A spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on Tuesday argued that the Democratic nominee is “laying out” policy ideas, citing policy proposals put forward by former President Donald Trump.
Harris called for an end to the tip tax at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, two months after Trump first announced he would repeal the federal tip tax at an event in the city, prompting the Trump campaign to accuse her of “copying” Trump. Adrienne Elrod told CNN News Central co-host John Berman that Harris supports much of what President Joe Biden has done during his administration, but will also unveil her own proposals. (RELATED: 'She had a good teacher': Leo Terrell says Kamala Harris learned to plagiarize from Joe Biden)
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A Harris campaign spokesperson said the campaign would not tax tips, and that this was an example of Harris “advocating her own policies.” pic.twitter.com/gFSnkpX411
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“She certainly supports and helps pass many of President Biden's policies, but she will also be proposing her own policies, which is what she was talking about when she talked about not taxing tips in Nevada,” Elrod argued.
Tipping is a key source of income for hospitality workers in the Las Vegas area, home to most of Nevada's population. According to To KVVU.
In addition to remaining relatively silent on policy issues, Harris has not given any interviews or press conferences since Biden gave up his reelection bid on July 21. Website Trump's campaign site does not have a tab that lists policy proposals or positions on major issues. link Trump's entire policy Downloadable PDF.
In national head-to-head races, Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 1.1 percentage points. According to A RealClearPolling average of polls from July 27 to August 11 shows the vice president in the lead. Decreased If we include Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein and independent presidential candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the survey, the figure is 0.8%.
In Nevada, Trump is leading Harris in a head-to-head race by 3.7 percentage points. According to According to RealClearPolling, the two candidates Tied up It's a five-person competition.
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