill<\/em> exclusively that Harris would not seek to ban fracking if elected in November. The official attempted to turn the flip-flop on Trump, focusing on his oil-friendly position. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s false claims about fracking bans are an obvious attempt to distract from his own plans to enrich oil and gas executives at the expense of the middle class,&rdquo; the spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden-Harris Administration&nbsp;passed the largest ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-reach-deal-to-fully-transfer-power-to-democrats\/\" title=\"Senate Leaders Reach Deal To Fully Transfer Power To Democrats\">climate change legislation<\/a> and under their leadership, America now has the highest ever domestic&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy<\/a>&nbsp;production,&rdquo; the spokesperson added. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Single-payer system <\/h2>\n<p>Harris campaign officials confirmed in July she has also changed her stance on her health care system policies. Previously, she supported a single-payer system &mdash; that is no longer the case.<\/p>\n<p>Harris co-sponsored Medicare for All legislation with Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Bernie-Sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) in 2017, which would essentially eliminate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-advance-inflation-reduction-bill-in-50-51-vote\/\" title=\"Democrats Advance \u2018Inflation Reduction\u2019 Bill in 50\u201351 Vote\">private insurance market<\/a>. During her previous presidential run, she reiterated her support for the government-run health insurance program, saying, &ldquo;We need to have Medicare for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanding the Supreme Court<\/h2>\n<p>In 2019, Harris was one of a handful of Democrats who said they wouldn&rsquo;t &ldquo;rule out&rdquo; expanding the court, according to <em>Politico<\/em>. During Trump&rsquo;s presidency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conservatives<\/a> gained a large advantage in the court, causing concerns for liberal lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>She said then, &ldquo;We are on the verge of a crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court. We have to take this challenge head-on, and everything is on the table to do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, she has stated she is not in favor of expanding the Supreme Court, which currently has nine justices. Biden has proposed ethics reforms for the Supreme Court, which Harris has voiced support for, but neither of them are supportive of expansion, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4800595-biden-supreme-court-reform-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to a spokesperson. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal jobs guarantee<\/h2>\n<p>Harris&nbsp;no longer supports a federal job guarantee, an idea championed by some on the Left and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/green-new-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green New Deal<\/a>&nbsp;proponents that gained traction among Democrats during the 2020 election cycle. A spokesperson for Harris&rsquo;s campaign confirmed the position change exclusively to the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A federal jobs guarantee would mean the federal government would provide a job to anyone who wants one, a massively costly proposal that harkens back to the New Deal policies of the 1930s.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris spokesperson told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;in the context of the reversal that the campaign is trying to be forward-looking, rather than looking backward. The aide said Harris is very proud of the Biden administration&rsquo;s climate record and is excited to build upon the progress of those changes.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Police funding and support<\/h2>\n<p>In the wake of George Floyd&rsquo;s murder and the 2020 protests calling for defunding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police<\/a>, Harris was supportive of redirecting funds.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This whole movement is about rightly saying we need to take a look at these budgets and figure out whether it reflects the right priorities,&rdquo; Harris said in a 2020 interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, that fall, former Harris press secretary Sabrina Singh said, &ldquo;Joe Biden and Kamala Harris do not support defunding the police, and it is a lie to suggest otherwise. Throughout her career, Sen. Harris has supported increasing funding to police departments and boosting funding for community policing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair for the Biden-Harris campaign&nbsp;walked back her statements, saying, &ldquo;Her position has always been that you can both be tough and smart on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a>, and it requires funding police.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1726250\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726250\"}});<\/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>**Six Policies Kamala Harris Has Changed Her Stance On Since Becoming the Democratic Nominee**<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has long been an advocate for progressive policies, including the Green New Deal and Medicare for All. However, as she seeks to unite voters behind her candidacy following President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal last month, she has begun to retract some of her previous positions. Here are six key policies where she has softened her stance:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Mandatory Buyback Program**: A campaign representative informed Fox News that Harris no longer supports a mandatory buyback program for AR-15s and similar firearms. During her 2019 presidential campaign, she had stated, &#8220;We have to have a buy-back program and I support a mandatory buy-back program&#8221; at a Las Vegas forum. Trump has since used this shift against her in rallies.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Fracking Ban**: Although Harris previously declared herself in favor of banning fracking during her presidential run, she now states that if elected in November, she would not pursue such a ban. A campaign official emphasized that Trump&#8217;s claims about fracking bans are misleading and aimed at diverting attention from his own pro-oil agenda.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Single-Payer Healthcare System**: In July, officials from Harris&#8217;s campaign confirmed that she has altered her position on healthcare policy; specifically, she no longer supports a single-payer system after having co-sponsored Medicare for All legislation with Senator Bernie Sanders in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Expanding the Supreme Court**: In 2019, Harris was among several Democrats who did not dismiss the idea of expanding the Supreme Court due to concerns over its conservative majority during Trump&#8217;s presidency. However, more recently, she expressed opposition to court expansion while supporting ethics reforms instead.<\/p>\n<p>5. **Federal Jobs Guarantee**: Harris has also stepped back from endorsing a federal jobs guarantee\u2014a proposal popular among some progressives\u2014which would ensure government-provided employment for anyone seeking work.<\/p>\n<p>6. **Police Funding Support**: Following George Floyd&#8217;s murder and subsequent protests advocating for police defunding in 2020, Harris initially supported reallocating police funds but later clarified through former staff that both Biden and herself do not endorse defunding police departments; rather they advocate increasing funding for community policing initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>As these shifts illustrate, Vice President Harris is navigating complex political terrain as part of her efforts to consolidate support within the Democratic Party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2970,"featured_media":2322387,"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\/08\/kamala_harris_white_suit-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33355,4021,4600,37769,32076],"class_list":["post-2322386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-ticket","tag-harris","tag-policies","tag-political-pivot","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala_harris_white_suit-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322386","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\/2970"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}