A side by side analysis of Kamala Harris' and Donald Trump's points of focus as presidential candidates.
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00:00Both in terms of the presidential race and also in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
00:07Let's go and see what were some of the key issues for the two candidates in this electoral
00:14race during the campaign.
00:15Let's see.
00:18Kamala Harris and Donald Trump present sharply contrasting visions for the U.S. across critical
00:35issues like the economy, abortion, democracy, immigration, foreign policy, and climate change.
00:42Harris focuses on middle-class support aiming to combat inflation through housing initiatives,
00:48tax cuts for low-income families, and higher tariffs on Chinese imports to boost domestic
00:54competitiveness.
00:55On the other hand, Trump advocates reduction of energy costs through increasing drilling
01:01and deregulation, extending his 2017 tax cuts, and imposing significant tariffs on imports.
01:10Harris strongly supports reproductive rights, aiming to restore Roe v. Wade protections
01:16and support access to contraceptives and in vitro fertilization.
01:21Trump, on the other hand, claims that abortion decisions should be left to the states, promising
01:27not to sign a national ban, and has suggested his government would take care of IVF treatment
01:34costs.
01:38In terms of democracy, Harris views Trump as a threat, advocating voting rights legislation
01:44and the potential elimination of the filibuster to pass abortion rights.
01:49For his part, Trump continues to deny the legitimacy of the 2020 election results, threatening
01:56to use the justice system against political opponents.
02:00He also supports pardoning the January 6th defendants.
02:08In regards to immigration, a key issue on this election, the Democrat proposes stricter
02:13penalties for illegal crossing, while advocating comprehensive immigration reforms and pathways
02:20to citizenship, while Trump promises aggressive deportation and the restatement of controversial
02:27policy from his first term, alongside a harsh stance against undocumented immigrants.
02:37Harris' foreign policy views align with Biden's approach of reinforcing global alliances
02:43and showing strong support for Ukraine against Russia.
02:47For his part, Trump is skeptical of alliances like NATO and votes to re-evaluate U.S. support
02:54for Ukraine and promotes a hard-line stance against China.
03:02Now in climate and energy, Harris acknowledges human-caused climate change and supports significant
03:09investment in renewable energy, though she was moderate her stance on some progressive
03:15initiatives.
03:16In this regard, Trump dismisses climate science and advocates deregulation and fossil fuel
03:22expansion, promoting the so-called drill baby drill mentality.
03:30Okay, so those were some of the key points from both sides.
03:38We have analyzed a lot of these things, we had a lot of the rhetorics that