{"id":2325973,"date":"2024-08-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-begins-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T18:04:12","slug":"media-begins-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-begins-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Media begins to turn on Harris over economic policy \u2018gimmicks\u2019 &#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\">26<\/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%2Fmedia-begins-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-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=2325973&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 media \u2063has recently begun\u200c to \u200bscrutinize \u200cVice President \u200bKamala Harris over \u200bher economic policies, particularly following her announcement \u2064of a \u200bplan to combat inflation\u200c that aims at preventing price gouging by\u200d businesses. Despite her long-awaited economic agenda, several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-wildly-distorts-state-bills-banning-critical-race-theory-claims-republicans-want-to-stop-teaching-slavery-and-racism\/\" title=\"New York Times Wildly Distorts State Bills Banning Critical Race Theory, Claims Republicans Want To Stop Teaching Slavery And Racism\">left-leaning media outlets<\/a> have expressed skepticism towards her proposals,\u2064 labeling \u2062them as\u2063 &#8220;gimmicks&#8221; that might not effectively address inflation. <\/p>\n<p>Critics, including \u2062economists, argue that \u2063price increases\u200d at grocery \u2063stores are \u2064not \u200dthe principal \u2062drivers of \u200cinflation and\u2064 caution against\u200d selectively \u200cinterpreting\u200b economic data. Conversely, some\u200c commentators, such as \u2063CNN&#8217;s Van Jones, have praised Harris for her\u2064 bold stance against corporate\u200b price gouging, suggesting\u2064 that addressing this issue resonates with many Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Republican figures have\u2064 accused the media\u200b of \u2063creating an excessively favorable narrative around Harris since she took\u200b over the Democratic ticket from President Biden, \u200darguing that it has allowed her to evade accountability for her\u2062 economic strategies. the reception to Harris&#8217;s economic\u200c policy \u2064has been\u2063 mixed, highlighting divisions in perceptions among different \u2063media and political groups.  <\/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\">Media begins to turn on Harris over economic policy &lsquo;gimmicks&rsquo;<\/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_1732421\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The media has taken heat for hesitating to hold Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s feet to the fire after replacing President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> ticket, but not all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msm-falsely-accuses-oan-of-russian-propaganda-ignores-facts-attacks\/\" title=\"MSM falsely accuses OAN of \u2018Russian propaganda\u2019, ignores facts attacks\">left-leaning outlets<\/a> are buying her much-anticipated economic plan to fight inflation.<\/p>\n<p>After going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3116767\/kamala-harris-stance-policy-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>weeks<\/a> with no policy agendas on her campaign website, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/08\/16\/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-a-campaign-event-in-raleigh-nc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unveiled<\/a> her plan to fight inflation, which takes aim at business owners who increase prices in a market where the cost of buying and producing goods has never been higher.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris&rsquo;s plan to stop price gouging could create more problems than it solves,&rdquo; one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/16\/business\/harris-price-gouging-ban-inflation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a> headline reads. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/08\/16\/harris-economy-plan-gimmicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>  published an op-ed titled, &ldquo;The times demand serious economic ideas. Harris supplies gimmicks.&rdquo; The latter piece pushed back on Harris&rsquo;s claims that price gouging is causing inflation.<\/p>\n<p>An economist told <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/harris-unveils-economic-plans-inflation-housing-economists\/story?id=112892305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ABC<\/a> that price increases at grocery stores do not stand as a primary cause of inflation. He warned, &ldquo;You have to be careful not to cherry pick&rdquo; data, as &ldquo;most of the inflation over the past few years has been caused by increases in costs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN political commentator Van Jones, on the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4832581-van-jones-kamala-harris-economic-plan-price-gouging-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>praised<\/a> Harris for &ldquo;boldly&rdquo; calling out &ldquo;price gouging.&rdquo; He said, &ldquo;Most Americans don&rsquo;t have a problem with technology CEOs. It&rsquo;s these grocery stores ripping people off, the big grocers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans such as RNC co-chairwoman Lara Trump have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3123763\/lara-trump-predicts-harris-shine-wear-off-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>accused<\/a> the media of creating &ldquo;manufactured&rdquo; momentum for Harris, as the press has run mostly positive coverage about Harris since she replaced Biden, while allowing her to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-feed-11-28-23\/\" title=\"Daily Feed 11\/28\/23: Latest news\">evade difficult questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Tim Carney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3116585\/trump-incoherence-bigger-asset-than-media-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>chided<\/a> that &ldquo;media bias is evident in the dozens of stories basking in the &lsquo;joy&rsquo; of the Harris-Walz ticket. Republicans always worry that media bias will tip the electoral scales against them, and this isn&rsquo;t false.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carney explained that many in the media, which he says is dominated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-reporters-slam-california-governor-candidate-larry-elder-for-downplaying-racism-in-america\/\" title=\"Leftist Reporters Slam California Governor Candidate Larry Elder For \u2018Downplaying Racism In America\u2019\">left-leaning journalists<\/a>, &ldquo;fail to criticize, question, or investigate their preferred candidates.&rdquo; As a result, &ldquo;The conservative media fill a crucial role here, informing readers of facts the left-leaning major media would never report.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the Democratic National Convention set to begin on Monday, and the first presidential debate between Harris and former president Donald Trump coming up in September, the media criticism over Harris&rsquo;s economic plan may signal a turning point in how the Vice President is covered as she will be unable to avoid the national spotlight.<\/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_1732421\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732421\"}});<\/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 media is starting to scrutinize Vice President Kamala Harris regarding her economic policies, which some are labeling as &#8216;gimmicks.&#8217; While there has been criticism of the media for not challenging Harris more vigorously since she took over from President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket, not all liberal outlets are convinced by her newly announced strategy to combat inflation. After a period of inactivity on her campaign website concerning policy proposals, Harris introduced a plan targeting business owners who raise prices amid soaring production and purchasing costs. A CNN headline suggested that &#8220;Harris&#8217;s plan to stop price gouging could create more problems than it solves.&#8221; Similarly, The Washington Post featured an op-ed titled &#8220;The times demand serious economic ideas. Harris supplies gimmicks,&#8221; which contested her assertion that price gouging is a primary driver of inflation. An economist interviewed by ABC noted that rising grocery prices aren&#8217;t the main cause of inflation and cautioned against selectively interpreting data, emphasizing that most recent inflation stems from increased costs. Conversely, CNN commentator Van Jones commended Harris for &#8220;boldly&#8221; addressing &#8220;price gouging,&#8221; stating that most Americans don&#8217;t have issues with tech CEOs but rather with large grocery chains overcharging consumers. Republicans like RNC co-chair Lara Trump have accused the media of artificially boosting Harris&#8217;s profile through predominantly positive coverage while allowing her to sidestep tough questions. Tim Carney from The Washington Examiner criticized what he sees as evident media bias favoring the &#8216;joy&#8217; surrounding the Harris-Walz ticket and argued that left-leaning journalists often fail to challenge their favored candidates adequately. He asserted that conservative media play an essential role in providing information overlooked by mainstream outlets leaning leftward. With the Democratic National Convention approaching and a presidential debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump scheduled for September, this growing criticism may indicate a shift in how she will be portrayed in the press as she steps into greater public scrutiny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2325974,"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-joe-biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34402,4021,33295],"class_list":["post-2325973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-policy","tag-harris","tag-media-criticism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala-harris-joe-biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325973","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\/2670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}