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Harris refused to continue Biden's policies
Harris explained that each president sets his own policies and that he represents a "new generation of leaders." Polls show that American voters want change.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview with Fox that she does not intend to directly continue President Joe Biden's policies even if she wins the presidential election in November.
"My presidency will not be a successor to Joe Biden, and like any new president taking office, I will bring life and professional experience, as well as fresh ideas. I represent a new generation of leaders," Harris, 59, said.
The reporter drew attention to his campaign slogans, “A New Path Forward” and “It’s Time to Turn the Page,” and then made it clear which page to turn, since Harris served as Biden’s vice president for more than three and a half years. The politician responded that he wanted to “turn the page” on his rival Donald Trump’s efforts to “divide our country.”
“The strength of the US president is that he understands that most of us have more in common than what divides us,” she stressed.
In an interview with ABC last week, the politician was asked what she would do differently than what Biden did during his presidency. She admitted, “I can’t think of anything,” and later said in an interview that her presidential administration would include rival Republicans. “You asked what’s the difference between Joe Biden and me? Well, that’s one of the differences,” Harris said.
The Washington Post noted that the Fox interview was a risky move for Harris, because the network is known to be friendly to Republicans.
According to a New York Times-Siena College poll, two-thirds of American voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, but 46% of voters credit Harris with changing the country. For Trump, 44% of respondents shared that assessment.
Experts interviewed by The Associated Press say Harris has managed to balance the controversial role of vice president in the current administration with that of "a candidate for change." Republican pollster Whit Ayres said Harris's image has been shaped more by her age (59), race and gender "than the policy positions she expresses."