Trump and Vance Should Focus on Harris’s Proposal to Abolish Private Health Insurance

They shouldn’t let the Democratic nominee outrun her record and her past, especially on this.

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., September 13, 2024.

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Even though Donald Trump remains an even bet to win, he would have a much better shot at victory if he more completely defined Kamala Harris’s extreme views. So far, he and J. D. Vance have tried to do that by focusing on issues that either tend to only motivate the base, such as immigration, or those with very limited appeal, such as fracking.

That remains mind-boggling given that Harris once proposed to eliminate all private health insurance. Focusing on that rather than her more peripheral progressive stances could quickly change the race’s trajectory.

Henry Olsen

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Henry Olsen

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the author of The Working-Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.

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