{"id":2337039,"date":"2024-09-05T07:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T11:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-leader-defends-harris-against-communist-attacks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T07:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T11:10:19","slug":"progressive-leader-defends-harris-against-communist-attacks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-leader-defends-harris-against-communist-attacks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive leader defends Harris against \u2018communist\u2019 attacks &#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\">20<\/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%2Fprogressive-leader-defends-harris-against-communist-attacks-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=2337039&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>In a recent article, Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, defended Vice President Kamala Harris against former\u2062 President Donald Trump&#8217;s accusations of labeling her a &#8220;communist.&#8221; Trump has intensified this rhetoric since Harris \u200bjoined the Democratic ticket and proposed a plan aimed\u200d at curbing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-raises-cost-of-domestic-oil-production-with-new-order-on-federal-leases\/\" title=\"Biden Raises Cost Of Domestic Oil Production With New Order On Federal Leases\">corporate price gouging<\/a>, particularly related \u200cto grocery and\u2064 gas prices heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. While Harris&#8217;s initiative aims to address concerns about rising living costs, it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-facebooks-zuckerberg-needs-to-surrender-communications-with-fauci-over-covid-19\/\" title=\"House GOP: Facebook\u2019s Zuckerberg Needs to Surrender Communications With Fauci Over COVID-19\">faced significant criticism<\/a> from Republicans, with Trump referring to it as &#8220;SOVIET Style Price Controls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Green argued \u2064that most \u200bAmericans would not align Harris&#8217;s efforts with communism, emphasizing the public&#8217;s desire for political accountability in tackling price\u200c gouging. He stated that Harris&#8217;s recent economic focus reflects a continuation of President Biden&#8217;s agenda but with \u2064her unique perspective. Despite Harris&#8217;s recent polling boost as the Democratic nominee, an ABC News-Washington Post-Ipsos poll indicates that Trump currently leads her regarding voter trust on economic issues. Trump continues to oppose her proposal, linking it to \u200cfailed historical \u2062attempts\u200d at price controls and warning \u2062of potential negative consequences.  <\/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\">Progressive leader defends Harris against &lsquo;communist&rsquo; attacks as Trump doubles down on label<\/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_1745992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee Adam Green defended Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> against attacks from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> labeling her a &ldquo;communist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has increasingly used the term to refer to Harris since she took over the Democratic ticket, especially after she announced her plan to ban corporate price gouging. Harris&rsquo;s campaign has sought to paint her plan as a way to end high grocery and gas prices that consumers have struggled with since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/critics-blast-harris-grasp-inflation-attack-business-ahead-policy-speech-lunatic-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slammed the proposal<\/a>, with Trump referring to the plan as &ldquo;SOVIET Style Price Controls&rdquo; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112973535972114721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post on Truth Social\">post on Truth Social<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Green dismissed criticism against Harris&rsquo;s proposal during an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Aug. 20, saying, &ldquo;Kamala Harris fights to avoid the price of eggs going from $7 to $9 in a couple weeks. It&rsquo;s great if people on the right want to call that communism because most Americans will be like, &lsquo;What are you talking about?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Green continued, &ldquo;Most Americans want to see Democratic politicians and Republicans acknowledge that there&rsquo;s price gouging at the grocery store and do something about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The economy remains a top concern for voters that plagued President Joe Biden&rsquo;s reelection campaign before he stepped aside and endorsed Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;The biggest thing she&rsquo;s done in the last few weeks is lift things from being a mystery as to what direction she would go, to making very clear that she will continue the general thrust of the Biden-Harris economic agenda, fighting for working people, taking on corporate interests and billionaires, but do it with her own unique flavor and style,&rdquo; said Green. &ldquo;So her saying that she will challenge corporate price gouging on groceries is a new point of emphasis that Biden hadn&rsquo;t necessarily made, but it speaks right to the center of the bullseye of what most Americans are thinking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Green continued, &ldquo;It was very gratifying to see her first big economic announcement being corporate price gouging with groceries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Harris has enjoyed a relative bump in polling since she became the Democratic nominee, a recent ABC News-<em>Washington Post<\/em>-Ipsos poll showed Trump leading Harris by 9 points regarding voters&rsquo; trust in handling of the economy and inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also not slowed down his attacks against Harris&rsquo;s proposal and candidacy, doubling down on labeling Harris a communist and his opposition to her plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3141854\/trump-lex-fridman-podcast-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>during an interview<\/a> with podcaster Lex Fridman that aired Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She came out with price control,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been tried like 121 different times at different places over the years, and it&rsquo;s never worked once. It leads to communism, it leads to socialism, it leads to having no food on the shelves, and it leads to tremendous inflation.