Fair comparison? Photo: Getty Images Ben: After a breakout debate performance a couple months ago, Kamala Harris seemed to be ascending in the Democratic race. But she hasn’t really been able to connect with voters in a sustained way. More than one writer has compared her to Marco Rubio — a telegenic, great-on-paper candidate with somewhat shape-shifting views, who fails to break through enough to pose a real threat to the front-runner.
Ed: Yeah, Harris kind of oozes calculation, which can lead to a rep for flip-flopping and inauthenticity. In Rubio’s case, it wasn’t just flip-flopping that was a problem: He got a crucial issue dead wrong and then spent the entire campaign crawling back on it, apologizing the whole way. Ed: Well, she can certainly hope bad things happen to Biden, who is directly athwart her path. And if Bernie Sanders somehow knocks Elizabeth Warren out of the race, she could have a lot more potential for growth in a party polarized between the two septuagenarian white men. Obviously she needs to regain her debate mojo, which for a moment early this summer made her a top-tier candidate; nothing will improve her “electability” image better than a very competent debate performance.
Ed: Maybe this time, yes. Electability has really made the Vision Thing less urgent than it would be otherwise. If Kamala Harris begins to look like a good bet to beat Trump, or if any of the Big Three screw up or fade, she’ll magically discover clarity of purpose: victory!Ed: All this is to say that there’s only so much she can do on her own. She needs some luck.
Why don’t these writers mention the effect that Tulsi Gabbard had on Harris’ decline, which is perfectly analogous to Chris Christie’s effect on Rubio, which they do mention?
No thanks
Trash
She says as many stupid things as he does.
Which aging, balding, cap on backwards, sweater vest wearing millennial dudebro thought that this was a valid comparison?
Are apples the new oranges?
Gosh, how dare she listen to peoples' concerns and issues, consider them, and then moving forward to address those concerns by adjusting her policies and views. A politician listening to people for a change, how utterly terrible.
No. He’s a traitor
except she has shown a sense of morality and integrity
Shes a man ... hes a man
nah
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