Julia Gillard confronted unfair criticism throughout her prime ministership. Now a similar strain of judgment is being attached to Kamala Harris.
Two weeks into the 2010 election campaign, Labor was in trouble. Partly as a circuit-breaker, Julia Gillard announced that from then on, voters would see the “real” Julia. “I’m going to discard all of that campaign advice and professional or common wisdom, and just go for it”, she said.Gillard was slammed.
In recent weeks, I’ve watched, with a rising sense of dread, as a similar strain of criticism has been attached to Kamala Harris. Thein September showing “voters are unsure they know enough about where Kamala Harris stands”. This was based on the fact that “28 per cent of likely voters said they felt they needed to know more about Ms Harris”.
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