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> Neither presidential candidate is stumping for her kind of activism, even the Dem one Harris hasn't outright said she would keep on Khan, but from a policy p
by enragedcacti 2y ago
> Neither presidential candidate is stumping for her kind of activism, even the Dem one
Harris hasn't outright said she would keep on Khan, but from a policy perspective I think they are very aligned, even to the point of Harris copying Khan's homework a bit (not in a bad way, just interesting). They have both explicitly called out grocery revenue growth exceeding total costs, both want to go after PBMs to lower drug prices, both want to go after junk fees, both have come out against algorithmic rent pricing, both have called out misclassification of workers.
If Harris does want to keep her on I still don't think it's in either of their interests for Harris to stake out a position. It opens the Harris campaign up to attacks on Khan's many court setbacks and erodes whatever bipartisan support Khan still has. Also, Harris doesn't have to do anything to keep her on, if she doesn't appoint anyone then by law Khan will remain acting commissioner indefinitely.
- r00fus 2y agoHer big funders are pushing for Khan's removal (e.g. Mark Cuban). The big issue that these people have against Khan is the blocking of mergers that's a big source of bonuses for Wall St. Obviously Khan is out if Trump is elected.