Starting Monday, Democrats will celebrate Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for four days in Chicago. But there are three important areas where the vice president isn't offering many answers.
After nearly a month as her party’s standard-bearer, Vice President Kamala Harris heads into the Democratic National Convention with not a sit-down media interview or news conference in sight. Republicans are rightfully grumbling about her unwillingness to engage. The would-be leader of the free world should be taking regular questions.
Here are three key areas with lingering questions. 1. Health Care In 2019, Harris bylined an essay headlined, 'My Plan For Medicare For All.' In fact, she made news in 2017 as the first co-sponsor of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ version of the legislation. 'Medicare for All' refers to a single-payer program common in Europe where health coverage comes not from private insurers, but a government-run health program.
So extreme is the idea of Medicare-for-All that it met resistance not just from Republicans, but also Democrats, including then-candidate Joe Biden, who said the idea, 'makes no sense to me.' Biden even dismissed the scheme as a 'sin' because it would upend the current system. Biden’s concerns are well-grounded. According to an analysis from American Action Forum, Medicare For All would increase federal spending by $44 trillion dollars.
Like health care, the energy industry has long been a bogeyman of the Democratic left. In 2020, Harris was one of 10 candidates calling for a total ban on fracking, which refers to the process of extracting natural gas from the earth. In addition to providing nearly half of our country’s electricity supply , natural gas creates nearly 121,000 Pennsylvania jobs via fracking.
At some point, Harris will face questions. Even the Washington Post editorial board recently noted that her avoidance strategy, 'runs the risk of leaving voters to wonder whether she is just shifting with the political winds or, indeed, planning to revert to previous positions after she’s won the presidency.' Either Harris was wrong in 2019 or misrepresenting her position now. If politics are afoot, voters deserve to know and they can make their own judgments.
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