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Kamala Harris, the Actress?

I have to admit, for a moment she had me fooled.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readJul 5, 2019
Photo via Kamala Harris on Instagram

I’m beginning to get the impression that Kamala Harris really doesn’t have much faith in the intelligence of the electorate. Either that, or she’s really hoping no one will get on the Internet. However, given that she has a proven history of walking back her rhetoric on Medicare for All and Climate Change, should it really be any surprise that she didn’t mean a word of what she said during her infamous takedown of Joe Biden over busing and segregation on the debate stage?

After being questioned on the topic of busing by reporters on Wednesday, CNBC reports that:

“After a Democratic Party picnic Wednesday in West Des Moines, Harris was asked by reporters whether she supports federally mandated busing.

“I think of busing as being in the toolbox of what is available and what can be used for the goal of desegregating America’s schools,” she responded.

Asked to clarify whether she supports federally mandated busing, she replied, “I believe that any tool that is in the toolbox should be considered by a school district.”

Really? Kamala couldn’t even come out strong in favor of busing?

I have to admit, she did have me fooled on that debate stage. Everything she said to Mr…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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