Politico: “Vice President Kamala Harris used a speech on her economic platform Friday to try to distinguish herself as a candidate from President Joe Biden, casting her agenda as more ambitious and forward-looking. From her rhetoric to the phrases plastered around the room, Harris was sending that message loud and clear.
“Now is the time to chart a new way forward,” Harris said to a crowd in the closely divided state, as people chanted the words back. “To build an America where everyone’s work is rewarded and talents are valued, where we work with labor and business to strengthen the American economy, and where everyone has the opportunity not to just get by, but to get ahead.”
Behind the podium at Wake Tech Community College’s Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence, the words “OPPORTUNITY ECONOMY — LOWERING YOUR COSTS” served as a backdrop. And around the room, the words “A NEW WAY FORWARD,” filled large banners and signs waved by supporters. The crowd of roughly 200 people chanted “we’re not going back” as Harris attacked former President Donald Trump’s economic plans.”