Views & Opinions: The 4 reasons Harris is losing

View Online  Views & Opinions Views & Opinions One Key Op-ed  Path to defeat The presidential race is slipping away from Kamala Harris, writes political consultant Doug MacKinnon. And there are four reasons why.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The first is that, in MacKinnon's estimation, Harris just isn't a very good candidate.   "She lacks confidence and is seemingly terrified to take any unrehearsed or unvetted policy questions."   The second is that the Biden-Harris administration's record on everything from immigration to inflation to foreign affairs is "weighing her down, dragging her down" the author argues.   It doesn't help, says MacKinnon, that Harris recently told an interviewer that she would do "not a thing" differently than Joe Biden during his presidency.   But the main reason Democrats should be nervous about her prospects is that "Harris and the party in general have veered too far to the left to appease the far-left wing within the party."   It's a problem, MacKinnon says, that will continue to hold the party back in future elections unless it finds the courage to stand up to the left.   Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, Oct. 15. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Other Points of View  Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: Are hurricanes the COVID of the 2024 election? By Nancy Jacobson, founder and CEO of No Labels In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented changes to voting processes, which Donald Trump has repeatedly seized upon to allege fraud in the wake of his loss. Could something similar be awaiting us in 2024 in regard to hurricanes that have swept pivotal swing states?  Read Here 9 ways to prepare for racial blowback if Harris loses By Roger House, professor emeritus of American Studies at Emerson College Black Americans must continue to vote at high rates in local, state and federal elections. Whether Harris wins or loses, it is crucial to embrace the ballot as a precious right of citizenship that should be exercised and defended. It is the best way for people of modest means to demand attention from the political elites.  Read Here Forget the polls: Cultural signs point toward a Harris victory By John Kenneth White, politics professor at Catholic University Over the next few weeks, voters will see Kamala Harris in different settings, each giving her the ability to introduce herself to an electorate that is exhausted by Trump. And every day more polls will claim to predict a winner. But forget the polls. The cultural signs point toward Harris.   Read Here The end of US global dominance presents an opportunity for America By Andrew Latham, professor of international relations at Macalester College The era of American hegemony, which dominated global affairs since 1945 and reached its peak after 1991, is coming to an end. And rather than lamenting this shift, the United States and the world should embrace the opportunities it presents.  Read Here Quick Takes  Opinions related to pivotal issues and figures in the news: What polls are saying three weeks from the election A CBS journalist got in trouble for practicing journalism Stopping the world's newest forever war At $1 trillion, Biden-Harris the most wasteful administration ever   You're all caught up. See you next time!  Views expressed by contributors are theirs and not the opinion of The Hill. Interested in submitting an op-ed? Click here.  Check out The Hill's Opinion section online for the latest and take a moment to view our other topical products 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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