Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both changed their views on major issues throughout their careers.
Harris has recently asserted that “my values have not changed,” while Trump has similarly downplayed shifts in his opinions on political topics over his nearly five decades in the public eye.
“The advantage in switching positions is to move to the middle to attract moderate, undecided voters,” Robert Shapiro, a political science professor at Columbia University, told The Epoch Times. “The risk is looking awkward and perhaps alienating supporters of the original positions.”
Shapiro added that it’s probably a “good risk” at this stage, as the two candidates’ supporters will likely stick by them as they appeal to others….