vince leaders on the world stage that she has the credibility to stare down the multitude of seri- ous challenges that would be confronting her administration despite her lack of experience. For those who
have worked in close proximity to the vice presi- dent, concerns persist over how her managerial style and work ethic would translate to the presidency. A former
Biden adminis- tration aide told Newsmax that if Harris were to occupy the White
House, the nation would witness an unprecedented first four years under the first woman president. “This wouldn’t be like what we saw
with Biden, where he felt compelled to continue and maintain much of Obama’s legacy and to try to build off of it,” said the source. “She [Harris] doesn’t feel bound by
that kind of sense of loyalty. It’s not in her personality. Kamala would move forward boldly to do whatever it took to implement her agenda.” The lack of preparation that had
been on display during her time as vice president could lead to erratic moments on the global stage. Harris earned a reputation of
“taking short cuts” or even ignoring advance work done by her staff ahead of important events. Beneath her sometimes-whimsical
public persona, at her core Harris remains a shrewd political actor who has fully earned her position through
Her campaign would center on abortion rights, which would then become a central emphasis of her term in office.
a relentless ambition to rise, accord- ing to the source. “Kamala has her beliefs, but above
all else is a survivor,” said the source. “I can promise you this: the moment after Kamala gets inaugurated she will have already begun mapping out her strategy for reelection.” Still, much about Harris’ beliefs
remains a mystery. Despite decades in the public spotlight, potential Har- ris administration policy priorities remain difficult to ascertain and can often appear contradictory. For example, as attorney general
in California, Harris presented her- self as a law-and-order candidate and would often tout the number of low- level drug offenders, primarily Afri- can Americans, who had been incar- cerated. In later interviews, Harris
appeared to have changed her views, voicing her own personal preferenc- es for smoking marijuana while also talking about finding a solution to the racial disparity in the nation’s prison system.
Further, Harris’ rhetorical style
tends toward cliches, or as her critics have noted, is full of “word salad,” making it difficult to make sense of how her ideas could be translated into specific policy positions of a future administration. Presidential historian and Reagan biographer Craig Shirley told News- max that if Harris attains the presi- dency, the country should get ready for an Obama third term — but on steroids. “If she is elected you will have all
the policies of the Biden administra- tion but more aggressive, since she is younger, more committed, and more of an ideologue,” Shirley said. However, the lack of precedent for the current political situation fac-
ing the Democrats makes a potential Harris presidency difficult to fore- cast, according to Shirley. “We are in uncharted territory.
There is nothing that compares to this. This is all new history and is something we will tell our grandchil- dren about.” Any discussion of a President
Kamala Harris can be seen as testa- ment to her ability to persevere. No politician in modern history has expe- rienced such a meteoric rise, then fall, and potential rise again. Harris had entered the White
House on Jan. 20, 2021, with an approval rating beyond the 50% mark. Her polling would tick even higher in the days following Joe Biden’s inau- guration until it all fell apart — and in spectacular fashion. On Nov. 8, 2021, her approval rat-
ing sank all the way down to 28.9%. It was the worst rating of any vice presi- dent in modern history and shifted the conversation from succession to the extent Harris had become a politi- cal liability on the ticket. Now, a handful of weeks ahead of
the presidential election, Harris finds herself as the odds-on favorite to be the Democratic nominee. However, if Vice President Kama-
la Harris becomes President Kamala Harris, the most pivotal consequence might have nothing to do with any specific policy at all, but the very fab- ric of the nation, according to biogra- pher Spiering. “A Kamala presidency would be
the opposite of hope and change,” he said. “It would be a highly divisive presidency full of fearmongering that would result in people being more pulled apart on racial lines than ever. “In this way, a President Harris
could be absolutely devastating for race relations.”
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