Vice President Kamala Harris’ positions she took as a candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2020 are coming back into the spotlight.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris , D-Calif., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta.
Four years later, Harris is being confronted with her own words and positions as Trump and other Republicans try to define her as a radical progressive that is out of touch with Americans. Her campaign said in a statement last week that she has reversed her position on fracking, which is consistent with that of Biden’s administration. It is somewhat of a niche issue but may be important in the swing state of Pennsylvania where the practice is a major economic industry.
The approach of trying to paint Harris as an out-of-touch liberal lawmaker comes as the Trump campaign is trying to readjust its strategy against a new opponent after Biden suddenly dropped out of the race. Harris’ entrance hasin polling with the vice president erasing Trump’s lead nationally and in several swing states in surveys that have been conducted over the last two weeks.
“The Trump campaign is seeing this, and I don't think they have any idea how to address it, how to address the issues that they clearly have now, how to shift gears. And I think Donald Trump himself as a candidate is completely flummoxed by the situation,” said David Cohen, a professor a political science professor and director of the University of Akron’s Applied Politics program.
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