What went wrong for Harris? Experts weigh in
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What went wrong for Harris? Experts weigh in

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Economy, immigration, incumbency: As the dust just begins to settle on a brutal US election campaign, experts have highlighted key headwinds that contributed to why Kamala Harris failed to block Donald Trump from reclaiming the White House. Economic malaise Democratic strategist James Carville famously explained Bill Clinton's win in 1992 with the phrase "The economy, stupid!" Thirty years later, the maxim has held, with Vice President Harris failing to win over American voters hit by a spike in inflation during her tenure with Joe Biden in the White House. Though US economic data had steadily improved in recent months, surveys continued to show broad negative sentiment among voters, and Trump relentlessly hammered Harris on the campaign trail over elevated grocery and gas prices.

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Trump election win: The Harris campaign’s most absurd response to complete failure.
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump election win: The Harris campaign’s most absurd response to complete failure.

Slate  

It is a confusing time to be a Democrat. Trump has wasted no time outfitting his Cabinet with both familiar neocon reactionaries and darker, weirder menaces licking their chops at the damage they’ll soon be able to inflict. But I think I speak for everyone when I say the one entity I don’t need to hear anything from is the …

Did Donald Trump win the presidential election over Kamala Harris because of the economy? Well, she missed something.
1 month, 1 week ago

Did Donald Trump win the presidential election over Kamala Harris because of the economy? Well, she missed something.

Slate  

In Kamala Harris’ concession speech Wednesday afternoon, she sounded a similar refrain to the one that marked her campaign. But Sanders’ statement hit a nerve because there’s one thing we know for sure: Harris wandered away from at least one winning economic policy commitment that played at least some role in Democrats’ winning the presidency in 2020 as well as …

'One of the biggest policy changes': A 'grave miscalculation' may have been fatal for Dems
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'One of the biggest policy changes': A 'grave miscalculation' may have been fatal for Dems

Raw Story  

Democrats and pundits have offered a multitude of explanations to try to explain Vice President Kamala Harris' loss to President-elect Donald Trump this week. Rather, Davis opined that President Joe Biden's decision to quietly sunset pandemic-era safety net programs may have been what stuck out the most in voters' memories of Biden's economic oversight. "The massive, almost overnight expansion of …

How Trump won the economy-is-everything election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump won the economy-is-everything election

Live Mint  

Roughly 40% of voters said the economy was their top issue, far outstripping any other issue, and those voters favored Donald Trump by 60% to 38%. “I just feel a big exhale," she said, “like let’s move forward because we’re going to be OK." View Full Image Amanda DiAntonio, who said she voted for Trump because of the economy, at …

'Could not outrun the Biden economy': CNN panel lays blame for Harris' bad night
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Could not outrun the Biden economy': CNN panel lays blame for Harris' bad night

Raw Story  

A CNN roundtable on Tuesday debated the apparent strong performance of former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, following his apparent locking down of North Carolina — and the subject turned to how voters perceive the economy. "The other thing about North Carolina, you do have kind of a sense of the country in the state of North Carolina, …

Why did Kamala Harris fail to secure majority in US Presidential elections | ANALYSIS
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why did Kamala Harris fail to secure majority in US Presidential elections | ANALYSIS

India TV News  

In a meeting with one of America's most powerful unions in September at its Washington headquarters, Vice President Kamala Harris said she'd protect union jobs and workers' livelihoods better than Donald Trump. Still, the Harris campaign believed her signature issues - reproductive rights and Trump's divisiveness - would energize a coalition of women, Black voters, young Americans, independents and "Never …

'Authoritarianism at bay': Analyst says Harris caught Trump napping on key campaign issue
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Authoritarianism at bay': Analyst says Harris caught Trump napping on key campaign issue

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump was supposed to be driving into Election Day with an advantage among voters on the economy — but Vice President Kamala caught him sleeping at the wheel, according to a new analysis. A New Republic editorial released Tuesday combats the notion that Harris fell short on economic messaging as she called out Trump's abortion policies and …

Trump Harris election: Who's going to win? Our resident poll-parser weighs in.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump Harris election: Who's going to win? Our resident poll-parser weighs in.

