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In a revealing interview on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Senator Bernie Sanders (S-Vt.) said the quiet part out loud, proving what many conservatives have been saying for weeks now: Kamala Harris’s sudden attempt to shift toward the center is nothing more than a political charade to win votes, not a genuine change of ideology.
When pressed by host Kristen Welker on Harris’s reversal of key progressive positions—like her prior support for Medicare for All and a ban on fracking—Sanders’s response said it all.
Welker asked Sanders directly if Harris was abandoning her progressive ideals, noting that these were issues Sanders himself has championed. Instead of offering a robust defense of her flip-flopping, Sanders tried to rationalize it. “No. I don’t think she’s abandoning her ideals. I think she’s trying to be pragmatic and doing what she thinks is right in order to win the election.”
Make no mistake about it: This is Sanders admitting that Harris is scamming the voters, not standing on principle. She’s not walking away from her left-wing values because she’s had some grand realization and evolved on the issues; she’s doing it because she thinks that’s what it’ll take to win in 2024.
