Michael Dukakis shows up in a tank. George H.W. Bush checks his watch during a debate. John Kerry says he was for the $87 billion for Iraq before he was against it. Mitt Romney writes off the 47 percent of voters who receive government benefits. Hillary Clinton lambastes the deplorables.
Such moments brought clarity. They defined the candidates. They laid out the stakes. They changed the story.
Add another to the list. On Tuesday, Kamala Harris appeared on The View. A friendly host asked if there’s anything she would do differently than President Biden. Harris hesitated, as if she hadn’t anticipated or understood the question.
That was typical. Her answer was not. “There is not a thing that comes to mind,” she said.
Oof. Not only did Harris take ownership of the Biden record. She displayed a startling lack of independence. Not a thing comes to mind? Not the inflation that’s gnarled the economy, not the millions of illegal immigrants who have crossed the southern border, not the widespread feeling of social disorder in cities and on campuses, not the withdrawal from Afghanistan, handling of Ukraine, nor the regional war in the Middle East?
Harris says no. She’s proud of this administration. She stands by her man. “I’ve been part of most of the decisions that have had impact,” she added. And what impact: a president with 41 percent job approval and a nation where just 22 percent of people are satisfied with the direction of the country. […]
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