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Harris Shifts Message from Democracy to Freedom

August 24, 2024 at 12:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Before dropping his bid for reelection, President Joe Biden framed voters’ choice in November in dark and ominous terms, painting Republican nominee Donald Trump as a menace to American democracy and questioning whether the country could survive if he won,” the Associated Press reports.

“The Democratic Party’s new nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, isn’t exactly shrinking from that message, warning in her Thursday night acceptance speech of ‘extremely serious’ consequences of Trump returning to the White House.”

“But Harris is putting her own spin on what has been a central messaging strategy for Democrats. Rather than focusing on the existential threat a second Trump term could pose to the country’s foundational institutions and traditions, she is expanding Democrats’ definition of what’s at stake in this election: It’s about preserving personal freedoms.”

Also from the Washington Post: “Democrats once strove to ‘go high’ against Trump. Not anymore.”

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