{"id":2323865,"date":"2024-08-13T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-pivots-to-the-economy-to-combat-light-on-substance-criticisms-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:32:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:32:15","slug":"harris-pivots-to-the-economy-to-combat-light-on-substance-criticisms-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-pivots-to-the-economy-to-combat-light-on-substance-criticisms-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris pivots to the economy to combat light-on-substance criticisms &#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\">24<\/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%2Fharris-pivots-to-the-economy-to-combat-light-on-substance-criticisms-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=2323865&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 is responding to criticisms that her \u2064presidential campaign lacks substance by delivering a policy-focused speech aimed \u200cat addressing economic issues, including\u200d how to reduce costs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-gamestop-saga-shows-system-is-not-the-capitalism-we-were-promised-not-even-close\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: GameStop Saga Shows System Is &#039;Not the Capitalism We Were Promised -- Not Even Close&#039;\">middle-class families<\/a>. Since announcing\u200b her candidacy three weeks ago, \u200cHarris has energized Democratic \u200dvoters and\u2062 generated financial support, but\u200d her campaign has faced\u2064 scrutiny due to her distancing\u2064 from her previous stances, such as\u200c Medicare for All, and a lack of a clear policy\u200b agenda.<\/p>\n<p>During her upcoming campaign stop in \u2062Raleigh, \u2063North Carolina, \u200cHarris plans\u200d to articulate her strategy to combat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-blames-vladimir-putin-for-record-high-inflation\/\" title=\"President Biden Blames Vladimir Putin For Record-High Inflation\">corporate price-gouging<\/a> \u200cand promote economic relief, seeking to counter claims of radical progressivism leveled by Republicans. Analysts believe her hesitancy to present a detailed platform is due to the rapid \u2062timeline of her campaign launch. Despite this criticism, some Democratic strategists\u2064 indicate that her platform may largely reflect\u200b President\u200d Biden&#8217;s agenda, which included unfulfilled \u2064promises like codifying Roe v. Wade and\u200b expanding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">child tax credit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s campaign strategy appears focused on \u200dunifying the Democratic \u200cbase while navigating a crowded primary \u200cfield,\u200b emphasizing \u200ccollaboration as essential for\u2062 achieving systemic change. \u200bHowever, her past remarks and current platform ambiguity\u2064 have provided\u200d ammunition for Republican attacks. Upcoming appearances alongside President Biden are intended to\u200d reinforce \u2063her \u2064alignment with his administration\u2062 while also\u2064 addressing the political challenges ahead.  <\/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\">Harris pivots to the economy to combat light-on-substance complaint<\/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_1729329\" 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> is taking her first major step to rebut GOP criticisms that she is running a light-on-substance campaign for president with a policy-oriented speech on Friday focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cutting costs for voters.\">cutting costs for voters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s initial weeks of campaigning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3119177\/republicans-turn-panic-about-their-nominee-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reinvigorated Democratic voters<\/a> who were apathetic about the prospect of another term under President Joe Biden. She has enjoyed a cash surge and packed rallies in battleground states across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But her campaign rollout has also come with a dose of criticism. She has distanced herself from some of the more controversial positions she held during her 2020 run for president, including Medicare for All, but she has not laid out a concrete agenda for how she would govern in office.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has given hints she would largely carry forward the agenda Biden laid out for his first term in the White House, including a bipartisan immigration deal he promised to sign despite it failing in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>But a Friday campaign stop in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she will lay out in detail how to &ldquo;lower costs for middle-class families and take on corporate price-gouging,&rdquo; will be among her first serious attempts to counter that critique.<\/p>\n<p>Harris herself told reporters over the weekend that her platform will &ldquo;be focused on the economy and what we need to do to bring down costs and also strengthen the economy overall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Multiple veteran Democratic strategists told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;that they believe Harris&rsquo;s delay in publishing a campaign platform is merely a factor of the short window she has had to get her campaign off the ground. Harris announced her run for president three weeks ago, teeing up a three-month sprint to Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In many ways, this isn&rsquo;t a typical campaign. Settling on an official platform takes serious time, and that&rsquo;s the one resource Vice President Harris hasn&rsquo;t had this cycle,&rdquo; one strategist said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A second Democratic operative pointed to parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118465\/harris-contends-biden-record-her-own\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden&rsquo;s unrealized agenda<\/a>, such as codifying <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> into law, making the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-signature-domestic-policy-achievement-senate-dems-urge-biden-to-make-the-expanded-child-tax-credit-permanent\/\" title=\"\u2018A Signature Domestic Policy Achievement\u2019: Senate Dems Urge Biden To Make The Expanded Child Tax Credit Permanent\">expanded child tax credit permanent<\/a>, and reinstating the 1994 ban on &ldquo;assault weapons&rdquo; and high-capacity magazines, to argue that Harris plans to &ldquo;carry the torch forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Republicans, who point out her campaign wiped the policy-focused page from Biden&rsquo;s 2024 website, have used the ambiguity to claim that Harris&rsquo;s policies are radically progressive. One ally of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118777\/five-takeaways-trump-x-conversation-elon-musk-marred-rocky-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign said her lack of a detailed platform is an effort to &ldquo;pull the wool&rdquo; over voters&rsquo; eyes.