Digging up inconvenient truths about opponents has always been standard practice in political campaigns. Some candidates make excuses, change the story, or attack their opponents when they get caught. Others lie outright.
My views have changed since I was 20. We grow, learn, and adapt. I wish politicians would own up to their mistakes instead of deceiving voters. Let the voters see the truth and decide.
For instance, Kamala Harris was put in charge of the border crisis and did nothing. She was dubbed the “Border Czar,” but her record was terrible. Now, her supporters deny this to cover up her failures. Harris can’t escape her responsibility or her record.
Politico recently highlighted how Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick attacked incumbent Bob Casey by listing Harris’s positions from her 2019 presidential campaign. These included support for the Green New Deal, a fracking ban, decriminalizing illegal entry, and more.
Politicians should take responsibility for their positions, clarify where they stand now, and let the consequences follow.
For example, many of the flubs, lies, and plagiarisms from Biden’s past happened 20-50 years ago and may be irrelevant to many voters. However, when he repeats them today, these lies become relevant to his ability to execute the duties of his office.
For example, Kamala Harris has a far, far-left record from her days in California politics (district attorney and attorney general) and may also be irrelevant today, but all her positions, as recent as her 2020 campaign for the Democratic Nomination for President, are fair game. Some of those positions are relevant and material if they are consistent with a long-standing pattern of entrenched positions.
And then again, some politicians of old were papered with the racist KKK brush till they died.
Just keep an eye on them, and don’t be fooled again.