Politics

Harris vs. Trump: Who is best for the US?

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10/28/24
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Fact Box

  • 45th President Donald Trump left office in January 2021 with an approval rating of 34%. During his presidency, 2016-2020, unemployment reached a 50-year low of 3.5%, the average price of gas was $2.57, and the national inflation rate sat at 1.9%.
  • Joe Biden was elected the 46th President in 2020, with Kamala Harris being the first female VP. They entered office with a 55% approval rating. Harris has a 45.5% approval rating a month before the 2024 election.
  • Under the Biden-Harris administration, the national inflation rate rose to 9.1%, the unemployment rate hit 14.7%, and the average price of gas reached an all-time high of $5.07.
  • An October Gallup poll found that Republican voters rated immigration and Democrat voters rated Supreme Court Justice picks as a top issue. Trump was favored nine points over Harris to handle the economy.

Curtice (Trump)

Fifty-six percent of voters believe they aren’t better off than they were four years ago. That’s because Biden and Harris have been in charge. At first distancing herself from their administration, when asked on The View if she would do anything different from Biden, Harris proudly answered 'not a thing comes to mind.' Her campaign website even quietly copied and pasted Biden’s policies. With Harris’s embrace of such progressive policies, she’s not the 'change candidate” she pretends to be. 

Harris’s unpopularity when running for president in 2019 resulted in her withdrawing early from the Democratic primary without winning a single delegate. Her unpopularity continued into her vice presidency. Harris's far-left positions earned her the ranking of the most liberal/progressive senator in GovTrack’s 2019 report card. Promoting divisive identity politics, Harris has reiterated her support for tax-payer racial reparations despite being grossly unfair to all Americans. Despite claiming “Bidenomics” works, their spending has made grocery, rent and electricity prices 22-28% higher than when Trump was in office. Her communist-style price control proposal for groceries to combat what she says is “price-gouging” would only wreck the food industry wholesale. And when her proposals for lower taxes aren’t copied from Trump, her actual plans to raise taxes would further squeeze the middle class. Trump’s policies reduce taxes.

Biden-Harris failed constitutionally. They weaponized the DOJ to target political opponents, including Trump and pro-lifers, and fired military personnel for being unvaccinated, while allowing millions of unvaccinated immigrants to illegally cross for years. Reversing Trump’s commonsense policies on day one lead to illegal immigration hitting record highs along with increased crime. Harris also frequently favors censoring speech

No new war started under Trump, which had not occurred in over 40 years. Both Russia and Hamas made attacks under Biden-Harris due to the administration’s worldwide projected weakness. Harris’s running mate Tim Walz admitted 'we can't have four more years of this,' and he’d be right. Trump is the best chance to make America great and healthy again. 


Hazman (Harris)

When it comes to the Presidential race, Kamala Harris is clearly the better candidate. Considering America’s severe political polarization, Donald Trump exacerbates tensions with confrontational rhetoric and fearmongering, while Harris is willing to reach out to moderate voters on both sides. She is willing to undertake major policy reforms such as higher corporate taxes, which are necessary to ensure people escape cycles of poverty. Harris has gone on record for wanting to give Americans an 'opportunity economy,' where she promises to bring down costs while increasing economic security so 'everyone has a chance to compete and a chance to succeed.' Trump’s policy of cutting business taxes is simply not enough to change dysfunctional systems for the average American.

Additionally, she has supported the LGBTQ community, especially those who are trans, sharing in 2019 how she worked 'behind the scenes' to get gender-affirmation surgeries for inmates. 

Internationally, Harris promotes closer ties with allied countries. She is likelier to receive foreign cooperation against shared threats in the face of skepticism towards NATO, Ukraine, or Taiwan, as expressed by Trump. His being a convicted felon worsens things, as it affirms negative perceptions of his reliability and trustworthiness.

By voting for Harris, you are not just choosing a candidate, but affirming your belief in US democracy and its capacity for reform. This is particularly important in the face of Trump's repeated attempts to discredit and undermine democracy through rhetoric and violence. Harris has not only engaged with the youth in her iconic 'Brat summer,' but she has engaged with people of all demographics. Harris is the clear choice for a more equitable America, making your vote even more impactful.

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