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    2 months ago

    Building a wall

    Vice President Kamala Harris likes to portray herself as tough on the border and immigration.

    Recent TV ads highlight her time as a “border state prosecutor” who aggressively targeted criminal cartels and drug smugglers, as well as her support for “the toughest border security bill in decades.”

    That bill, which failed in the Senate in February and again in May, included $650 million for new border wall construction. Images of the border wall built during the Trump administration are featured in the Harris ads, yet Harris repeatedly criticized the wall over the years, describing it as an affront to both hers and America’s values.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/kfile-harris-border-wall-asylum-contradicts-progressive-immigration-positions/index.html

    Muslim ban

    I know Biden wants to codify what Trump used for his ban, but I don’t think Kamala has disclosed her stance on if a president should have the power to unilaterally close the border for all refugees or just a subset.

    But that’s why some people can’t pick, because the Democratic party has become significantly more “conservative” since 2012.

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        So I said the party has become more “conservative” since 2012…

        And you quoted something from 2010 and some stuff about the 90s?

        Then another link from 2019 before Biden and Kamala?

        Like, it’s 2024…

        The party has become more “conservative” from 2012.

        If we started the clock in the 90s when Clinton was in office, then it would be different. If we started the clock in 2020 after Biden moved the party to the right. It would be different.

        I picked 2012 to highlight any gains made under Obama have been erased.

        I was implying that is the reason why we still can’t out perform Obama’s 08 and even 12 results.

        Does that make sense now?