&rdquo;<strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong>While Trump is attacking Harris&rsquo;s economic plan, her campaign is returning the favor, releasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3141354\/harris-campaign-ad-trump-corporate-price-gouging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a new ad on Tuesday<\/a> that targeted Trump for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporate-leaders-plot-to-oppose-changes-in-voting-laws-mock-mitch-mcconnell-on-weekend-mega-call\/\" title=\"Corporate Leaders Plot To Oppose Changes In Voting Laws, Mock Mitch McConnell On Weekend Mega-Call\">corporate tax cuts<\/a> that simultaneously touted her own plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong> <strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong>&ldquo;We all know costs are too high. But while corporations are gouging families, Trump is focused on giving them tax cuts. But Kamala Harris is focused on you,&rdquo; the ad&rsquo;s narrator says. Still, attempts to curb rising prices have been implemented on the state level as well, with over 30 states enacting laws to address price gouging, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the laws are triggered by natural disasters or emergencies and prohibit sellers of essential goods from raising prices beyond a certain amount. Notably, some of the bans have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/24\/trump-harris-price-gouging-groceries-00176247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>promoted by state Republican officials<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1745992\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1745992\"}});<\/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>Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Adam Green has come to the defense of Vice President Kamala Harris in response to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s accusations labeling her a &#8220;communist.&#8221; Trump has ramped up his use of this term since Harris joined the Democratic ticket, particularly after she proposed measures to prohibit corporate price gouging. Her campaign aims to present this initiative as a solution to the rising grocery and gas prices that consumers have faced since the COVID-19 pandemic&#8217;s conclusion. However, Republicans have criticized her proposal, with Trump describing it as &#8220;SOVIET Style Price Controls&#8221; in a recent Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the Washington Examiner on August 20, Green dismissed these criticisms, stating that Harris is working to prevent significant price increases for essential items like eggs. He suggested that most Americans would not resonate with claims of communism regarding her efforts. Green emphasized that many people want both Democratic and Republican leaders to recognize and address price gouging at grocery stores.<\/p>\n<p>The economy remains a critical issue for voters, which had been a challenge for President Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign before he endorsed Harris. Green noted that Harris has clarified her commitment to continuing Biden&#8217;s economic agenda while adding her unique approach\u2014specifically highlighting corporate price gouging on groceries as an important focus.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some improvement in polling for Harris since becoming the Democratic nominee, an ABC News-Washington Post-Ipsos poll indicated Trump leading by nine points among voters&#8217; trust regarding economic management and inflation. Trump continues his attacks against both Harris\u2019s candidacy and economic proposals; during a recent podcast interview with Lex Fridman, he reiterated his stance against her plan by linking it to historical failures associated with socialism and communism.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Harris\u2019s campaign released an advertisement targeting Trump&#8217;s corporate tax cuts while promoting her own initiatives aimed at addressing high costs for families. The ad highlights how corporations are exploiting families financially while asserting that Trump prioritizes tax cuts over their needs.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, over 30 states have enacted laws aimed at curbing price gouging during emergencies or natural disasters\u2014some of which have received support from state Republican officials\u2014demonstrating bipartisan concern over rising prices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3413,"featured_media":2337040,"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\/09\/harris-communist-attacks.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40154,4021,40153,32076],"class_list":["post-2337039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-communist-attacks","tag-harris","tag-progressive-leader","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-communist-attacks.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337039","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\/3413"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}