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.
Judging by the political discourse on this platflorm, I just figured the fediverse skewed towards center right conservative. I am actually impressed at how much more aggressive the content moderation for Lemmy communities is overall compared to Reddit. I don't really use Lemmy though as it's fairly empty.
It depends on the instance! lemmy.world is definitely center/center-right, lemmy.ml is liberal-left with a few of us far left radicals spattered around to argue with them, and of course there's the commies on lemmygrad and hexbear