US Vice President Kamala Harris has recently disclosed her policy proposals, only for eagle-eyed viewers to spot that her website’s ‘issues’ section bears an uncanny resemblance to President Joe Biden’s site. After declaring her candidacy in July following a notably weakened appearance by Biden in a debate with Donald Trump the previous month, Kamala Harris has been subjected to mounting pressure for refraining from unscripted interviews and releasing policy proposals on her campaign website.
The Harris campaign appeared to remedy this latter concern when it added an ‘issues’ section to her website last Sunday. However, X user Corinne Green found that the metadata in the newly-added section indicated it had been copied wholesale from Biden’s now-defunct campaign site. In the code, a line could be seen reading “Are you with us? Join our campaign to re-elect Joe Biden today!” which was visible when links to the issues section were shared or viewed on Google’s search results. The New Republic, a leftist news site, took note of this error.
The issue has since been rectified and links to the issues section now read “Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are fighting for a New Way Forward.” However, critics argue that this could be perilous territory for Vice President Harris. According to recent data from The New York Times poll, over 60% of voters desire a “major change” from Biden’s policies, with only a quarter believing that Harris can deliver such changes.
Inside the issues section, some of Kamala Harris’ economic proposals are listed, including $25,000 grants for first-time home buyers and a ban on corporate “price gouging.” Most of these policies, however, appear to be mirror images of those proposed by Biden, with Harris’ name and biographical details substituted in place of the president’s.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence will face each other in a debate on Tuesday night. According to recent polls, the two candidates are within a single point of each other, and in statistical deadlock in crucial battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.