Slate  

Welcome to How Good Is This, Really?—renamed from the original How Bad Is This, Really?—a recurring feature in which we took the temperature of the presidential election. 1: The Story if Donald Trump Wins Despite lagging rally attendance and small-donor enthusiasm—and the persistent belief of many Americans that he is a reckless and untrustworthy figure—Trump was able to take advantage …

Harris and Trump rush to overcome vulnerabilities in final day before election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Harris and Trump rush to overcome vulnerabilities in final day before election

Live Mint  

EAST LANSING, Mich.—Kamala Harris is running against a persistent level of negativity about the direction of the country, the kind of which few incumbent party nominees survive. Such comments play right into some of his biggest weaknesses: The Wall Street Journal’s late October national poll found more voters said Harris, rather than Trump, had the right temperament for the office …

Opinion: If Harris falls short, blame Democrats and the media on this issue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: If Harris falls short, blame Democrats and the media on this issue

LA Times  

The Harris-Biden economy is “firing on all cylinders” despite the pandemic and policy mess Trump handed them. Here’s one that’s certain to be cited if Kamala Harris loses: the perception among many voters, even those with no love for Donald Trump, that he’d be a better manager of the economy. And yet, just over a week earlier, the Journal reported …

`Surprisingly strong': Economy shows robust growth in final report before election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

`Surprisingly strong': Economy shows robust growth in final report before election

Politico  

“While critics thought we’d need a recession to lower inflation, instead we’ve grown around 3 percent a year on average, while inflation has fallen to the level right before the pandemic,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. A White House official told reporters that recent reports on economic growth, employment and inflation reflect a so-called soft landing, meaning the …

Harris Shifts Strategy to Highlight Economic Agenda in Final Push
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harris Shifts Strategy to Highlight Economic Agenda in Final Push

Firstpost  

The Harris campaign has shifted its focus to economic issues in the final week of the campaign, as they attempt to counter Trump's economic advantage. The campaign has highlighted measures such as combatting price gouging, expanding the child tax credit, and providing tax exemptions for tipped income.

Harris's Economy and Policy Stance Remain a Key Battleground in the 2024 Election
2 months ago

Harris's Economy and Policy Stance Remain a Key Battleground in the 2024 Election

Associated Press  

The 2024 presidential election is a tight race, with voters split on several key issues. While Harris leads Trump on abortion, climate change, taxes for the middle class, and natural disasters, Trump has a slight advantage on immigration and tariffs. However, Harris's campaign emphasizes the economy and pushes multiple messages at the same time. The outcome of the election will …

U.S. presidential election: A presidential race twist that must infuriate Republicans.
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. presidential election: A presidential race twist that must infuriate Republicans.

Slate  

Kamala Harris, by most available measures, has run a successful campaign so far. Related From Slate The State That’s Emerging as Harris’ Biggest Potential Pickup “He kept good relations with the Fortune 500 presence here,” Patrick Coolican, the editor in chief of an independent news site called the Minnesota Reformer, told me. A national conversation about whether Harris is too …

Kamala Harris' campaign pounces on new 'bombshell' J.D. Vance comments
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris' campaign pounces on new 'bombshell' J.D. Vance comments

Raw Story  

Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign wasted no time pouncing on newly revealed disparaging comments that Sen. J.D. Hours after the remarks were revealed, Harris campaign spokesperson Ammar Moussa put out a statement that hammered Trump's economic record. "It is hard to conceive of a more scathing and definitive rejection of Donald Trump's economic record than his own running mate stating …

Kamala Harris declares war on Trump's 'failed policies'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris declares war on Trump's 'failed policies'

Raw Story  

The first thing you should know about Kamala Harris’ big speech on economics on Wednesday is that it stood in diametric opposition to virtually everything Donald Trump has said about the economy. Harris never used the words “supply-side economics,” “neoliberalism” or “Reaganomics,” but they are clearly what she meant when she identified “the failed policies of the past.” “Over the …

Harris makes a ‘capitalist’ pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Harris makes a ‘capitalist’ pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump ’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas. Harris later sat down for an interview with MSNBC and reacted to Trump’s calls for tariffs, saying, “You don’t just throw around the idea …

Rejecting Trump's 'failed trickle-down' policies, 400+ economic experts endorse Harris
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rejecting Trump's 'failed trickle-down' policies, 400+ economic experts endorse Harris

