{"id":2324323,"date":"2024-08-14T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-should-hold-harris-to-her-previous-positions-for-2024-byron-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:05:54","slug":"republicans-should-hold-harris-to-her-previous-positions-for-2024-byron-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-should-hold-harris-to-her-previous-positions-for-2024-byron-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans should hold Harris to her previous positions for 2024: Byron York &#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\">30<\/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%2Frepublicans-should-hold-harris-to-her-previous-positions-for-2024-byron-york-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=2324323&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>Byron York, in a recent commentary for the *Washington Examiner*, suggests that \u2062Republicans \u2063could leverage Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s previous positions to challenge \u200cher in the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">upcoming 2024 presidential election<\/a>. He notes that since joining the race, Harris has altered her stance on various issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tough-on-crime-trump-endorses-texas-gov-greg-abbott-calls-him-a-fighter\/\" title=\"\u2018Tough On Crime\u2019: Trump Endorses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Calls Him A \u2018Fighter\u2019\">including border security<\/a> and universal healthcare, while \u2064retaining\u200d her \u200dview on abortion. York argues that\u200b Republicans \u200bshould \u200demphasize her past \u2064statements, rather \u200bthan relying on vague\u200d communications from her staff, and\u2063 push for her to\u200d clarify\u2064 her current beliefs. <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he\u200b highlights Harris&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-on-trump-verdict-democrats-just-set-the-country-on-fire\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro: &#039;Democrats Ignite Country with Trump Verdict\">potential political strategy<\/a> of \u2064shifting towards more \u200bcentrist views to attract a broader electorate,\u200b similar to former President Donald \u2064Trump&#8217;s recent interview approach, which he believes allowed Trump to connect\u2062 with voters\u200d in a more personable way. York \u200dindicates that while Musk has publicly\u2063 invited Harris\u200b for an interview,\u2062 she \u2064has not engaged in any press \u2062interviews since becoming the \u2064Democratic nominee. This could be \u200da missed opportunity for her to present her \u200ccase to the public effectively.  <\/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\">Republicans should hold Harris to her previous positions for 2024: Byron York<\/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_1729968\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Byron York<\/a> argued that &ldquo;there&rsquo;s a case&rdquo; to be made by Republicans to hold Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> to the positions she previously held before becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Party<\/a>&rsquo;s 2024 nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has changed her views on multiple issues since essentially taking President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s place in the 2024 election cycle, including border security and universal Medicare. York, the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> chief political correspondent, noted how Harris was a very progressive candidate when she ran for president in 2020, but now the only position she has not changed her views on is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think there&rsquo;s a case to be made right now for Republicans to hold her to these old positions that we see her saying on tape everywhere, and not pay a lot of attention to a statement released by some anonymous staffer and to say &lsquo;until Kamala Harris tells us herself what she believes in, this is what she said,&rsquo;&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Special Report with Bret Baier<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2547720&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=ae9b208747e30cb6b6e8e6974d9499c7\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s shift on multiple issues could possibly be a move to reach out to more centrist voters, a move former President Donald Trump made by conducting <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>a one-on-one live interview with X owner Elon Musk<\/a>, who has considered himself a moderate. York argued the interview was &ldquo;a net plus&rdquo; for the former president, as it allowed people to listen to him speak conversationally rather than giving &ldquo;a stump speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think he got to make the case for himself,&rdquo; York said. &ldquo;He got to wander all over the lot, which he does, but it allowed people to listen to another side of him, and that&rsquo;s a plus for him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk has offered to conduct a one-on-one interview with Harris as well. As of Wednesday morning, Harris has yet to partake in a press interview since stepping in for Biden as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s presidential nominee.<\/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\">Happy to host Kamala on an &#120143; Spaces too<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1823217769229566251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway has advised Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3119736\/kellyanne-conway-presses-trump-fewer-insults-bid-winning-formula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>focus on &ldquo;fewer insults&rdquo; on the 2024 campaign trail<\/a>, and that he should highlight the policy contrast between him and Harris. Conway argued that the former president has &ldquo;a 2-to-1 advantage&rdquo; over both Biden and Harris on &ldquo;the key issues that are important to people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Polling data conducted from Aug. 6-9 found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117539\/harris-now-leads-in-three-swing-states-among-likely-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris is leading Trump in three swing states<\/a>, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Trump lost all three of these states, as well as Arizona and Georgia, during the 2020 Electoral College.<\/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_1729968\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729968\"}});<\/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>Byron York suggested that Republicans should hold Vice President Kamala Harris accountable for her past positions as she prepares to be the Democratic nominee for 2024. He pointed out that Harris has altered her stance on several key issues, such as border security and universal Medicare, since stepping into the election cycle. York, who is the chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, noted that while she was a progressive candidate during her 2020 presidential run, abortion remains the only issue where her views have not shifted. On Fox News&#8217;s Special Report with Bret Baier, he stated that Republicans should emphasize Harris&#8217;s previous statements rather than relying on vague comments from anonymous staffers. He argued that until Harris clarifies her beliefs herself, they should focus on what she has said in the past.<\/p>\n<p>York also speculated that Harris\u2019s changes might be an attempt to appeal to centrist voters\u2014similar to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s strategy of engaging with moderate figures like Elon Musk through direct interviews. He described Trump\u2019s interview with Musk as beneficial because it allowed audiences to hear him speak more casually rather than delivering a standard campaign speech.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has expressed interest in interviewing Harris as well; however, as of Wednesday morning, she had not participated in any press interviews since becoming Biden&#8217;s replacement as the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway advised Trump to reduce his use of insults during his campaign and instead focus on contrasting policies between himself and Harris. She claimed Trump holds a significant advantage over both Biden and Harris regarding key voter issues. Recent polling data from early August indicated that Harris is currently leading Trump in crucial swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan\u2014states he lost in the 2020 election along with Arizona and Georgia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2324324,"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\/2024-election-scaled-1024x685.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,37928,4021,3756,32076],"class_list":["post-2324323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-byron-york","tag-harris","tag-republicans","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-election-scaled-1024x685.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324323","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}