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Breakingviews - Kamala Harris’ economic plan bows to realities
Unlike the prior two Democratic presidents, if Kamala Harris wins the November election, she would likely not be entering office in the midst of a cataclysmic economic crisis. But the difficult circumstances Barack Obama and Joe Biden found themselves in during the financial crisis and pandemic, respectively, actually gave them a bit of creative breathing room when it came to economic policy. If Harris manages to defeat Republican candidate Donald Trump, she will likely face a much more constraining fiscal and political environment than her predecessors, a fact that she seems to recognize in the modest economic plan she released Wednesday.
