Tamara Keith:
So what I saw, and I was traveling with Harris all weekend, is that she’s trying very hard to speak to people who can say Nikki Haley Republicans. .
And this is an ongoing effort, stopping today in all three of the blue wall states, specifically targeting college-educated voters, Republicans, and people who would have been Republicans if it weren’t for Trump. This involves holding events in targeted suburbs and trying to persuade them. They can support her through any discomfort.
And the reason the campaign is putting so much effort into this, which in theory would feel like it’s a bit of a long shot or an afterthought, just like in previous years, is that Vice President Harris is worried that she won’t do it. This is because I am concerned that this may not be the case. She may not do as well with black voters, especially black men, but she may not do as well with Latino voters, and Trump may be trying to make some inroads with the traditional Democratic base, also working-class white voters. are.
So what they’re trying to do is boost their support in the suburbs where Trump is clearly struggling, and where there are tens of thousands of people who voted for Nikki Haley after she dropped out.
