BBCVice-President Kamala Harris has been riding high on a wave of favourable polls and energetic rallies since she became the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. But what have we learned about her policies since she has taken on the party mantle?
Ms Harris released a detailed policy platform in early September offering voters a look at what a Harris-Walz administration might look like. The platform page, which focuses on her economic and foreign policy agenda, emphasises her most urgent priority to tackle the cost of living.
Here are her policy pledges.
Economy
As vice-president, she has been Mr Biden’s partner in passing major economic legislation – regularly labelled “Bidenomics” – which included major investments in infrastructure and green energy.
Growth and jobs creation have been strong but inflation and high interest rates continue to hit American wallets.
In a convention acceptance speech focused on the economy, Ms Harris promised mortgage assistance for first-time homebuyers, a tax credit for parents of newborns and bans on price gouging at the grocery store to help target inflation.
She said in her speech that her plans would create “an opportunity economy where everyone has a chance to compete and a chance to succeed”.
In her first interview as the Democratic nominee with CNN, Ms Harris said that “one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class”, a theme that she has repeated on the campaign trail.
Immigration
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