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Harris campaign lists policies on eve of debate after criticism of vagueness (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yeah - agreed. thats why I am not the target audience. I want a little more wonkery in there (even if as just links in the text body) so I am probably an outlier.

as long as people agree that my initial read is a reasnable one (slick, with attractive shapes and edges) then its all good.

I have to say, it seems like the kamala-walz campaign has been near flawless on messaging so far and it feels like a facsimile of the Obama energy, not the same, but damn if it is not familiar.

I think the timing of this also also near perfect - close enough to the election for a sustained honeymoon and far enough away to effectively build brand and messaging. if kamala does.well in the debate, I really think the visible vote (polling data) continues to move to kamala.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What kind of additional details are you hoping for? It seems like it's about as detailed as a federal level platform can be

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

its only Tuesday... let me be all hand wavey, damnit! but here goes...

tl;dr - a few specifics. lots of nebulous warm and fuzzies. leaves everyone to fill in blanks. we went through this recently with obama - and I don't like it.

Cut Taxes for Middle Class Families

  • reasonable section with at least one defined commitment
  • "...no one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay more in taxes" - detailed proposal link?

Make Rent More Affordable and Home Ownership More Attainable

  • "...comprehensive plan to build three million more rental units and homes" - proposal link?
  • "...first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 to help with their down payments, with more generous support for first-generation homeowners" - how... executive order? legislation? we have seen how difficult the student loan fight is. detailed proposal link?

Grow Small Businesses and Invest in Entrepreneurs

  • reasonable section with at least one defined commitment
  • "expand the startup expense tax deduction for new businesses from $5,000 to $50,000" - detailed proposal link?

Take on Bad Actors and Bring Down Costs

  • this section was a complete throwaway for me - no defined / specific goals.

Strengthen and Bring Down the Cost of Health Care

  • reasonable section with multiple defined commitments
  • "...expanding and strengthening the Affordable Health Care Act" - with resistant state governors? future federal carrots and sticks? what are they? give me one thing I can shut down my Republican uncle with at thanksgiving

Protect and Strengthen Social Security and Medicare

  • did my browser not render all of the text?!
  • *sigh*

Support American Innovation and Workers

  • first half touting biden-harris accomplishments - ok, fair.
  • specific legislation named - 👍
  • "...fight to raise the minimum wage, end sub-minimum wages for tipped workers" - this one is pretty important (micro, macro, all-ro), where are the $ amounts?

Provide a Pathway to the Middle Class Through Quality, Affordable Education

  • 70% of this is retrospective - ok, fair, but...
  • every forward looking statement is nebulous.

Invest in Affordable Child Care and Long Term Care

  • mentioned american rescue plan - 👍
  • browser must not have rendered all of the text again, because... you know, nothing.

Lower Energy Costs and Tackle the Climate Crisis

  • no actual commitment made at all
  • "...record energy production" - this is the slickness I am talking about... via fossil or renewable? whats the mix? cant pin me down!

running out of time and space, but hopefully that gives you the gist of what I thought while reading.

edit: typos. formatting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the breakdown - I see what you mean as far as her campaign linking out to specific proposals. I do think the majority of these promises are contingent on control of congress, which is nowhere near guaranteed.