On Tuesday, it was revealed that sections of Kamala Harris’ “Issues” page on her campaign website were directly copied from Joe Biden’s campaign page.
As reported by The New Republic, the source code from Harris’ campaign page showed that parts of the content were lifted from her predecessor’s website. Joe Biden, who dropped out of the race in July after facing increasing pressure from within his party following the June debate, had endorsed Kamala Harris as his successor.
One user on X (formerly Twitter), Corrine Green, pointed out that the Issues page contained metadata urging voters to “re-elect Joe Biden.” This message appeared when links to Harris’ website were shared, displaying the line “Join our campaign to re-elect Joe Biden today” in the description. By Monday morning, the metadata had been updated to reflect Harris’ campaign.
Harris recently outlined her policy plans, more than a month and a half after entering the race. Her proposals include reinforcing price controls on food and groceries, supporting a border bill that still permits at least 1.4 million illegal immigrants to enter the country, advocating for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and proposing a $25,000 down payment program for first-time homebuyers.
A recent poll by the New York Times found that 60 percent of likely voters believe the next president elected in November should be a significant departure from the current administration under Joe Biden. Only 25 percent felt that Harris represented this change, compared to 53 percent who saw Trump as that alternative.
Despite her policies being similar to, or sometimes identical to, Biden’s, Harris has aimed to differentiate herself from him. In August, her advisors told Axios that “she wants to break with Biden on issues on which he’s unpopular.” They noted that Harris does not want to be fully defined by the record of the Biden-Harris White House, which has been marred by both foreign and domestic challenges.
As Axios reported, “A big part of the Harris plan is to unapologetically change some of her more liberal positions and claim her White House experience helped change her mind.”
