Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued on Sunday that Vice President Kamala Harris has not abandoned her progressive ideals, but rather is being “pragmatic” when she flip flips on certain policy issues while running her 2024 campaign for the White House against former President Donald Trump.
On NBC’s “Meet The Press,” moderator Kristen Welker asked Sanders, “You have described Vice President Kamala Harris as a progressive. She has previously supported Medicare For All. Now, she does not. She’s previously supported a ban on fracking. Now, she does not. These, senator, are ideas that you have campaigned on. Do you think that she is abandoning her progressive ideals?”
“No, I don’t think she’s abandoning her ideals,” Sanders relied. “I think she’s trying to be pragmatic and doing what she thinks is right in order to win the election. My own view is slightly different. I think that in America today there are a lot of people, rural people, working class people, who…