Presidential campaigns often use the backdrop of small businesses — record stores, diners, machine shops — to emphasize their candidates’ authenticity and hometown values.
In speeches and ads, Vice President Kamala Harris has sought to infuse entrepreneurship into her brand — an avowed capitalist, but for the little guy.
Her economic policy platform mentions “small business” 77 times, including a section aimed at addressing owners’ needs, such as easing licensing requirements and funneling more federal contracts their way.
Ms. Harris’s focus on small business isn’t completely new.
She also took on the issue as vice president, visiting businesses to hand out billions of dollars in loans funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.
Persons:
Kamala Harris, Donald J, ” Regina Shelton —
Organizations:
Gallup, Pew, American, —
Locations:
Berkeley, Calif