Ted Cruz says Democrats know Harris is ‘pretending’ to reverse course on policies – Washington Examiner

Asher NotheisSeptember 9, 2024

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized Vice President‍ Kamala Harris for her perceived shift in ⁣political stance, suggesting ⁣she is only‍ pretending ⁢to‌ embrace more centrist views to appeal to voters. In a recent interview, Harris claimed her values have not changed, a statement Cruz argues contradicts her history of progressive policies, which he believes have been even further left‌ than those of Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Cruz stated that the Democratic ‍Party isn’t upset with Harris because they ‍recognize her insincerity in moving away from her leftist positions, asserting that if elected, she would revert to her previous policies. He also questioned why Harris’s campaign resembles that of a challenger rather than a ⁢continuation of the Biden administration, claiming that current policies have been unsuccessful. Looking towards‍ the upcoming presidential debates, Cruz hopes‌ that former President Donald Trump will‌ highlight the differences between Harris’s and his own record, noting a more favorable climate during Trump’s ⁤presidency.

Ted Cruz says Democrats know Harris is ‘pretending’ to reverse course on policies

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued the Democratic Party is not angry at Vice President Kamala Harris for changing her position on multiple policies because she is “pretending” to be more centrist in order to get elected.

Cruz referenced a comment Harris made in an interview last month when she said her values “have not changed” and argued she was being honest with this statement. He also stated that Harris has been “a hard-left vote” throughout her political career, noting her record has been “to the left” of Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

“There’s a reason that the Left is not mad at Kamala for pretending to run away from all of her left-wing positions — ’cause they know she’s pretending,” Cruz said on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom. “They know it’s all about ‘we just got to get to Election Day,’ and if God forbid she gets to the White House, she’s going to go back to what she’s done her entire life, which is hard, hard left.”

Cruz was also puzzled as to why Harris is running her campaign as if her opponent, former President Donald Trump, is the incumbent candidate and that she is running as “the change candidate.” He argued that vice presidents who run for president typically run on the platform of continuing the current administration’s work, but Harris is unable to do this because the Biden-Harris administration’s policies have been “a complete train wreck.”

Ahead of the next presidential debate, Cruz expressed hope that Trump will compare and contrast Harris’s record with his own, as people were living “much better” during the Trump presidency.

Polling data released over the weekend found Trump gaining ground in key battleground states, with the two candidates tied in Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, and Nevada. Harris is slightly ahead by 1%-2% in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Both Harris and Trump will have the opportunity to lay out their visions for the country at Tuesday’s debate, which is being hosted by ABC News and moderated by network anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis. Like the last debate between Trump and President Joe Biden, candidates will have their microphones muted when it is not their turn to talk. There will only be two commercial breaks throughout the entire 90-minute debate.