Vice President Harris’s campaign added policy positions to its website and set up an outline to contrast her stances with those of former President Trump, coming a day ahead of the presidential debate between them.
The page, entitled “A New Way Forward,” leads with Harris’s plans to “build an opportunity economy and lower costs for families.”
The economy often ranks as the issue most important to voters. Harris has been on defense over GOP criticism that her administration would be a continuation of the Biden years, during which many Americans have felt the cost of groceries, gas, rent and child care is too high.
The Harris campaign site’s section on the economy outlines proposals to cut taxes for middle class families; make rent more affordable and homeownership more attainable; grow small businesses and invest in entrepreneurs, among other sections. And, it ends with a contrast to “Trump’s Project 2025 agenda,” which it argues would “jack up prices.”
Trump has sought to distance himself from Project 2025, which is the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for a conservative presidency.
Another section of Harris’s policy positions page highlights “fundamental freedoms,” outlining proposals to restore and protect reproductive freedoms and protect civil rights and freedoms. And, it points out that Project 2025 includes a national abortion ban.
Under a section that says a Harris administration would “ensure safety and justice for all” are plans to make communities safer from gun violence, fix the immigration system, tackle the opioid and fentanyl crisis and “ensure no one is above the law.”
The last section, promising to “keep America safe, secure, and prosperous,” lays out plans to stand with allies and up to dictators, lead on the world stage, invest in America’s sources of strength and support service members and veterans.
Trump’s website has a platform page with 20 top issues; it leads with tackling the border and ending inflation.
