Media Bias
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fishtm2001
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We get it. The wingnut Right was all geared up to go after Warren. They got Harris instead so are stuck with the same bad playbook. Maybe Don the Dumb should bring in Belichick for some new plays. oh, that's right, the Twit in Chief wants him as Defense Sec.
It will be fine
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Hence the ranking is flawed. Bernie is the most liberal senator, it’s not close. Harris doesn’t have much of an ideology. She’s representing California so a liberal voting record would be expected. I don’t believe for a second that she has strong liberal convictions. She’s a cop.
Wally
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Your opinion. They disagree.
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Do you think she’s to the left of Sanders? Or are you just promoting the right wing bad faith attack that suits you?
Wally
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Her voting record shows her to be a far left liberal. Embrace it. Love it. Live it.
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I’ll take that as an admission the rating you are using is flawed and you are just furthering the right wing talking point.
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
Why you afraid? She is not a moderate. Be proud.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Which part of the methodology are you criticizing? Or are you just attempting to parrot the left wing lie that she's moderate?
fishtm2001
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As Kamala Harris Joins Biden Ticket, Wall Street Sighs in Relief
The financial industry’s reception of Joe Biden’s running mate reflects the belief that the presumptive Democratic nominee has so far fended off his party’s more progressive wing that has called for tougher financial regulation.
www.wsj.com
The only Senators to the left of Harris are Merkley, Gillibrand and Sanders.
Kamala Harris, Senator for California - GovTrack.us
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Afraid of what? The right was going to use the crazy liberal socialist communist etc. attack on whoever the pick was. I’m laughing at you presenting a “ranking” that has anyone to the left of Bernie Sanders. It’s obviously wrong.
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
Way off from the laughable "moderate" the media is calling her.
They must be afraid of something?
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Lol, oh honey, you're really grasping at straws now. The rating is based off her actual voting record. Get a grip.
I think what allows her supporters to cloud the issue of whether she's a hard leftist or a moderate is their conflation of her time as a prosecutor with her time as a Senator. They're two very different things.
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So you’re saying we should all ignore part of her record and focus on another because...?? I listened to Shapiro’s pod on Harris and it struck me that the right has no idea what to attack her on. That’s why they stuck with their tried and true everyone is a scary liberal attack. It’s lazy and I doubt it will make any difference to any voter.
They were saying that before she got picked for VP candidate.
You should be more concerned that she flip flops depending on who she talks to. What does she firmly believe in? Who knows?
oldngray
nowhere special
Kamala Harris graded out as the most liberal Senator based on her voting record.
www.govtrack.us
Report Cards for 2019 - Ideology Score - All Senators - GovTrack.us
Year-end 2019 legislative statistics.
www.govtrack.us
No, I think it's great that she was tough on crime as a prosecutor. But let's not kid ourselves into thinking that it tempers her hard left voting record in the Senate.
Kamala isn't going back to the days of moderation and being tough on crime. She'll do everything she can to help Democratic voters forget about when she was. Why? Because there's nothing for her there in today's political climate and political party. She'd have as much success with it in 2020 as I would if I were running as a Democratic candidate for Senate.
So yes, we should judge her more on her time as a US Senator.
