Fearing defeat in the presidential election, Democrats suggested this week that former President Donald Trump’s appeal in “blue wall” states may be too strong for Vice President Kamala Harris to overcome.
Political experts believe seven states — Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina — will determine the president. If Trump wins one or more of these states, Harris’ chances of winning the 270 electoral votes will be slim.
“She’s done a great job not only of uniting her base but of galvanizing her base, but the big question now is whether she can appeal to and win over the voters that Democrats have always needed,” said a Democratic strategist. Said of hill “I think there’s still concern about whether she can do this,” he said of the challenges Harris faces in the Midwest.
Trump is ahead of Harris in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and he’s tied with Harris in Wisconsin, according to the latest Emerson College poll released Thursday.
“What I hear all the time is that she hasn’t had as many relationships in Pennsylvania and hasn’t established any kind of identity here,” another Pennsylvania-based Democratic strategist acknowledged Monday. “Obviously, that’s a very big difference with Joe Biden.”
To shore up Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is being considered as Harris’ running mate. “We need to keep up that enthusiasm, especially among young people, but we should never forget that we probably can’t win the presidency without Pennsylvania, and we can’t win Pennsylvania unless we do well in western Pennsylvania,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said in an interview on MSNBC. Morning Joe last week.
“We are hunters from Western Pennsylvania. Donald Trump And just being mindful of the fact that our job is to expand the coalition, and most of the time it’s not about saying or doing things that will pique people’s interest. [sic] “Union-minded, blue-collar people from the Midwest,” he added.
Another policy shift that Harris appears to be making to avoid losing the Keystone State is her alleged shift in policy on fracking, a law that would make America more energy independent and boost Pennsylvania’s economy. Despite the shift by anonymous campaign sources, Harris has publicly stated multiple times that she opposes fracking.
“There’s no question that I’m in favor of banning fracking,” she said in 2019.
Some Democrats believe Harris can reshape policy to win votes and stay in power.
“Even in this short window, the vice president has time to reintroduce herself to voters and redefine what people think of her,” said Democratic strategist Rodell Molyneaux. hill“As she speaks more about her vision and her record as attorney general, senator and vice president, some of these voters will move closer to her.”
Fracking isn’t the only policy Harris is reportedly trying to reverse. Citing an anonymous campaign official, The New York Times report Harris said Monday that she wants to increase funding for border security and doesn’t want to require people to sell assault weapons to the government.
Wendell Fsebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former war room analyst for the Republican National Committee. He is the author of: The Politics of Slave MoralityFollow Wendell “Bat” @WendellHusebø or The truth of society @WendellHusebo.
