{"id":2327330,"date":"2024-08-20T07:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T11:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leans-into-comrade-kamala-label-as-harris-pivots-left-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T07:50:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T11:50:40","slug":"trump-leans-into-comrade-kamala-label-as-harris-pivots-left-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leans-into-comrade-kamala-label-as-harris-pivots-left-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump leans into \u2018Comrade Kamala\u2019 label as Harris pivots left &#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\">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%2Ftrump-leans-into-comrade-kamala-label-as-harris-pivots-left-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=2327330&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 article discusses the political strategies of Kamala Harris as she attempts to \u200cappeal to her progressive base \u200bwhile also addressing the \u200bcriticisms from her GOP rival,\u200b Donald Trump. Trump has labeled Harris as &#8220;Comrade Kamala,&#8221; accusing her of being a &#8220;California radical&#8221; and \u2064linking her proposals to communism. Harris,\u2063 on the \u2063other hand,\u200d is pivoting both\u200b leftward and toward the center to attract swing voters while\u2063 maintaining support from the Democratic base. Recently, she announced an\u200c anti-price gouging initiative criticized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betsy-mccaughey-the-democrats-lifespan-reduction-act\/\" title=\"Betsy McCaughey: The Democrats&#039; Lifespan Reduction Act\">price control scheme<\/a>, which further fueled Trump&#8217;s attacks. \u200bDespite \u2064these challenges, Harris has gained in the polls since \u2062becoming\u200b the top candidate for the Democratic ticket, leading Trump in recent averages. The article \u2063highlights the ongoing struggles and dynamics between the two contenders as the election approaches, with Trump feeling pressured to find effective messaging\u200c against Harris.  <\/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\">Trump leans into &lsquo;Comrade Kamala&rsquo; label as Harris pivots left<\/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_1734019\" 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\">Kamala Harris<\/a> is making an appeal to her progressive base with a series of campaign moves that are equally tantalizing to her GOP rival, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has sought to define Harris as a &ldquo;California radical&rdquo; by pointing to her embrace of far-left policies during her 2020 run for president. She has, to some extent, attempted to insulate herself from that line of attack since taking over the Democratic ticket, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4795337-kamala-harris-fracking-ban-stance\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disavowing<\/a>&nbsp;her previous support for a ban on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fracking<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare-for-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-thinks-congress-is-theirs-but-moderates-keep-dealing-them-setbacks\/\" title=\"The Left Thinks Congress Is Theirs, But Moderates Keep Dealing Them Setbacks\">single-payer healthcare<\/a><\/a>. But Harris has simultaneously given Trump fodder that he is crystalizing with a new nickname: &ldquo;Comrade Kamala.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris announced an anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3125314\/whitmer-argues-price-control-policy-speaks-kamala-harris-values\/\">price-gouging<\/a> initiative last week that critics described as a price control scheme. Before that, she picked the progressive Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Comrade Kamala Harris is terrible for our Country. She is a Communist, has always been a Communist, and will always be a Communist,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1825289885932257439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social Sunday afternoon. &ldquo;Under her &lsquo;leadership,&rsquo; the USA will fail, and fail quickly. We will not let that happen!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump followed that up Monday morning with a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112988814865653660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> describing Harris as a &ldquo;Marxist trained and believing President whose father is a Marxist professor.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s choice to pivot to the middle on some issues and to the left on others reflects her attempts to appeal to swing voters while maintaining the support of the Democratic base. She had two other Democrats on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vp-hopeful-tim-scott-opens-up-about-whirlwind-engagement-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump VP hopeful Tim Scott opens up about whirlwind engagement - Washington Examiner\">running mate short list<\/a>, but each was more centrist and risked turning off progressives who were skeptical of President Joe Biden before he stepped aside.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) faced criticism over his union record, while Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), a Jewish supporter of Israel, was panned as &ldquo;Genocide Josh&rdquo; by pro-Palestinian activists.<\/p>\n<p>With the price-gouging plan, Harris has gone further than most Democrats. Rather than merely blame &ldquo;corporate greed&rdquo; for the rising cost of grocery bills, she laid out a proposal that drew comparisons to previous price cap schemes, such as the one President Richard Nixon tried in the 1970s. <\/p>\n<p>One headline that picked up traction came from <em>Washington Post <\/em>columnist Catherine Rampell, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/08\/15\/kamala-harris-price-gouging-groceries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;When your opponent calls you &lsquo;communist,&rsquo; maybe don&rsquo;t propose price controls?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris laid out the proposal in an attempt to distance herself from Biden, who oversaw a decades-high spike in inflation following the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, her allies have gone on television to defend her against the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know Kamala Harris believes in the free market. What she put out in her proposals includes tax incentives for us to increase the production of housing and, yes, reductions in the prices that seniors pay for prescription drugs,&rdquo; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said on <em>Fox News Sunday.<\/em> &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s anything communist about wanting to make housing more affordable and prescription drugs more affordable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the decision has opened up a headache for Harris, giving Trump, who has faced GOP criticism for a lack of discipline, new opportunities to focus his campaign message.<\/p>\n<p>The former president previously tried out other nicknames including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3092494\/trump-mocks-laughing-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"laughing Kamala\">&ldquo;Laughing Kamala&rdquo;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/jul\/23\/donald-trump-turns-attention-from-crooked-joe-bide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lying Kamala\">&ldquo;Lying Kamala<\/a>,&rdquo; but in recent days has landed more squarely on the communist theme. Staffers including Corey Lewandowski, a former Trump campaign manager who recently rejoined his team, has begun <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidJHarrisJr\/status\/1824993937699881467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"using\">using<\/a> the nickname as well.