{"id":63,"date":"2019-03-04T18:08:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T23:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drjonathancummings.com\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2019-03-04T18:08:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T23:08:35","slug":"kamala-harris-ppc-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drjonathancummings.com\/blog\/prospective-presidential-candidates\/2019\/03\/kamala-harris-ppc-5\/63\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris PPC #5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Re-post of my thoughts on Kamala Harris.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took me about a week to figure out what to say about Kamala Harris, because I\u2019m still not really sure what they are.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a great venue, because it was in South Church, the UU\ncongregation that I attend.&nbsp; I showed up\nearly to take advantage of the two pews of seats reserved for South Church\nmembers and was able to get a good seat.&nbsp;\nKamala Harris was able to draw an overflow crowd and then some.&nbsp; The capacity is 802, and it might have been\nmore than that got in, and many were turned away.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I understand why she is one of the top candidates in the\nrace.&nbsp; She can match the passion and\nintensity that Elizabeth Warren brings to politicking, and she also is able to\nbring out your feelings.&nbsp; Those that know\nme well know that it isn\u2019t that hard to get me to tear up, but Kamala Harris\nproved the best at that of those I\u2019ve observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thrust of her presentation was truth and trust, two timely\nand important characteristics to highlight I believe.&nbsp; In particular, she spoke about how speaking\ntruth is a key to developing trust, even when the truth is uncomfortable.&nbsp; For example, we need to acknowledge the truth\nof changing job markets, of climate change, etc.&nbsp; In terms of policy she wasn\u2019t very specific\nabout details or methodology, but she did hit on most of the progressive issues\nbeing discussed.&nbsp; Q&amp;A established she\nsupports changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, she supports paths to\ncitizenship for all individuals in the USA, is in favor of strong unions and\nreestablishing the moral of federal employees, reversing the voter suppression\nefforts taking place, and on-demand mental health and substance use counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t want to knock Kamala Harris too much, because I think most\nof my reticence to jump on board a hype train has to do with actions that are\nvery typical of successful politicians and say more about me than the job she\nwould do as a president.&nbsp; With that\ncaveat, I found that she has the attitude of a front runner.&nbsp; To many people the confidence that evokes may\nbe viewed as a benefit.&nbsp; I felt like she\nresponded to questions like she already knew the answers and just need to share\nthem or actualize them.&nbsp; Which makes the\nother aspect of her frontrunner behavior more problematic for my review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kamala Harris did shake some hands and pose for some selfies\n(apologies to those wanting pictures, but I want information from the\ncandidates, not digital art), and presumably answered some questions, but only\nin 5-10 minutes as she made her way from stage to the door.&nbsp; So, I didn\u2019t get a chance to ask her my decision-making\nquestion and will update my response once I she her again and get a chance to\ndo so.&nbsp; Given the venue I can understand\nher quick departure, but of those I\u2019ve seen so far, she is the only one who\nhasn\u2019t taken the time to speak with everyone who wanted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summarizing:\u00a0 Impressive speaker and fighter.\u00a0 Where the main strategy of others may be to listen and build policy I get the impression she will get things done by bringing her ideas and working through them.\u00a0 Her ideas are good ones and address the problems not all politicians are willing to talk about.\u00a0 Without talking with her directly I\u2019ll place her in the tier 2-3 range for now and will try to find out more to be more sure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ranking of those I\u2019ve meet so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tier 1: Andrew Yang<\/li><li><\/li><li>Tier 2: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders*<\/li><li>Kamala Harris<\/li><li>Tier 3: Cory Booker<\/li><li>Tier 4: Tulsi Gabbard<\/li><li>Tier 5: tbd<\/li><li>Tier Nope: tbd<\/li><li>*(Based on past meetings, not 2020 events, and w\/o the decision-making question response)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expected distribution of candidates is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tier 1: 1 or 2<\/li><li>Tier 2: ~3<\/li><li>Tier 3: ~1\/4 of remaining<\/li><li>Tier 4: ~1\/4 of remaining<\/li><li>Tier 5: ~1\/4 of remaining<\/li><li>Tier Nope: ~1\/4 of remaining<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Re-post of my thoughts on Kamala Harris. 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