Leading up to the 2024 United States presidential election, the agenda of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has occasionally been described as communist by the political right. This comparison has been widely criticized.
Comparisons
editby The Hill writer[1]
how fears are being weaponized[4]
Hoaxes
editA video created by the "Dilley Meme Team", a group of Donald Trump supporters, claimed to show Kamala Harris and Tim Walz posing in front of a sign in support of the Revolutionary Communists of America.[4]
A picture of an ID card from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was altered with the name of Kamala Harris. Its origin was traced to a website allowing people to create such documents.[4] Social media posts regularly paired the altered picture with a New York Times article claiming to have verified the credential, leading the newspaper's company to produce a statement refuting the claim.[5][6]
Criticism
editby USA Today writer, mentioning a (tangentially relevant) Goldman Sachs study[2]
by Le Monde writer[7]
Harris denial[3]
the BBC article also dismisses it[4]
References
edit- ^ Matthews, Merrill (2024-09-24). "Harris's agenda mirrors the Democratic Socialists of America". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ a b c Huppke, Rex. "Goldman Sachs says Comrade Kamala is better for economy. She can't even do communism right!". USA Today. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ a b Miller, Zeke. "Kamala Harris makes pro-business pitch for partnership with government as Trump pushes tariffs and bashes her 'communist' ideas". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ a b c d e f "Why 'Comrade Kamala' memes are taking off among Latino exiles". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Fact Check: Kamala Harris USSR Communist Party credential is fake". Reuters. 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Tracking Misinformation: False Claims of Election Coverage". The New York Times Company. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Frachon, Alain (2024-09-05). "'Kamala Harris has chosen her position, the center or center-left, and sees no betrayal in compromise'". Le Monde. Retrieved 2024-10-30.