'Lawyerly, sharp mind' or 'dumb as a rock'? The ugly race to recast Harris is underway

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : But they also reflect something unique in an unprecedented race between the first woman of color to top a major party ticket, and the first convicted felon to do so.Harris' long career as a prosecutor provides Democrats with a perfect contrast to Trump, whose life in recent years has been defined by legal troubles.
72% : Still, women of color know that Harris will be held to a higher standard than Trump, she said -- expected to walk a perfect line between assertive and calm, and respond to virulent attacks with "punchy but light" retorts.
43% : But she has always understood it as a viable message in a head-to-head race against Trump -- as indicated by an ad her presidential campaign ran before the 2020 primaries that cast her as "the anti-Trump.
40% : And while some derogatory speech will come out through the coded language of so-called dog whistles -- understood by a receptive base but largely missed by others -- Trump and other Republicans have already shown their willingness to openly trade on racist and sexist tropes, she said.
33% : Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), a former federal prosecutor who rose to national prominence while leading House efforts to impeach Trump in 2020, said the former president's attack lines about Harris' intellect show he is actually worried about how smart she is -- as evidenced by his attempts to move the next debate from ABC to a friendlier setting with Fox News.
26% : "I have no doubt that Trump is deeply worried about the next debate, and for good reason," Schiff said.
19% : "Trump is not the only person who thinks Harris is unqualified to be president.Steve Cooley, a Republican who was elected district attorney in liberal Los Angeles County three times, lost to Harris in a bitter race for state attorney general in 2010 -- and is still not a fan.
13% : Trump is one," Harris said over a clip from the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in which he talked about grabbing unsuspecting women "by the pussy.
7% : Trump wrote that Harris is "Dumb as a Rock" and has been an "insignificant" vice president.
1% : "While Biden was criticized over the last debate, in part for not calling out the Republican's mistruths, Harris can use her "razor-sharp mind to make the case against [Trump] during the debate when he lies about this or lies about that," Schiff said.

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