As an outsider (Australia), I have 2 points. (1) I happen to agree with Harris about platitudes. Any high office must be more than just mouthing platitudes. While small talk is mandatory, I'm sure Ms Harris can do that, but I think she is talking about a much vaster picture, one of vision and action. (2) What good did Biden's legislative change to gun laws do? From the opposite side of the globe looking in, I'd say "none". It still seems mass shootings (4+ dead) occur once a week, with any changes to gun ownership laws hardly making a difference whatsoever to the violence in general. Happy to be proven wrong on both counts, but as a distant observer, that's my impression...and yes, sadly Ms Harris has not distinguished herself, which is a pity, unlike someone like AOC!