Whole story. Im Anderson Cooper with just two months to go before election day. The polls show a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump with many voters still undecided. Were going to take the next two hours to examine five key issues for boeing both campaigns, the economy reproductive rights, immigration, foreign affairs, and the state of democracy. First, cnns Audie Cornish takes a look at Harriss Record on these policies during her time as a prosecutor, a senator, and as Vice President , she begins with the number one issue for most american voters, the economy one day after president Joe Biden announced his decision to drop out of the race and endorsed his Vice President , Kamala Harris, addressed a Campaign Staff at the wilmington, Delaware Headquarters Building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency in her first interview as candidate, she doubled down on that commitment. If you are elected, what would you do on Day One in the White House . First and foremost, one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class. And when harris gave her first Policy Speech that too was centered on the economy as president i will bE Laserfocused on creating opportunities for the middleclass that advanced their economic security, stability, and Dignity Biden Campaign was focused on economic data that showed overall growth the idea was that voters just werent T Gettining the memessage. Thehe s versioion of the C Campaign Tot difffferent tack, emphasizing cost like Health Care ill take on the issue of the cost of Health Care housing provide firsttime Home Buyers with 25,000 to help down payment on a new home. And in raising a family, 6,000 in Tax Relief to families during the first year of a Childs Life were pumpkins hammered her on the costs of her proposals. This is absolute socialism. All of these ideas are very inflationary. Even the nonpartisan Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget said the plan could increase the federal deficit by 1. 7 trillion over a decade. One thing she did not say, this, how any of this would be paid for. These are some expensive policies buT Harris is following thE Lead of progressivE Lawmakers who blamed companies reaping Post Pandemic profits to republicans. The plan sounds like Government Overreach Econonomic E experts Arere Skek as well. There is s not great T Eco Evevidence thus s far ththat thk of the inflatition we have seen or anywhere close to it is caused by corporate profit here Democrats Seemed happy to embrace the new language Kamala Harris has articulated a very important plan to make sure that we arE Lowering costs for everyday americans. You think its smart policy, governor, any effort we make to keep more money in americans pockets is s woworth walk i in the pastst. When Wewe Think of f about Yg Folks and what is top of mind for them . Its the cost of their grgroceries anand theyre gagas and child childcare. When were talking about the middleclass, i think that the Vice President thinks about her own family. I grew up in a middleclass household for most of my childhood. We were renters my mother sasaved for wewell, over a a de to buy a h home. Howow do you dedescribe here polititical personalitity, care its s centers around care she has the skills of a prosecutor. She knows how to analyzyze the factcts put t tog, the Case B but her Case E Start with the care of others. Vice presidenT Harris has made a focus of championing what we might call the care agenda, pushing that were part of President Bidens proposals early on. Our build back agenda, which will cut the cost of childcare by more than half extend the Child Tax Credit and expand paid leave. But also things like medical debt relieief, studedent Debt Relilief helping s smaller businesses minorityowned businesses, get better access to capital. We have secured tens of billions of dollars in private Sector Investment for small businesses and communinities acrossss a america. Things s like suppoporting, Itll Clalass familieies and ki of creating the infrastructure of support around them. And a lot of our work also has been designed to help not only families with children, but those who are responsible for the caregiving of seniors and ananD People w with disasabilities. S she talks a about the s sah economy. P people who o take ca of theirir Children N and D Peo who take care of their aging parents. Thats always been something of a focus for her when she was Attorney General, her mother was diagnosed with cancer i spent many hours with her at the hospital fortunately, however, i had thE Type of job then where i could take the time i needed to be with my mother but far too many Otothers Cannonot Harris Ecocon Agenda Foror 2024, it t would h a lot of those same Care Economy components. 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Com, and max Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, the debate. Everyones been waiting for follows cnn for complete coverage and exclusive pre and postdebate analysis a cnn special event, the abc News President ial Debate Simulcast Of Timber Tenth at nine on Cnn And Streaming on max the dave, thE Leak dropped about the Dobbs Decision was really an earthquake inside the White House what we have seen tonight is not just a draft. We believe this is a roadmap for how they will take rorode down thE Lelea decision of dobbs changed. I think the trajectory of her Vice Presidency in may of 2022, politico published a Leaked Draft Of A Supreme Court opinion, not just any opinion. It was dobbs Versus Jackson womens health organization. The E Decision to overturnrn ea roe versus wade. I think everybody remembers where they were when they saw the actual words come down we were all outraged. Vice presidenT Harris was outraged. The Vice President was due to speak that night at Emilys List one of the big political groups in the country that focuses on women and reproductive rights. So as the Vice President began talking Ththrough Whatat her cononcerns, Sosome Points S she ststarted T Intoto a Riff Anand that rififf to h how dare they d do this, H Dare they come from womens rights . How dare they . Change this law . Those republican leaders who are trying to weaponize the use of thE Law against women what wewe say, how dare thehey. She gets s up on Thatat St and d she absolutely jusT Billos the house down. How dare they tell a woman what she can do and cannot do with her own body and it felt t like a a S Shift in Ththe Roroo this incredibibly Focuseded Personon is In C credibly Fofoc Polititician who u used fifight these restrictions on abortion as her North Store its Inteteresting Toto M me that sh would embrbrace this, not for just the O Obvious reasons o of being a a woman popolitician, cetera. 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The historic nature of todays five to four decision by the courts, Conservatives Cannot be e emphasizized enough shehe immediately got On The Road after dobbs meeting with lawmakers first meeting with providers she met with faith leaders. She talalked to colleg presidenents. She tatalked a stududent governrnment leaders. E was the hub for all these different groups that were thinking about these Questions Ms Statement has been made that the government has a right to come in your home and tell you as a woman and as a family, what you should do with your body Vice President harris was betting the issue would grab the attention of voters. Others werent so sure she sees thE Last supper panels of Cable News Pundit saying its the Economy Poll after poll says that the economy will motivatete a Red Wave, r Red W or Red Tsusunami in Ththe Midte elections s and whatat she says, i am talalking to pePeople Ever day about this, and i know that Abortion Rights is top of mind for them. 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