Vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared to struggle when responding to a question from 60 Minutes regarding her being rated the most liberal senator in the United States.
“You’re very different in the policies that you’ve supported in the past,” CBS News host Norah O’Donnell said in an interview aired Sunday. “You’re considered the most liberal United States senator.”
“I — somebody said that, and it actually was Mike Pence on the debate stage,” Harris responded.
“Yeah. Well, actually, the nonpartisan GovTrack has rated you as the most liberal senator,” O’Donnell responded. “You supported the Green New Deal; you supported ‘Medicare for all’; you’ve supported legalizing marijuana. Joe Biden doesn’t support those things.”
“What I will do, and I promise you this, and this is what Joe wants me to do, this was part of our deal, I will always share with him my lived experience as it relates to any issue that we confront. And I promised Joe that I will give him that perspective and always be honest with him,” Harris responded.
If elected, would Kamala Harris advocate for Medicare for All, a plan Joe Biden doesn’t support?
“I would not have joined the ticket if I didn’t support what Joe was proposing,” says Senator Harris. https://t.co/8ne3USJZqO pic.twitter.com/dFDf0GBFk9
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 26, 2020
The Trump campaign and others pounced on the response.
Earth to Kamala Harris, GovTack ranked you the most liberal Senator.
Not @realDonaldTrump or @Mike_Pence.#60Minutes https://t.co/lOyl0M8xCF pic.twitter.com/OUmj3LYfmw
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 26, 2020
WATCH: CBS Norah O’Donnell reminds Kamala Harris she has the most left-wing voting record in the Senate after she tries to deny it.
“Well, actually, the non-partisan GovTrack has rated you as the most liberal senator.” pic.twitter.com/jj4k59JHVs
— Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 26, 2020
When confronted with the fact she has the furthest left voting record in the Senate, Kamala Harris tried to pretend Mike Pence made it up. She was NOT happy with the response:
“Well, actually, non-partisan GovTrack has rated you the most liberal senator.” pic.twitter.com/Fw2kC6rUsV
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 26, 2020
Norah O’Donnell: “Well, actually, the nonpartisan gov-track has rated you as the most liberal senator.”
Kamala Harris: pic.twitter.com/Dw0bPRmJMa
— Andrew Clark ? (@AndrewHClark) October 26, 2020
Harris also laughed after O’Donnell asked if she will present a “socialist or progressive perspective” if she and Joe Biden win in November.
“No. No,” she said while laughing. “It is the perspective of — of a woman who grew up — a black child in America, who was also a prosecutor, who also has a mother who arrived here at the age of 19 from India. Who also, you know, l — likes hip-hop.”
GovTrack ranked Harris as the “most liberal senator” in 2019, beating out Sen. Bernie Sanders, who came in second place.
“A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Harris’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important,” GovTrack said on its website.
