Harris gives a lawyerly answer to that criticism: "I had clients," so couldn’t speak out. And maybe caution was required for any woman, and a biracial woman in particular, in public life.
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As DA and AG, Kamala Harris developed a reputation for caution – frustrating many who saw her as just another politician with her eye on a bigger prize. It was enough of an issue that her Senate campaign tried to rebrand her as “fearless."https://nyti.ms/2UQEmyX
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But this record haunts her now as she runs for president as a “Progressive prosecutor.” In the era of Black Lives Matter, her record doesn’t look so progressive. The programs she pioneered now look mainstream. And even her supporters tell us she’s a tough prosecutor above all.
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So her record raises a couple of questions for her presidential campaign: 1. Most obviously, can a candidate who’s essentially a moderate excite the progressive base?
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But harder to answer is 2. Will Dem primary voters decide the party needs a disciplined – the term Harris prefers to “cautious” – candidate in a general election against a famously undisciplined POTUS? Or is her caution a risk when voters seek authenticity?
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In California, Kamala Harris' caution seemed to be designed to avoid boxing herself in on any issue. Can this all-things-to-all-people strategy succeed in a crowded Democratic primary?
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I read about her past as a prosecutor & DA. It was not good. She ignored evidence, denied people fair trials & refused to admit when she or her team was wrong, even when Judges condemned her decisions. Not at all someone worthy of the Democratic Nomination!
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I refuse to bash her. This sounds like right wing talking points! Stop, just stop!
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Her only chance is a ticket with Beto.
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She is simply a woman who slept with her married boss to get cushy jobs and promotions. Even the boss has said this to the media
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So far Kamala Harris is the candidate who has impressed myself:friends the most. We continue to record speeches & interviews & try to read many publications to determine the best way to vote. Harris is super intelligent, super well educated & articulates her concerns splendidly.
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