What Harris's years as a prosecutor reveal about who she is now

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Trump and his allies on the right have sought to play up this time in her career, depicting her as part of a "San Francisco liberal elite".
47% : In 2004, when Gavin Newsom, then San Francisco's mayor, decided to allow same-sex weddings, in violation of state law, Harris helped officiate a few of the ceremonies, calling it "one of the most joyful" moments of her career.
40% : Over the span of her law enforcement career, Harris's allies sought to paint her as a "progressive prosecutor" committed to criminal justice reform but also tough on crime.
36% : But in the midst of her campaign, George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was murdered by a police officer during an arrest, igniting a nationwide racial reckoning and demand for criminal justice reform.
24% : And while in 2020, Harris was trying to win over left-leaning Democrats, she is now explicitly making a pitch for moderate Republicans who may be fed up with Trump.

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