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Isabelle Williams's avatar

Speaking here as an independent and former democrat, I would only consider voting for Harris if she distanced herself from some Biden policies which I find abhorrent.

1. I strongly objected to Bidens management of the covid "pandemic" ( epidemic? endemic?). He mandated untested new mrna shots ( not vaccines) for millions of Americans, including pregnant women and young people. He said "You become a dead end for the virus when you get vaccinated." Incorrect, but never offically corrected.

If Kamala would acknowledge that mistakes were made in managing covid. If she would say something about doing things differently next time, no school closures, no vaccine mandates, I would vote for her. Could she be smart and honest enough to say that science is never settled, science benefits from debate, experts don't always agree and that's healthy?

2. I am disturbed by government sponsored censorship, and massive over reach regarding censoring "misinformation." See above. If only Kamala would support free speech and talk about how its foundational to a democracy - and particularly during times of crisis, war and emergency.

3. The Ukraine War makes no sense and is potentially apocalyptic. Will Kamala talk about ending this war. ? Maybe we need to also acknowledge here that mistakes were made. The war is not going well. We need to negotiate.

Funny thing how nobody in authority ever admits being wrong about anything. If Kamala would do that about some of those big issues above, I would change my view of her. She would no longer be just another lying politician, but an American with integrity and who wants to do better.

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"The good news for Harris is that polling shows independents care about the same issues as the broader electorate—namely, inflation and the economy—giving her a chance to make inroads with yet another vital constituency using a broadly appealing message."

What broadly appealing message is that?

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