Two major party presidential candidates in America, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, have completely different backgrounds. Here, we will compare these two candidates in various categories.
Born
Donald Trump was born in 1946 in New York in a wealthy real estate family whereas Kamala Harris was born in 1964 in California, her father was an economist from Jamaica and her mother was a cancer scientist from India.
Education
Donald Trump earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 1968 from the University of Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from Howard University in 1986, and a Juris Doctor from Hastings College of Law in 1989.
Politics Starting
Donald Trump had no political experience before running as a Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election, while Kamala Harris was elected as a U.S. senator from California in 2017.
Political ideology
Donald Trump focuses on lower taxes, deregulation, and a nationalist foreign policy (America First). He aims to appeal to working-class, white Americans, and rural voters. On the other hand, Kamala Harris focuses on criminal justice reform, climate action, expanding healthcare, and gender and racial equality. She seeks to connect with African-American voters, South Asian and immigrant communities, environmental and climate activists, women's rights activists, and urban, and suburban voters.
Achievement
Donald Trump Achievement :
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: This law reduces the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.
- Trump normalized relations between Israel and many Gulf nations.
- Trump signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to be more favorable to American workers.
Kamala Harris Achievement :
- Harris did a great job in the COVID-19 response when she was vice president.
- Harris supports policies that address the gender wage gap, provide protections against domestic violence, and reform the criminal justice system.
- Harris advocates for policies that prioritize cleaner energy sources.
