Defining Kamala Harris

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Sept. 20, 2024

Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event on Sept. 13 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Photographer: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Read the story Kamala Harris spent much of her recent debate with Donald Trump making the case that the election is fundamentally about character and temperament. That sentiment has great appeal for Democratic loyalists, but a recent poll shows a good chunk of likely voters want to know more about who the vice president is and what she'd do as president. She has precious little time left to tell them. Harris in 1973. Illustration: 731; Source: Archivio GBB/Mondadori Portfol/Camera Press/Redux Would Americans be electing Harris the liberal, or the moderate? The idealist or the pragmatist? She's not given many interviews since becoming the Democratic nominee, betting that being pinned down on policy may not be to her advantage. But she has been in public life for decades, and that history offers some indication of what a Harris presidency might look like.  Read The Big Take.

Listen to the podcast On today's Big Take podcast, Bloomberg's Karen Breslau—who has tracked Harris' political moves since interviewing her back in 2005—and campaign reporter Josh Wingrove discuss what we know about Harris' economic message and what it could mean for everything from local taxes to global trade. Subscribe and listen on iHeart, Apple and Spotify.

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