Posted on 10/24/2024 11:35:25 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The vice president’s tack to the right, support for Israel in the Gaza war and incremental policy proposals have alienated progressives and raised worries about waning liberal energy.
As Vice President Kamala Harris makes a broad play to the political center, some Democrats worry that she is going too far in her bid to win over moderates who are skeptical of former President Donald J. Trump. In private — and increasingly in public as Election Day fast approaches — they say she risks chilling Democratic enthusiasm by alienating progressives and working-class voters.
In making her closing argument this month, Ms. Harris has campaigned four times with Liz Cheney, the Republican former congresswoman, stumping with her more than with any other ally. She has appeared more in October with the billionaire Mark Cuban than with Shawn Fain, the president of the United Auto Workers and one of the nation’s most visible labor leaders.
She has centered her economic platform on middle-class issues like small businesses and entrepreneurship rather than raising the minimum wage, a deeply held goal of many Democrats that polls well across the board. She has taken a harder-line stance on the border than has any member of her party in a generation and has talked more prominently about owning a Glock than about combating climate change. She has not broken from President Biden on the war Israel is waging in Gaza.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, for many Americans the avatar of the progressive movement, has campaigned aggressively for Ms. Harris across several battleground states. But he said in an interview that he had been alarmed by the...
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Its all just talk.
Win or loose, Heals will follow the orders of her puppet master, Obama.
I’m really starting to wonder how many RINOs, especially “Generals” are on Epstein’s List. A lot of them can’t wait to endorce the Jamaican. I endorsed Harris and Tiny Timmy’s gun ownership by going out and buying a new pistol.
They’re coming up with excuses for why Democrats aren’t even voting for her. Total loser.
I didn’t know “the Left” was in the Times vocabulary.
I thought that too, in 2022. The Red Wave never happened.
I'm not counting any MAGA chickens until it's been called officially for Trump. The evil Dems have had years to refine their cheat machine while RINOs have done nothing substantial to ensure election integrity.
I think Harris’ Beyonce and Springstein’s dog and pony entertainment shows aren’t going to help much and are going to give her campaign the opportunity for the song and dance to get out of hand. Free concerts are the fastest way for a concert to get out of hand. All the azhos show up at FREE events. LOL!
After decades of disparaging the Cheneys do you think the left is welcoming them with open arms? The media did it with McLame until he was nominated.
Me either. I voted for Trump on Tuesday.
I am also looking for ballots to harvest. 🤡
They should know by now that she is just lying to idiot Republicans.
“As Harris LIES to get Republican votes”
Please fix your headline.
the laughable NYT writes with absolute confidence that kamala has elucidated ACTUAL policies instead of the reality of her daily flip-flopping and wild hand-waving generalizations ...
Kamala shifting right. When did this happen? Does she even have the leg muscles to do that?
Kamala can’t even coherently explain her flip flops.
The NYT must be reading obscure position papers written by staffers.
And then loved him again after he lost, turned on Trump and cast the deciding vote saving Obamacare.
I think the big difference is that Trump wasn’t on the ballot in 2022. I too am very nervous, the Dems WILL be cheating as normal. However, I think like in 2016, they will not be able to anticipate the support for Trump and will not be able to generate enough of a cheat in the time required. I think the number of sane Dems voters that will cast a ballot for Trump will surprise the Dem machine.
If these lunatics were willing to vote for a braindead Mr. Potato Head... They will surely still vote for Kamaltoe... They have no other choice.
Kamala won’t get very many votes from independent voters... They are turned off by her inability to take any responsibility for her actions, and inability to take a position on any controversial subject... Word salads do not work with independents.
HAHAHAHAHAA. Enjoy that ideological purity, Kamala.
I still think she is going to steal it and “win” but reading stories like this are giving me a little more hope.
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