My one beef is that WelcomeStacks pre election stance was largely about "Kamala is moderate". Although, I agree that she campaigned somewhat moderate, her perception was not that of moderate, a reasonable claim being that she was the third most progressive Senator during her tenure, supported M4A, taxpayer funded transgender surgery for prisoners, Green New Deal (note I am an environmentalist and supported IRA, but GND was not just environment but the wish list for everything under the sun from progressives), school bussing, reparations.
Given her history as well as being in on the Biden administrations leftward pivot once elected as a moderate (if they had emulated Clinton with a pivot center, that might have given them a second term), she had to play defense by distancing herself from many of things, but didn't. Most unpopular was the Biden record on immigration and record border crossings, which they shut the door on in June 2024, but the argument that they were closing the border fell flat as this last move was more of political expediency.
When Harris was asked on FOX whether there was anything the administration would have done differently, her answer was "I can't think of anything"- imo the dumbest comment imaginable. It was a golden opportunity to distance herself from any of the unpopular Democratic platforms particularly allowing anybody claiming asylum into the country causing- a defacto open border.
So I get where Welcomers may be less free than me to grouse about the candidates but I dont think Harris was a moderate historically and she did little to disavow the further left positions she took and the Biden administration took.
Excellent piece Liam and I agree.
My one beef is that WelcomeStacks pre election stance was largely about "Kamala is moderate". Although, I agree that she campaigned somewhat moderate, her perception was not that of moderate, a reasonable claim being that she was the third most progressive Senator during her tenure, supported M4A, taxpayer funded transgender surgery for prisoners, Green New Deal (note I am an environmentalist and supported IRA, but GND was not just environment but the wish list for everything under the sun from progressives), school bussing, reparations.
Given her history as well as being in on the Biden administrations leftward pivot once elected as a moderate (if they had emulated Clinton with a pivot center, that might have given them a second term), she had to play defense by distancing herself from many of things, but didn't. Most unpopular was the Biden record on immigration and record border crossings, which they shut the door on in June 2024, but the argument that they were closing the border fell flat as this last move was more of political expediency.
When Harris was asked on FOX whether there was anything the administration would have done differently, her answer was "I can't think of anything"- imo the dumbest comment imaginable. It was a golden opportunity to distance herself from any of the unpopular Democratic platforms particularly allowing anybody claiming asylum into the country causing- a defacto open border.
So I get where Welcomers may be less free than me to grouse about the candidates but I dont think Harris was a moderate historically and she did little to disavow the further left positions she took and the Biden administration took.