By Evaristo Lara
06 Sep 2024, 15:32 PM EDT
As his campaign progresses towards the presidential elections, Kamala Harris continues to make a difference with respect to the policies promoted by Joe Biden and now it is seen that she would revoke the ban on plastic straws Generally used to drink sodas and mateadas.
Although the 59-year-old Californian first supported a ban on plastic straws four years ago, she would adopt a different policy if she were to become president of the nation.
According to a report from the website AxiosA campaign aide, quoted on condition of anonymity, said the vice president no longer supported the idea of banning the use of plastic straws, even though it would continue to create a pollution problem.
It would seem that the issue of plastic accessories linked to food is not so important in defining the winner of a presidential election, but in this particular case, the Republicans They are using it to highlight the change in position adopted by Kamala Harris trying to look good in front of potential voters, even if it means giving up the ideas he has defended for years.
The Democrat’s detractors criticize her for her new approaches linked to electric cars, gun buybacks, Medicare for All, but most of all to two projects he previously flatly rejected, such as the ban on fracking to extract oil and natural gas; and the alleged construction of a wall on the southern border to put an end to the migration phenomenonan issue that the vice president knows in detail, even if she has not been able to decipher its causes, as Joe Biden asked her to do as a priority.
In an election as close as the latest polls project, the perception of the presidential candidates among citizens is essential to obtain their support.
Therefore, If Republicans can prove that Kamala Harris lacks the strength to defend her own ideas and ends up giving in to others, under the mission of obtaining the popular vote, perhaps its popularity could be affected.
So the alleged approval of continuing to allow more plastic straws to be manufactured could be a strong card for conservatives during the presidential debate, as it would bring to light other changes adopted surprisingly by the woman who aspires to become the first female president in American history.
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