{"id":2326033,"date":"2024-08-17T19:06:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T23:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-begin-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T19:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T23:09:37","slug":"media-begin-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-begin-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Media begin 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-begin-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=2326033&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 is reportedly \u200dbeginning to criticize\u200d Vice President Kamala Harris for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-outlines-economic-proposals-to-bring-america-back-from-the-brink\/\" title=\"Trump Outlines Economic Proposals to \u2018Bring America Back from the Brink\u2019\">economic policy proposals<\/a>, particularly a plan aimed at combatting inflation that\u2063 targets price gouging by business\u2062 owners. Although Harris\u200c has been under scrutiny for her lack of clear policy \u2064agendas since taking over the \u200dDemocratic ticket\u200d from President Biden, \u200bher recent unveiling of\u200c an economic plan has not been well received by several \u200cleft-leaning media\u2064 outlets. Critics argue that her approach may create more problems than it resolves, with some analyses claiming that price increases in stores are not the \u200dmain drivers of inflation. While some, like CNN commentator Van\u2063 Jones, support her stance on price \u200bgouging, others \u2062believe the media has been overly \u2062lenient in its\u200c coverage of her performance, with Republican figures accusing it of fostering unwarranted positive coverage for \u200bher. \u2064The debate \u200dhighlights the tension between Harris&#8217;s \u2062proposed solutions and their perceived effectiveness, stirring differing opinions in the political landscape.  <\/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 begin 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 have 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 evade difficult questions.<\/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 left-leaning journalists, &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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-begins-to-turn-on-harris-over-economic-policy-gimmicks-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Media begins to turn on Harris over economic policy \u2018gimmicks\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">left-leaning major media<\/a> 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>Media scrutiny of Harris intensifies over economic policy &#8216;gimmicks&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>The media has faced criticism for not rigorously questioning Vice President Kamala Harris following her replacement of President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket. However, some left-leaning outlets are skeptical about her recently unveiled economic strategy aimed at combating inflation. After a prolonged period without any policy proposals on her campaign website, Harris introduced a plan targeting business owners who raise prices amid soaring production and purchasing costs. A CNN headline noted that &#8220;Harris\u2019s 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 challenged her assertion that price gouging is a primary driver of inflation. An economist interviewed by ABC pointed out that rising grocery prices are not the main cause of inflation and cautioned against selectively interpreting data, emphasizing that most recent inflation stems from increased costs.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, CNN political commentator Van Jones commended Harris for &#8220;boldly&#8221; addressing &#8220;price gouging,&#8221; stating that most Americans do not have issues with tech CEOs but rather with large grocery chains taking advantage of consumers. Republicans like RNC co-chairwoman Lara Trump have accused the media of artificially boosting momentum for Harris through predominantly positive coverage since she took over from Biden while allowing her to sidestep tough questions. Tim Carney from The Washington Examiner criticized what he sees as media bias in the numerous stories celebrating the &#8220;joy&#8221; surrounding the Harris-Walz ticket, arguing that this bias can indeed influence electoral outcomes against Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Carney contended that many journalists in mainstream media lean left and often fail to scrutinize or challenge their favored candidates adequately. Consequently, he believes conservative media plays an essential role in providing information overlooked by major left-leaning outlets.<\/p>\n<p>As the Democratic National Convention approaches on Monday and with a presidential debate between Harris and former president Donald Trump scheduled for September, this growing criticism regarding her economic plan may indicate a shift in how she will be portrayed as she steps into greater public scrutiny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2326034,"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-2326033","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\/2326033","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=2326033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}