Analysis: Let’s Talk About Policy, Baby

Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign released their official policy platform Monday. There are nineteen official policy sections on her website. Despite the characterizations from the Donald Trump campaign that Harris’s policies are ‘vague and thin’, she has taken positions on education and healthcare. In this latest chapter of policy debates, let’s compare and contrast each campaign’s positions on childcare, in light of recent events.Recently, former President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance were asked questions regarding childcare. The Republican ticket is casting themselves as the candidates for ‘real Americans’. Americans have made clear in polling that the costs of childcare is an ever present issue. According to a recent survey by Care.com, 88% of respondents said a candidate’s position on childcare costs would influence their vote. In light of this study, Reshma Saujani, founder of Moms First and Girls Who Code, posed the following question to Trump at the Economic Club of New York:“Child care is now more expensive than rent for working families and is costing the economy more than $122 billion a year, making it one of the most urgent economic issues that is facing our country. If you win in November, can you commit to...