The Unbearable Lightness of Kamala

Here’s why the Democratic candidate is a walking contradiction.

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Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris holds a press conference at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit, Mich., November 3, 2024.

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Donald Trump has been in public life for less than a decade, but we know everything about him — including his antics, his narcissism, his over-the-top rhetoric, and his fabrications. We also know where he stands on issues because he gives hundreds of interviews, and his overall themes are usually consistent. Kamala Harris was first elected San Francisco’s top prosecutor more than 20 years ago. Since then, she has been California’s attorney general (six years), a U.S. senator (four years), and the U.S. vice president (four years). And yet many voters and reporters agree that her real views are largely a mystery.

Alex Thompson, a veteran Washington reporter writing for Axios, says it’s clear that Harris “doesn’t want voters to know” if she will govern as the “San Francisco liberal” she was during her 2019 presidential campaign or the more centrist candidate her staff — she rarely addresses the issue herself — insists she now is. Thompson reveals that his Axios colleagues have submitted more than a dozen questions to Harris and her staff, asking if she has changed her mind on specific issues. The response? Nothing, nada, zip, silence.

John Fund

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John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.

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