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has surged in the polls since replacing Biden atop the Democratic ticket on July 20 and now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"leads\">leads<\/a> Trump in the <em>RealClearPolitics <\/em>polling average. Democratic strategists say that Trump is still trying, and failing, to get traction on his messaging about Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is more of the same,&rdquo; South Florida-based Democratic strategist Sasha Tirador said. &ldquo;The whole Biden resignation and Kamala running thing happened too fast for them. It caught them absolutely with their pants down, and they haven&rsquo;t been able to recover and get their footing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tom Cochran, a partner at 720 Strategies, took a similar view.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s desperately trying to come up with a nickname that sticks,&rdquo; Cochran said. &ldquo;Ever since the GOP convention, Harris has controlled the narrative almost exclusively, and that makes Trump incredibly uncomfortable. She has him on his heels at the moment, and that&rsquo;s not a good place for him to be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The warnings about communism &mdash; Trump has also said Harris&rsquo;s plans sound &ldquo;like something straight out of Venezuela or the Soviet Union&rdquo; &mdash; may be an effort to tap into Trump&rsquo;s polling issue advantages. <\/p>\n<p>For example, an ABC News-<em>Washington Post<\/em>-Ipsos&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.langerresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1234a2HarrisvsTrump.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll<\/a>&nbsp;released on Sunday showed Harris leading Trump among registered voters 49%-45%, but it also found Trump holding a 9-point lead over Harris in handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3125256\/democrats-see-presidential-chances-rise-hampered-familiar-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the economy\">the economy<\/a>, 46%-37%.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) made that point during a Republican countermessaging event near the Democratic National Convention on Monday. Scott warned that &ldquo;Socialism is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3125846\/johnson-scott-blast-socialist-kamala-dnc-coup-against-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"death\">death<\/a>, destruction, and shortages, and that&rsquo;s exactly what will happen if Harris gets elected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A number of conservative-leaning social media accounts also highlighted a clip of Harris saying in 2019 that she would &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/daveweigel\/status\/1198048623562514439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"snatch\">snatch<\/a>&rdquo; patents away from drug companies in an effort to lower costs. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, we can do that! The question is, do you have the will to do it?&rdquo; Harris said at the time. &ldquo;I have the will to do it.&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_1734019\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734019\"}});<\/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>Trump embraces the &#8216;Comrade Kamala&#8217; label as Harris shifts left. Vice President Kamala Harris is actively courting her progressive supporters through various campaign strategies that also catch the attention of her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump. Trump has attempted to portray Harris as a &#8220;California radical,&#8221; highlighting her support for far-left policies during her 2020 presidential campaign. Since taking over the Democratic ticket, she has tried to distance herself from this characterization by renouncing some of her earlier positions, such as advocating for a fracking ban and single-payer healthcare. However, she has also provided Trump with material to solidify his new nickname for her: &#8220;Comrade Kamala.&#8221; Recently, Harris introduced an anti-price-gouging initiative that critics have labeled a price control plan. Additionally, she selected progressive Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these developments, Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday afternoon to declare, \u201cComrade Kamala Harris is terrible for our Country. She is a Communist and will always be one.\u201d He warned that under her leadership, America would fail rapidly and vowed not to allow it. The following morning he further described Harris as a \u201cMarxist trained and believing President whose father is a Marxist professor.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s strategy of balancing between moderate and progressive stances aims at attracting swing voters while keeping the Democratic base engaged. Although she considered two more centrist Democrats for the vice-presidential slot\u2014Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who faced scrutiny over his union record, and Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA), criticized by pro-Palestinian activists\u2014she ultimately chose Walz.<\/p>\n<p>With regard to price controls in particular, Harris&#8217;s proposal goes beyond what most Democrats advocate; instead of simply attributing rising grocery prices to &#8220;corporate greed,&#8221; she suggested measures reminiscent of past price cap initiatives like those attempted by President Nixon in the 1970s. A notable commentary from Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell questioned whether proposing price controls was wise when facing accusations of communism.<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019s proposal seems aimed at distancing herself from Biden amid rising inflation post-pandemic; meanwhile, allies have defended her stance on television appearances. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) stated on Fox News Sunday that there\u2019s nothing communist about making housing or prescription drugs more affordable.<\/p>\n<p>However, this approach has created challenges for Harris by giving Trump fresh opportunities to sharpen his campaign message against her\u2014a tactic he had struggled with previously due to criticism within his party regarding discipline in messaging. While he had experimented with other nicknames like \u201cLaughing Kamala\u201d or \u201cLying Kamala,\u201d he now focuses heavily on portraying her through a communist lens.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s efforts\u2014including remarks suggesting that Harris&#8217;s plans resemble those from Venezuela or Soviet-era policies\u2014Democratic strategists believe he&#8217;s struggling with this narrative against an increasingly popular candidate who recently overtook him in polls since assuming leadership of the Democratic ticket on July 20th.<\/p>\n<p>Polling data shows that while registered voters favor Harris over Trump 49%-45%, Trump still leads significantly regarding economic management perceptions at 46%-37%. During Republican counter-messaging events near the Democratic National Convention Monday night Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) echoed concerns about socialism linked with potential outcomes if elected officials like Harris gain power.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative social media accounts have also circulated past statements where Harris expressed intentions in 2019 about seizing patents from drug companies aimed at reducing costs\u2014a sentiment underscored by comments asserting determination towards such actions if given authority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2327331,"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\/Comrade-Kamala.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,32438,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2327330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-kamala-harris","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Comrade-Kamala.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327330","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}