Raw Story  

Several progressive economists were among more than 400 policy experts who signed onto an endorsement of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, arguing that the Democratic presidential candidate's proposals for an "opportunity economy" would improve the financial well-being of families across the country. Stony Brook University professor Stephanie Kelton, a leading proponent of modern monetary theory; Center for Economic …

It’s the inflation, stupid: Trump still beats Harris on ‘bacon and eggs’
3 months ago

It’s the inflation, stupid: Trump still beats Harris on ‘bacon and eggs’

Firstpost  

Opinion polls show that more voters support Donald Trump than Kamala Harris in tackling inflation People watch a debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, at Sports Grill Kendall, where the Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus had organised a watch party, on Tuesday, in Miami. Similarly, a late-August polling conducted …

The one Harris comment Trump and his allies have spent $38 million for voters to see
3 months, 1 week ago

The one Harris comment Trump and his allies have spent $38 million for voters to see

CNN  

CNN — On an August afternoon last year in Washington, Kamala Harris appeared at a retail village to promote the Biden administration’s economic record. A third ad from the Trump campaign, launched last week and already backed by more than $3 million, opens with the clip of Harris saying that “Bidenomics is working,” before a narrator cuts in with “It’s …

How Kamala Harris defeated the vibecession.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How Kamala Harris defeated the vibecession.

Slate  

All year, the most troubling issue facing the Democratic Party has been the economy. Harris still has plenty of work to do—the public consensus remains in Trump’s favor—but a positive shift in attitudes is showing up across different measures of economic sentiment. The University of Michigan recorded a one-month improvement of nearly 5 percentage points in the August edition of …

Biden And Harris Both Cite The Economy As A Success — But Voters Believe Harris More
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden And Harris Both Cite The Economy As A Success — But Voters Believe Harris More

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The same economic statistics, essentially the same economic message — the only difference is that Vice President Kamala Harris is having considerably better success selling them to Americans as she runs for president than did her boss and the sitting president, Joe Biden. “Packaged differently and different messenger,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, …

It's not the economy, stupid: Why Kamala Harris should focus on everything else
3 months, 3 weeks ago

It's not the economy, stupid: Why Kamala Harris should focus on everything else

Salon  

When Kamala Harris sat down for her first interview since Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign, the initial subject she chose to discuss was her economic agenda. The latest ABC/Washington Post/Ipsos poll highlights an enormous turnaround on the question of which candidate has the physical health to serve as president, for example, with Harris enjoying a 56 to 26 percent …

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump's economic attacks
4 months, 1 week ago

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump's economic attacks

New Indian Express  

Harris isn't looking for any radical departures from President Joe Biden, who stepped down from the race last month and endorsed her. Some of Trump’s economic advisers offered further rebuttals to Harris' plans before she spoke on Friday, with Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the former president's campaign, calling them representative of a “socialist and authoritarian model.” Kevin Hassett, a …

Kamala Harris’ Big Economic Speech Breaks With Biden And Continues His Legacy
4 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris’ Big Economic Speech Breaks With Biden And Continues His Legacy

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrive to speak about the administration's efforts to lower costs during an event at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, on Thursday. Susan Walsh via Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris will propose a ban on price gouging by food companies, along with incentives to build new …

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks
4 months, 1 week ago

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the economy at a campaign event at Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday. Some of Trump’s economic advisors offered further rebuttals to Harris’ plans before she spoke Friday, with Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the former president’s campaign, calling them representative of a “socialist and authoritarian model.” Kevin Hassett, a former …

Harris campaign scoffs after Trump 'huffed and puffed' at Bedminster speech
4 months, 1 week ago

Harris campaign scoffs after Trump 'huffed and puffed' at Bedminster speech

Raw Story  

Following former President Donald Trump's news conference at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign responded with a blistering statement mocking his attacks on Biden administration policies and proposals to reduce cost of living for American families. “At his country club, Donald Trump, huffed and puffed his opposition to lowering food costs for middle …

Harris freshens up her message on the economy as Trump and Republicans go after her on inflation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris freshens up her message on the economy as Trump and Republicans go after her on inflation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — All of a sudden it’s Kamala Harris ' economy — a major opportunity as well as a possible risk for the likely Democratic presidential nominee. “Vice President Harris owns this administration’s record,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “Her fingerprints are all over the past four years of failure.” Past and current officials who worked with Harris …

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