With only weeks left until Election Day, Harris can go from underdog to frontrunner by winning over working-class and anti-war voters.

Key Takeaways:

  • Kamala Harris’s underdog narrative: Harris frames her campaign as an underdog, despite polling better than Biden did before dropping out.
  • Close race dynamics: The election is tight, especially in swing states, with Harris underperforming in key demographics compared to Biden’s 2020 performance.
  • Trump’s flaws: Harris critiques Trump for his presidency’s economic policies, handling of the pandemic, and attacks on immigrant communities.
  • Voter demographics: Harris struggles with voters of color, young voters, seniors, and union workers; Trump has significant working-class support.
  • Arab American voters: Support for Harris has declined due to her stance on Gaza and unconditional support for Israel, leading to a potential loss of Arab American voters, especially in Michigan.
  • Policy shifts needed: The article argues Harris should adjust her stance on Gaza, support a ceasefire, and condition U.S. arms to Israel, which could sway Arab American voters.
  • Economic populism: Harris is encouraged to focus on class-warfare rhetoric and pro-working class policies, such as a $15 minimum wage, capping drug costs, and expanding Social Security, to win over lower-income voters.
  • Youth voter engagement: There’s concern about low youth voter turnout and lack of outreach to young people of color, which could affect the election outcome.
  • Final campaign stretch: Harris is urged to take bold steps on economic issues and appeal to working-class voters, similar to Biden’s approach in 2020, to secure victory in key states.
  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    510·
    1 month ago

    Israel started the genocide before we sent them a dime, it’s not “our” genocide. Put the blame on Bibi and Likud where it belongs.

    • TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
      41·
      1 month ago

      Lmao some people really do think October 7th was the start of history.

      Ahem: no. You are embarrassingly wrong.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.world
        22·
        1 month ago

        If you’re talking the current genocide, yes, it absolutely started 10/7.

        If you’re talking the 1939 style ghettoization of Palestinians in Gaza, yeah, that’s been going on for 30 years.

        • TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
          2·
          1 month ago

          If you’re talking the current genocide, yes, it absolutely started 10/7.

          US support for this genocide far predates 10/7. The US props up the apartheid Zionist regime in all its racism and the maintenance of the concentration camp that is Gaza. It donates weapons, provides logistical support, sends a running stipend in the billions, provides diplomatic support, creates the PR and media consciousness for Hasnard to the point that a person might think the US didn’t support this genocide until 10/7.

          Instead of doubling down when you are obviously wrong, please learn this lesson in humility and act more appropriately next time so as not to disrespect yourself nor the pro-genocide status quo.

          If you’re talking the 1939 style ghettoization of Palestinians in Gaza, yeah, that’s been going on for 30 years.

          The Zionist entity only exists at all with its imperial sponsors. First the British then the Americans. Every JDAM used by the zionist entity to blow up hospitals and schools and mosques and churches and residential blocks was produced by Boeing and paid for by the US government. There is no delineation in US support for Israel re: October 7, just a quantitative increase in already qualitative support. Without ongoing American support they would not have even attempted their traditional terrorist bombing campaign directed at the civilians WMD infrastructure of Gaza.

          Don’t be silly.