Harris races to define her image before Republicans can

Los Angeles Times ^ | Aug. 17, 2024 3 AM PT | David Lauter

[E. Pluribus Unum]

WASHINGTON — Vice presidents seeking the top job almost always feel a need to separate themselves from the presidents they’ve served.

For Hubert Humphrey, the moment came late in his campaign. In a nationally televised speech on Sept. 30, 1968, he called for a halt to the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, departing from the Johnson administration’s war policy.

George H.W. Bush struggled to establish a distinct identity with voters after eight years as second fiddle to the very popular President Reagan. In his speech to the Republican convention in August 1988, he called for a “kinder, gentler nation” — to which Nancy Reagan famously retorted:

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“Kinder and gentler than whom?”

Vice President Al Gore faced a problem less acute than Humphrey’s, but more pressing than Bush’s: Most voters in 2000 approved of President Clinton’s job performance, but many disapproved of his personal conduct.

Gore chose a symbolic separation, picking as his running mate Sen. Joe Lieberman, who two years earlier had become the first prominent Democrat to publicly rebuke Clinton for his affair with Monica Lewinsky, calling his actions ‘’disgraceful’’ and ‘’immoral.”

Major points to watch for at the convention

At next week’s Democratic convention, one major question to pay attention to will be the extent to which Vice President Kamala Harris follows the pattern of those previous vice presidents and defines herself by contrast with President Biden.

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That’s not the only question mark. Among others:

• How heavily will Harris lean into her experience as a prosecutor? Her law enforcement experience served as a liability during her 2020 primary campaign, but now has reemerged as a political asset. Expect to hear multiple references to it over the course of the week.

• How will she respond to expected protests over U.S. policy toward the war in Gaza? Harris has tried to...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Three+ years as VP and she hasn't "defined her image" yet?

I can't wait until the DNC is over and it will be too late to swap her out. That's why Trump is holding fire.

It's going to be like shooting fish in a barrel for him. All he has to do is play videos of her "Libs of TikTok" style from four years ago saying the opposite of what she says today.

[BenLurkin]

Her image is already very well defined. She’s a cackling commie.

LAT is just blowing smoke. Again.

[alternatives?]

Kinder, gentler were certainly fake.

[janetjanet998]

Updated list to share

She is extreme left

Kamala Harris discussing government takeover of companies’ patents
https://rumble.com/v5bb0w3-kamala-harris-discussing-government-takeover-of-companies-patents.html

Kamala wants to close all illegal immigrant detention centers
https://rumble.com/v5aq4si-kamala-wants-to-close-all-illegal-immigrant-detention-centers.html

Kamala Harris: I think there needs to be some form of reparations for Blacks
https://rumble.com/v59e285-kamala-harris-i-think-there-needs-to-be-some-form-of-reparations-for-blacks.html

Supercut - Kamala Harris - An undocumented immigrant is NOT a criminal
https://rumble.com/v58v3ud-supercut-kamala-harris-an-undocumented-immigrant-is-not-a-criminal.html

Video Kamala Harris wants your tax dollars to fund trans surgeries for prisoners
https://rumble.com/v59313f-kamala-harris-wants-your-tax-dollars-to-fund-trans-surgeries-for-prisoners.html

Kamala Harris says she endorses universal healthcare and Medicare-for-all for illegal immigrants
https://rumble.com/v585f77-kamala-harris-says-she-endorses-universal-healthcare-and-medicare-for-all-f.html

Kamala: There is no question I’m in favor of banning fracking
https://rumble.com/v589phv-kamala-there-is-no-question-im-in-favor-of-banning-fracking.html

Kamala Harris wants to control how much red meat you eat because of climate change
https://rumble.com/v58enlh-kamala-harris-wants-to-control-how-much-red-meat-you-eat-because-of-climate.html

Flashback: Watch Kamala compare ICE to the KKK
https://rumble.com/v58ggqi-flashback-watch-kamala-compare-ice-to-the-kkk.html

CBS To Kamala Harris: “You’re considered the most liberal United States senator.”
https://rumble.com/v58esbd-cbs-to-kamala-harris-youre-considered-the-most-liberal-united-states-senato.html

[FlipWilson]

She says her campaign isn’t about the past, it’s about the future.

I can sure understand that. I if I were responsible for the present, I would sure run like hell from it.

[cuban leaf]

My personal opinion, FWIW, is that people that are now afraid that Kam is going to win are like people who think a certain team is going to win a football game because they read the press from the team’s PR department before the game.

The game starts after the convention. That is when this thing gets fun.😎

[linMcHlp]

Comrade First Secretary Harris: “ . . . you can keep your savings.”

[DIRTYSECRET]

*Vice presidents seeking the top job almost always feel a need to separate themselves from the presidents they’ve served.*
Oh you mean like Mike Pence? Heh heh.

*Al Gore faced a problem less acute than Humphrey’s*
Selecting Lieberman didn’t do it. It was one of his opening statements when nominated: “I am my own man.” That’s all it took.
Proof-Al Gore’s son getting stopped driving 95mph on the way to the convention. Kept hush-hush by the MSM.

[Sacajaweau]

https://michiganindependent.com/white-house/kamala-harris-has-cast-more-tie-breaking-votes-in-senate-than-any-vice-president-in-us-history/

[Sarah Barracuda]

We already know her image, she’s a Communist..see that simple

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Does the image include kneepads and lip balm?

[ZOOKER]

Here's a tip for you, LAT, Kamala has a campaign website! If she really wants to "define her image" you would think she'd start there, right? She can spell out in black and white exactly who she is and what she believes in. I think they call it a "campaign platform".

Or she could hold a press conference and lay it all out orally, and respond to questions to clarify her goals and beliefs.

But she won't. Now why do you suppose that is?

[philman_36]

Harris races to define her image before Republicans can

Republicans don't have to do anything. She defined herself long ago...

[who_would_fardels_bear]

My fear is that a sufficient number of illegals will be voting to overcome any advantage that Trump has, and that there are enough RINOs around to tacitly support the Dems and get in the way of any effort by Trumpsters to keep the elections fair.

[Danie_2023]

No doubt about it. She’s addicted to the power now. And she has already proven what she will ‘stoop to’ ... to get more power.

[House Atreides]

HEELS UP!!

[chajin]

Pre-debate, no one was voting for Biden; everyone was either for Trump or hated Trump. That has not changed. The people voting for Harris are voting for Harris because they hate Trump. The only difference is that she is less undesirable, and people can convince themselves that by voting for her they aren’t being racistsexistgayist and they truly love everyone—except Trump of course, who in their eyes is and always will be the embodiment of evil in the modern world.

[philman_36]

...lay it all out orally...

That's a baited trap for comedic replies given the individual in question.

A sure three pointer, nothing but net, but I'll pass.

[Liz]

Newtoidaho posted Harris worked at McDonalds during college which pretty much
makes her an “economics expert” according to brain dead media and demonrats.

Who knew Harris’ pumping ketchup would enhance her creds...../s?

[Liz]

Harris is very, very busy demonstrating her “Democratic leadership:”
<><>she’s furiously trying to “distance” herself from policies she partnered with Biden
<><>she’s frantically disavowing far-left strategies she once heartily embraced
<><>she’s run amok disavowing her running mate’s checkered past,
<><>she’s at her wit’s end keeping her lady killer hubby out of no-tell motels
<><>she’s going ballistic as her need for voter fraud skyrockets.