Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will argue in a speech on the National Mall on Tuesday evening that a potential second Donald Trump presidency would be one filled with chaos and division but not focused on the needs of Americans.

In his closing remarks, the vice president struggles to balance a positive assertion for his own policy and economic agenda with his dire warning to take action against a rival he characterizes as a fascist threat.

“America, we know what Donald Trump has in mind. More chaos. More division. And policies that help those at the top and hurt everyone else. I propose a different path. I want your vote,” Harris said, based on quotes her campaign released before her remarks. is planning.

Harris’ aides said the event’s location within sight of the Oval Office, where Republican candidate Trump gathered his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, was intended to serve as a reminder of both the turmoil of that day and the seriousness of the election results. .

But a big challenge for the vice president has been streamlining and consolidating his often messy argument to voters who have spent a decade hearing about the dangers Trump poses, even as there are new insults, including racist remarks made by speakers at Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally . – Keep stirring up US politics. That task has become even more difficult thanks to his low political standing after post-pandemic inflation tightened and concerns about President Joe Biden’s sharp wit forced him to end his reelection bid.

On Tuesday night, Harris plans to reveal that she is, after all, an avatar of the concept of freedom — a term she defines broadly to include economic mobility, reproductive rights and protection from the retribution Trump has promised if he returns to the White House.

“I promise to listen to the experts. To those who will be affected by the decisions I make. And to people who disagree with me. “Unlike Donald Trump, I do not believe that people who disagree with me are enemies,” Harris will say, according to the quotes.

Harris’ words could have huge significance in a race where polls show the balance is on a knife edge and a critical bloc of undecided voters say they want to know more about the vice president.

Harris is trying to satisfy that curiosity by outlining her economic platform, which offers tax breaks and federal aid to new parents, first-time homebuyers and business start-ups. She plans to allay concerns about inflation by promising to prosecute price gougers — a proposal that has earned her the nickname “Comrade Kamala” from Trump, polls show, proving popular enough to narrow the traditional Republican advantage with voters on economic issues. .

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