Former Obama advisor David Axelrod said Tuesday on a podcast that Vice President Kamala Harris is still struggling to “sound organic” on her responses to economic policy questions.
In mid-August Harris began to unveil her economic plans, however, critics quickly pushed back on her ideas of a federal ban for “corporate price gouging” to address high grocery store prices and a $25,000 housing credit for first-time homebuyers. During an episode of “Hacks on Tap,” the former Obama advisor stated his one “critique” of the vice president would be how she addresses economic questions during interviews.
“I have one critique, okay, because, just because I do, and that is, you look at that debate and she was, I mean obviously she deconstructed Trump and he helped a lot. But you look at her answer on the abortion rights issue and she was utterly passionate,” Axelrod said.
“On the economic issue, she’s still trying to find the right voice, and she’s drawing on her bio and I think bio is really important,” Axelrod continued. “But she did an interview in Philly … her first answer in the debate on the economy wasn’t that strong, her answer in Philly was her meandering and she’s drawing on her own personal bio to say, ‘I’m more like you, I’ll be for you.’ And it doesn’t feel organic. It feels like it flowed from a poll.” […]
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