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How Kamala Harris Took 'Freedom' From the Republicans

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69% Informative

Stengel: For 50 years , the word "freedom" has been mostly absent from the vocabulary of Democratic campaigns.

He says the word has been coopted by Republicans since Ronald Reagan was a candidate for president.

The word is now being used by Vice President Kamala Harris in an ad that used the word 'freedom' four times.

Julian Zelizer : Kamala Harris is trying to forge a union between conservative ideas of liberty and freedom and liberal notions of equality.

He says she links freedom and liberty with personal choices about “heart and home,” embracing another conservative notion: that culture, not politics shapes a nation.

Zelizer says a Democratic candidate who combines rhetoric of freedom with the language of equality is blending conservative Republicanism with traditional Democrats .

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68

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62

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52

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informal

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English

Language complexity

57

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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