ANALYSIS — There’s plenty of things to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris for, and she may not win the presidential election, but shaming her to release detailed policy proposals or suggesting that she might lose without them is silly.
The only people that think Harris needs more detailed policies are Republicans who want more material to criticize and reporters or editors who have forgotten how elections work.
Typically, candidates are rewarded for their vagueness because there are fewer details to upset or alienate voters. In 2016, Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan worked because it was vague. Voters could project whatever they wanted onto the slogan, as I told The Wall Street Journal this weekend. It worked eight years ago, nearly worked in 2020 and was probably going to work again in 2024 until Democrats switched up their ticket.