<\/p>\n<p>A third Democratic strategist, speaking on the condition of anonymity, downplayed Harris reversing her positions from 2020, chalking them up to her trying to assert her individuality in a crowded primary field. Harris previously suggested illegal border crossings should be decriminalized and that fracking should be banned in the United States, among other positions she has since disavowed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Harris is Bay Area-made, and the progressive wing of the party can&rsquo;t knock her credentials,&rdquo; the operative said. &ldquo;But I think, suspect, that one thing she&rsquo;s learned these past four years is that the White House must radiate a certain sense of consensus. Just like President Biden, Vice President Harris is trying to unify this country, and once she has a base to stand on, that&rsquo;s when she can truly start instituting true systemic change voters want to see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the Trump campaign has begun deploying clips of her past remarks in advertising while arguing that her 2020 stances reflect where she really stands on the issues. Her decision to avoid interviews with the press has opened up another line of attack for Republicans who claim she wants to hide from scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Harris approach has been to lean on Biden&rsquo;s record in the White House. She will appear alongside him in Prince George&rsquo;s County, Maryland, on Thursday, the first time the pair will campaign together, even if informally, since swapping out the top of the ticket in July.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While Donald Trump is wedded to the extreme ideas in his Project 2025 agenda, Vice President Harris believes real leadership means bringing all sides together to build consensus,&rdquo; Harris campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>But Harris has also attempted to neutralize popular policies Trump has put forward by embracing them herself. Over the weekend, she came out in support of eliminating taxes on tips, a proposal Trump has used to attract service industry workers in the battleground state of Nevada.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON&nbsp;EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was a TRUMP idea,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/watch\/1728947\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>former president<\/a> wrote on Truth Social in response to Harris. &ldquo;She has no ideas, she can only steal from me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She sounds more like Trump than Trump, copying almost everything. She is conning the American public, and will flip right back. I will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! There will be no flipping!!!&rdquo; he added.<\/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_1729329\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729329\"}});<\/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>Vice President Kamala Harris is addressing Republican criticisms of her campaign being lacking in substance by delivering a policy-focused speech on Friday aimed at reducing costs for voters. Her early campaigning efforts have energized Democratic supporters who were previously disinterested in another term for President Joe Biden. She has seen an influx of campaign funds and large crowds at rallies in key states. However, her campaign has faced some backlash as she distances herself from controversial positions she held during her 2020 presidential run, such as Medicare for All, without presenting a clear agenda for her potential presidency. Harris has indicated that she would largely continue Biden&#8217;s first-term agenda, including a bipartisan immigration deal he promised to pursue despite its failure in the Senate. During her upcoming visit to Raleigh, North Carolina, she plans to detail strategies to &#8220;lower costs for middle-class families and combat corporate price-gouging,&#8221; marking one of her first significant efforts to counter the criticism regarding the depth of her platform.<\/p>\n<p>Harris stated over the weekend that her focus will be on economic issues and measures needed to reduce costs while strengthening the economy overall. Veteran Democratic strategists believe that Harris&#8217;s delay in releasing a formal campaign platform is due to the limited time since announcing her candidacy three weeks ago, leading into a crucial three-month period before Election Day. One strategist noted that developing an official platform typically requires considerable time\u2014something Harris hasn&#8217;t had this cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Another Democratic operative pointed out elements of Biden\u2019s unfulfilled agenda\u2014like codifying Roe v. Wade and reinstating bans on certain firearms\u2014to suggest that Harris intends to continue advocating these policies. Conversely, Republicans have criticized the lack of clarity around Harris&#8217;s policies after they removed detailed policy information from Biden\u2019s 2024 website, claiming it indicates radical progressivism.<\/p>\n<p>An ally from Donald Trump\u2019s camp accused Harris of trying to mislead voters by not providing specifics about her platform while highlighting past statements where she suggested decriminalizing illegal border crossings or banning fracking\u2014positions she&#8217;s since renounced\u2014as attempts at establishing individuality within a crowded primary field.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this criticism, Trump\u2019s team has begun using clips from Harris&#8217;s previous remarks in their advertising campaigns while asserting those views reflect her true stance on issues today. Additionally, Republicans have seized upon Harris&#8217;s avoidance of press interviews as evidence that she is attempting to evade scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Harris aims to leverage Biden\u2019s accomplishments during his presidency; she&#8217;ll join him at an event in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland\u2014a significant moment since they last campaigned together following changes at the top of their ticket last July.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Trump&#8217;s extreme proposals outlined in his Project 2025 agenda, HARRIS spokesperson Kevin Munoz emphasized that real leadership involves fostering consensus among differing viewpoints rather than adhering strictly to extreme ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, over recent days she&#8217;s also adopted popular policies proposed by Trump himself; notably supporting tax elimination on tips\u2014a move intended to appeal specifically within Nevada&#8217;s service industry workforce where Trump has been active recently with similar proposals.<br \/>\nTrump reacted sharply via social media stating: \u201cThis was a TRUMP idea,\u201d accusing Harris of lacking originality and merely copying his initiatives while asserting he will make America great again without any flip-flopping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2323866,"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\/harris-tax.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7375,9168,4021,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2323865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-criticism","tag-economy","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/harris-tax.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323865","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}