Perhaps no issue was more damaging to Harris’ presidential campaign than her fluctuating position on “Medicare for All.” As a Senate freshman and rising political star in 2017, she was among the first prominent Democrats to sign onto Bernie Sanders’ single-payer bill, at the time calling it “the right thing to do.”
But during the Democratic primary, after initially doubling down on the idea of eliminating private insurance in favor of a government-run system, she quickly backtracked. Her poll numbers tumbled amid weeks of questions about her core beliefs on a topic that has singularly cleaved the party’s liberal and moderate wings.that sought to split the difference: giving Americans the choice of enrolling in tightly regulated private health insurance plans or picking a public one.
Since then, Harris has avoided weighing in on the coverage debate and has emphasized greater support for underserved communities amid a pandemic that she has warned has “worsened longstanding disparities in our country.” Harris is also among those calling for new investments to address the nation’s maternal mortality crisis, which has left Black women three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.
Two years ago, she was a leading voice against the Trump administration’s policy of separating children at the border, joining protests at immigration shelters and advocating for expanded oversight of detention centers. She eventually become one of the highest-profile lawmakers to call for the resignation of then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen over family separations and detainment of pregnant immigrants.
Once in the Senate, she played a far less visible role in controversial legislation aimed at cracking down on illegal sex trafficking online. She ultimately supported the bill, drawing sharp criticism from those who argued it would do little to protect sex workers while creating new avenues for censorship on the internet.homeowners from big mortgage firms cemented her stature as a fierce consumer advocate in the wake of the devastating 2008 foreclosure crisis.
Racial justice? The majority of incarcerated black citizens are in jail over drug charges, she put over 1,500 people in prison for possession of weed, while laughing when asked if she smoked it. She also held prisoners passed release for free labor. Mostly black men.
She was one of the first candidates to drop out 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kamala Harris in the presidential primary got 2%of the black vote. That's huge
She had polled 7% in her home state...wow what a dynamo
Willy Brown’s Willy Polisher.
Is she going to deliver this message?
To be fair, she had a leg up on that rise HeelUpHarris
Cilada......Acorda América
BIDEN HARRIS 2020
trump is done!!!!!!
Such a joke. Easy see thru. She represents the essence of selling America out. Scum.
I think you meant massagers. She had an affair with Willy Brown.
She definitely helped others rise. 🙄🙄🙄
Can't stand her.
Sleeping her way to the top!
😂😂 here we go, wheres my boots? its about to get deep
She's amazing!
She will help Biden lose.
Yeah, this didn’t help Kamala’s campaign either:
She is also a disaster lol.
Willie Brown?
She gave head for the job
Do you unretract this now that the Biden campaign has made it public?
Hey Politico, here is a better tweet: Kamala Harris rose within the Democratic Party as one of its most potent and effective messengers. Here are major policy fights that shaped her rise ... If you are going to mention 'her struggle', mention the $$$$$ & PACs needed?
She rose Willie browns Willie. Otherwise we wouldn't know who she is
what dose that tell you about the party. it's now run by lunatics. very sad
If You Don’t Believe That Even The DNC Wants Trump Re-elected. Then You Missed How The DNC Has Almost Certainly Ensured A realDonaldTrump 2020 Victory By Having A JoeBiden & KamalaHarris 2020 Presidential Campaign. CantMakeThisShitUp SaveAmerica DontVoteDemocrat
Congratulations Kamala!!
She’s a toxic woman
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