Kamala Harris' campaign in Pennsylvania is in turmoil, Democratic leaders are speaking out, 29 Democrats leaked politiko This is detailed in Wednesday's report.
The Keystone State, a key battleground state in the 2024 cycle, will likely determine who wins the presidency. Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes.
Republicans have launched massive mail-in voting efforts and voter registration efforts in some counties in an effort to halt Democratic gains in the state. There are signs that Republican efforts are paying off. Five Democratic-leaning counties in Pennsylvania have had a Republican majority since 2020, according to political expert Seth Keschel, who released voter registration on Oct. 3.
For the Harris campaign, victory will depend on getting voters to the polls in Democratic strongholds of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. “If campaigns can't get them to the polls, the state and the presidential election could be lost.” politiko reported chaos:
Some in Ms. Harris' inner circle say they lack relationships with key figures in the party, particularly in Philadelphia and its suburbs. They complain that they are left out of events or that surrogates are not placed effectively. And in a closed-door meeting, she called on Harris' staff to do more to get voters of color to the polls.
Some have criticized Ms. Harris' Pennsylvania campaign manager, Nikki Lu, for lacking deep knowledge of Philadelphia, where the vice president needs to boost turnout to win. That's what he said.
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Some of Democrats' frustrations may be exacerbated by Pennsylvania's size and long-standing regional differences. Mr. Lu is originally from Pittsburgh, on the other side of the state from Philadelphia and the major black and Latino communities in southeastern Pennsylvania. The state's second-highest elected Democrat described Mr. Lew as “ineffective.” A Democratic strategist in Pennsylvania said Mr. Lu is “empowering the culture” on the campaign trail, making elected officials feel disengaged and disrespected. .
Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez denied that the unrest was hurting the party with black and Hispanic voters, but state officials disputed Rodriguez's statements in the leak. Politico.
“It feels like we can win here, and we will win despite the Harris campaign,” the Democratic elected official said. “Pennsylvania is in a real mess and it's incredibly frustrating.”
Marielle Joy Kornbliss Martin, a former Hispanic outreach coordinator who left the campaign, said in a memo that Harris' campaign was denying her “access to necessary data on Latino demographics” and “events “The infrastructure to organize events and engage with the Latinx community is gone.” ”
“Give us the tools to win,” she wrote in a note. “As everyone knows, you can't win the PA without Latinos, and you can't win the presidency without the PA.”
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