Senator Kamala Harris Drops Out of Presidential Race
AP
We ran the numbers: There are 1564 news articles covering this topic. 21% (329) are left leaning, 55% (861) center, 24% (374) right leaning.
On Tuesday, Senator Kamala Harris ended her bid for the White House.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post reports that Harris was unable to rally significant support from black voters and women. Despite having breakout moments throughout the campaign, Harris still remained largely unknown to Americans; her campaign acted as a reminder that being well known in political circles is not the same as getting national recognition. The article also notes that in the announcement ending her campaign, Harris attributed fundraising to be one of the biggest obstacles that kept her from moving forward.
A centrist article by NPR highlights Harris’ promising start, in which she was among one of the top tier candidates in polling and fundraising shortly after the first presidential debate. However, throughout the campaign, Harris struggled to define her own policy, shifting positions several times on the issue of health care. Harris tried to stay in the race by focusing her efforts in Iowa, but abruptly decided to end her bid two months before that.
A right-leaning article by The Daily Caller focuses on the fact that Harris’ departure from the 2020 presidential election means the only candidates who have qualified for the next Democratice debate are white. The article quotes left-wing commentators who criticize this fact. Left-wing activist Adam Best wrote, “Moderate white guys are performing so well in the polls in large part because of how they are being propped up by the media,” while left-wing writer Judd Legum tweeted, “Harris dropping out leaves the Democrats with an all-white debate stage for December — Biden, Sanders, Warren, Steyer, Buttigieg, Klobuchar.”
From the left
Kamala Harris couldn’t get traction with the demographics she needed most
Washington Post
From the right
Lefty pundits rage at whiteness of Democrats’ 2020 candidates after Kamala drops out
Daily Caller