Huffington Post: Kamala Harris Campaign Aides Suggest Campaign Was Just Doomed

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65. If she put forth at least one big vision economic idea, she might have won

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She needed to differentiate herself from Joe who was getting blamed for the higher costs of living reflected in his sub 40% favorability. Taking on the mantle of reformer is one way to do it. Barack Obama had Hope and Change along with big plans for health care and rescuing the economy. Kamala needed something big that didn't just sound like a continuation of Joe-- this is for marketing herself to voters as much as anything, given the economy was good and inflation was tamed. But historically higher costs of living reflect poorly on the party in power.