Progressives warn Kamala Harris that closing argument failed

Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris Unless he immediately changes his campaign’s closing message and heralds, he risks losing the support of a small but significant part of his political base.

Specifically, many progressive leaders believe the Democratic candidate has been too focused in recent days on winning over moderate Republicans at the expense of his own party’s passionate liberals. And they say Harris’ closing message is increasingly focused on Republicans. Donald Trump and the threat it poses to US democracy ignores the economic struggles of the country’s working class.

Some far-left leaders are also uncomfortable with Harris sharing the same stage with the former leader of the House of Representatives in recent days. Liz Cheney and billionaire businessman Mark Cuban Progressive icons like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Representative from New York. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez they were relegated to low-profile roles.

“The reality is there are a lot more working-class people who would vote for Kamala Harris than conservative Republicans,” Sanders said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday.

Sanders stated that he did everything asked of him to help Harris win. He’s attended two dozen events related to Harris’ campaign this month alone, though mostly in rural areas. None of them ended up with Harris.

“He needs to start addressing the needs of working-class people more,” Sanders said. “I wish this had happened two months ago. Whatever.”

From the Harris campaign’s perspective, focusing on moderate Republicans right now is just a matter of math.

The Democrat’s campaign rates 10 percent of undecided voters as still undecided or persuadable, according to an aide who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy. Of that 10%, about 7% are considered “Cheney Republicans” receptive to messages attacking Trump, the aide said.

At the same time, Harris’ campaign believes that her greatest political liability is the perception that she is far-left. Trump’s allies are slamming publications that accuse the former California senator of being a “radical left liberal.” For this reason, he has been reluctant to appear alongside progressive icons like Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist.

Harris acknowledged at a CNN town hall this week that some progressives may be unhappy with her leadership, especially on Israel.

“But I also know that a lot of people who care about this issue also care about lowering food prices,” he said. “They also care about our democracy and not having a fascist US president who admires dictators.”

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Reprinted with permission from the Associated Press.

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