Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday on NBC News that Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t “abandoning” the “progressive” values she campaigned on in 2020, but is instead “trying to be pragmatic” to win this November.
Since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris has faced backlash from Republicans for flip-flopping on far-left policies like banning fracking, which she once advocated for. On “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker pressed Sanders on Harris’ recent policy reversals, asking if he believes she is leaving “her progressive ideals” behind.
“No, I don’t think she’s abandoning her ideals. I think she’s trying to be pragmatic and doing what she thinks is right in order to win the election. My own view is slightly different. I think that in America today there are a lot of people, rural people, working-class people who no longer believe that the United States, Congress and government represents their interests who are dominated by big-money interests,” Sanders said.
“So I think that there is something wrong personally when we are the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all of our people despite spending twice as much per capita,” Sanders continued. “That is why I support Medicare for all. She does not. She has another approach toward moving to universal health care.”
Sanders noted that if Harris continues campaigning on issues like “raising taxes on billionaires” and increasing “the minimum wage from a starvation” level, she could “win big.” However, Welker pressed the senator again, asking if he still considers Harris to be” progressive.
“I do”
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Even kamala said the same thing.
She was interviewed by a late night host, supposedly softballs.
But she admitted she’d say whatever during a debate.
Truth was not on the menu.
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Colbert set up the discussion by pointing out how Harris had eviscerated Biden during one of the Democrat debates, pointing out how she “landed haymakers on Joe Biden” (about his “racism)”)and that “his teeth were like chicklets all over the stage.”
Sanders and Harris Pot and Kettle declare was on Each Other wait for the Big Fight