Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State

Blumenthal and Harris Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s choice as Vice President, is no moderate. Her voting record in the US Senate places her one notch below Democrat Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who on her best day manages to sound like an inflamed librarian scolding a student for returning late a borrowed book. Harris’ social policies place her on a par with U.S. Senator Dick Blumenthal. Both have endorsed Alexandra Ocassio Cortez’s de-energizing Green New Deal. At times, both have favored Medicare for all, a mask for universal health care, and the consequent destruction of Connecticut’s still vibrant insurance industry. Asked during the Democrat primary debate who favored abolishing private health care to assure a government run plan, Harris raised her hand in assent, along with socialist Sanders, but later backtracked and in July rolled out a plan that largely left private insurance intact. Both favor the repeal of tax cuts that juiced the national economy and made it possi...