Will Proposing Economic Plans Be Enough For Kamala Harris?

So far, Harris’ messaging targeting the middle class isn’t translating in swing states. The campaign is hoping a vibes-heavy economic speech and policy drop changes that.

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Kamala Harris’ new economic plan is full of policies Democrats have tried and failed to pass against a Republican wall in Congress, foreshadowing an uphill battle should she win the White House.

Democrats on the Hill, however, including some involved in past efforts to push through some of Harris’ new provisions like paid family leave, took an optimistic — if Sisyphean — tone.

“There are a lot of things that don’t get passed and you just have to persevere,” Sen. Mazie Hirono told NOTUS.