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Kamala Harris

US Vice President, 2021 to 2025

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A former California attorney general and senator who became the first woman US vice president and the 2024 Democratic nominee.

Kamala Harris sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly progressive on culture and leaning nature-first on environment. The profile is close to the middle on religion.

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Where Kamala Harris sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Kamala Harris

Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the US House, 2007 to 2011 and 2019 to 202399%Chuck Schumer US Senate Democratic leader, 2017 to present99%Barack Obama US President, 2009 to 201799%Joe Biden US President, 2021 to 202599%Pete Buttigieg US Secretary of Transportation, 2021 to 202599%Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State, 2009 to 201399%Olaf Scholz Chancellor of Germany, 2021 to 202599%Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia, 2022 to present99%

People furthest from Kamala Harris

Murray Rothbard American economist, 1926 to 19959%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202213%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 191013%Ron Paul US Representative from Texas, 1997 to 201313%

Political views closest to Kamala Harris

Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.98%Humanitarian interventionismHolds that outside powers may use force to stop genocide and mass atrocities, even…96%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…96%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…95%

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