Panelist Says Harris, Walz Redefines Freedom
MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin and guest Molly Jong-Fast stated on Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have “reframed” the concept of “freedom” in their campaign.
Since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee following President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign on July 21, Harris has seen a significant increase in support from lawmakers, donors, and other political figures.
On the show “Deadline: White House,” Mohyeldin and Jong-Fast discussed how Harris and Walz have redefined “freedom,” a term that was previously seen as “monopolistically owned by Republicans.”
Kamala’s VP Tim Walz sent his tyrannical agents into Minnesota neighborhoods to shoot citizens with paintball guns during Covid
Do we really want someone like this running our country? pic.twitter.com/LPXuHTF07j
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) August 13, 2024
“The framing of freedom had almost been monopolistically owned by Republicans, right? It was always them. But I think there’s been a remarkable shift both to the vice president’s credit and certainly to Tim Walz’s credit,” Mohyeldin said. “Because they have reframed the word freedom in a way that they are the protectors of our freedom, protecting the government from interfering in a women’s right to choose and her body, the freedom to vote for who you want to vote for, the freedom to love who you want to love without government interference. A truly remarkable shift in the span of just a couple of weeks.”
Tim Walz mandated the experimental COVID jab and set up a snitch line imploring Minnesotans to tattle tale on their neighbors for failing to abide by his draconian COVID measures.
That’s not minding your own business; that’s an abuse of government power. pic.twitter.com/RJt4LV6H48
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 10, 2024
Jong-Fast echoed Mohyeldin’s remarks, pointing out that Harris has been “good at making things clear” in a relatively short period of time.
“This stuff was there for the taking, but I don’t think Democrats had really figured out how to take it until Harris-Walz. They’ve done a really good job,” Jong-Fast said. “You hear her – I mean stylistically she is so good at making things clear in a way that – with a very short amount of time, and she makes it clear to listeners exactly what she’s talking about. Then she pulls it back to Trump and Trumpism and Project 2025 in a way that is really, really deft and smartly done. Walz has a totally different style but is also quite good at making this about – when he says people should mind their own damn business, right? Because Republicans for a long time could say they didn’t want the government in your business. Now all of these Republican policies are, you know, women not having – you know, Republican politicians in doctors’ offices. That stuff is not what anyone wants. So I do think it’s really refreshing and sorta of amazing to see them do [this].”
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Despite gaining momentum within her party, Harris has faced criticism on several occasions for her gaffes during unscripted interviews. However, her online supporters have turned some of her memorable lines, like falling out of a coconut tree and being “unburdened by what has been,” into viral memes since she became the presidential nominee.
