Voters Kamala Harris wants to appeal to with a media blitz: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online edition of From the Politics Desk. This evening newsletter brings you the latest reporting and analysis from campaigns, the White House and Capitol Hill from the NBC News politics team.

In today’s edition, senior White House correspondent Peter Nicholas looks at where the Kamala Harris campaign thinks it can gain support with the vice president’s media blitz this week. Additionally, senior politics editor Mark Murray details how Harris and Trump voters think “change” means very different things in this election.

Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday.

Voters that Harris is trying to appeal to with a media blitz

Written by Peter Nicholas

Vice President Kamala Harris, shedding some of the cautiousness she has displayed since entering the race, gave a series of interviews – mostly friendly ones – as she seeks to win support among key voting blocs. Although it is on her own terms to the organizer…

Her campaign’s appearances on everything from ABC’s “The View” to Howard Stern’s radio show to CBS’ Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” led to Harris’ nomination as the Democratic nominee in July. I believe it will help introduce Harris to Americans who may not have thought much about her until now. And now I want to know more about her.

“Polls show that people want to know more about her. They want to see more of her and we’re working on it and we want to continue to do that.” ” said a Harris campaign aide.

Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to receive it weekdays.

There’s nothing random about where she shows up. Bearing in mind that “The View” is particularly popular among women, the campaign is using Harris’ visit on Tuesday to highlight “The View,” which takes care of both elderly parents and dependent children. developed new policy proposals aimed at supporting ‘sandwich generation’ households.

Mr. Stern’s audience skews male, giving Ms. Harris an opportunity to tap into the core of former President Donald Trump’s support base. An NBC News poll this year found that only 25% of men ages 18 to 49 have a positive view of Harris, while 55% have a negative view. It was.

Then Mr. Harris clucked a can of Miller High Life with a Colvair. Her campaign hopes the image will remain online for a long time.

Harris seemed insular compared to his opponent’s complete ubiquity. But with less than four weeks until Election Day, she’s looking for ways to jump into what her campaign aides call “the front lines of the conversation.”

Harris called into the Weather Channel and spoke to CNN on the phone Wednesday afternoon, urging Floridians to heed warnings and stay out of the path of Hurricane Milton.

She was interviewed on CBS’s “60 Minutes” for an election special that aired Monday. President Trump declined the program’s interview request.

And on Thursday night, Harris will participate in a televised town hall event in Las Vegas hosted by Univision. Harris will take questions from the audience and aim to woo Hispanic male voters. In two key battleground states, Nevada and Arizona, a majority of Hispanic men under 50 support Trump over Harris, according to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll.

Read more from Peter →

📈 Headcount surge: Jonathan Allen, Natasha Koleki and Carol E. Lee report that the Harris campaign has hired a small number of experienced political operatives in recent weeks as the race remains stalled due to Democratic concerns. Six people familiar with the surge in personnel said they were dispatched to battleground states.

The group of senior advisers included Paulette Aniskoff, the former director of the White House Office of Public Engagement under then-President Barack Obama, who helped manage the nation, which officials considered lackluster. Sent to Pennsylvania two weeks ago to strengthen. One of the sources said the Keystone State is a “problem place” for the Harris campaign. Read more →

Harris and Trump voters see their candidates as representing change, but in very different ways

Written by Mark Murray and Faith Wardwell

The word “change” has become an important storyline in a presidential campaign featuring dissatisfied voters and two candidates who can make a credible case for their responsibilities, but also a part of the past. It is also facing a certain attack.

A September NBC News poll asked registered voters which candidate represented more change and found Kamala Harris had a 9 percentage point advantage over Donald Trump, with the majority choosing Harris. 47% chose Trump, while 38% chose Trump.

But on another question about “change,” voters were divided on whether they were more concerned about Harris continuing President Joe Biden’s approach (40% of voters said so in the poll). respondents said they were more concerned about President Trump’s continued policy changes. He continues his approach from his first term as president (39%). Another 18% of voters said they were not concerned about either.

The poll then asked an open-ended third question about “change.” What do you look for in a candidate running for president when it comes to representing change and leading the country in the right direction?

Harris voters answered in their own words, focusing on personal characteristics such as “competence,” “less divisiveness,” and “normalcy,” and also expressed a desire to remove Trump from the political arena. He also expressed his desire. Women’s rights were also mentioned.

On the other hand, when asked what changes they wanted to see, those who voted for President Trump weighed more heavily on inflation and border policy.

Read more →

That’s all from the political desk. If you have any feedback, love it or hate it, email us at politicsnewsletter@nbcuni.com.

And if you’re a fan, please share it with everyone. You can sign up here.