{"id":2309621,"date":"2024-07-26T14:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309621"},"modified":"2024-07-26T14:14:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:14:00","slug":"harris-can-pick-and-choose-issues-tell-voters-what-they-want-to-hear-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-can-pick-and-choose-issues-tell-voters-what-they-want-to-hear-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris can \u2018pick and choose\u2019 issues, tell voters \u2018what they want to hear\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-can-pick-and-choose-issues-tell-voters-what-they-want-to-hear-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Vice President \u200cKamala Harris&#8217;s political positioning as she prepares for the upcoming election. \u200cDespite \u2064being in \u200bthe public eye for \u200dalmost a decade, many voters have limited knowledge of her beyond her association with liberal policies, particularly on abortion. This \u2062ambiguity could work \u2064to her advantage, allowing her to selectively focus on certain issues that resonate with voters without the\u2063 burden\u200d of President Biden&#8217;s controversies.\u200c Evan \u200dRoth Smith, a lead\u200d pollster for Blueprint, notes that Harris&#8217;s undefined status provides her with \u2064an opportunity to build a compelling campaign narrative while deflecting\u200b Republican criticisms, particularly concerning her\u200d previous roles, such as\u200b her position on immigration.\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-article-suggests-republicans-are-worse-than-nazis\/\" title=\"MSNBC Article Suggests Republicans Are Worse Than Nazis\">article suggests<\/a>\u2063 that Harris can craft\u2062 her image and agenda strategically as she approaches the election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris can &lsquo;pick and choose&rsquo; issues, tell voters &lsquo;what they want to hear&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1713635\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>She has been in the public eye for nearly a decade, but most voters don&rsquo;t have a clue about Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3100747\/how-harris-woke-up-democrats-trumps-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> other than she&rsquo;s a liberal abortion pitchwoman.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s a good thing as she sets off on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3099436\/harris-narrow-path-white-house-appears-run-through-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>102-day rush<\/a> to Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Because being largely undefined gives the presumptive party presidential nominee a chance to &ldquo;pick and choose&rdquo; issues to help make her case to voters, according to Evan Roth Smith, lead pollster with <a href=\"https:\/\/blueprint2024.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Blueprint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris is still largely undefined in the minds of voters,&rdquo; Smith said during a Zoom briefing on Thursday. &ldquo;Voters don&rsquo;t really associate her with or really give her credit or blame for the most popular policies out of this administration. That also means she won&rsquo;t have to carry any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s baggage.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Harris stepped into her role as the party&rsquo;s presumptive nominee this week after President Joe Biden bowed to pressure from Democratic elites and the media to abandon his dream of a second term because his polls are bad.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Graphic courtesy Blueprint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Republicans moved quickly to portray Harris as a failed liberal who bungled her assignments, including a role as the border czar.<\/p>\n<p>But Smith found that little has stuck to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, he believes that Harris can choose issues to build a resume that excites supporters and deflects GOP attacks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128311;Our new poll on Kamala Harris is out! &#128200;<\/p>\n<p>We asked voters how they perceive the presumptive Democratic nominee, what they credit and hold her responsible for, and what policies they associate her with.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom Line: Harris is mostly unburdened by what has been; Biden&rsquo;s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Blueprint (@Blueprint_2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blueprint_2024\/status\/1816482595019891006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;She can pick and choose what she wants to be associated with,&rdquo; Smith said. &ldquo;She can hug the stuff that she needs to shore up, for example, vulnerability and skepticism on immigration, right? So, you know, this is not rocket science.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic pollster&rsquo;s new survey on Harris shows that there are just a few things voters firmly know about the vice president. First is her liberal politics. When asked to cite a word they associate Harris with, &ldquo;liberal&rdquo; was top at 43%.<\/p>\n<p>The issue Harris is most associated with is abortion, at 53%. When asked about policies that voters believe Harris was responsible for, the highest was abortion at 50%.<\/p>\n<p>Secrets asked Smith what issues he felt Harris should wrap herself in going into the Democratic National Convention in three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to abortion, he said that Harris should define her economic agenda. And he said that she should play off her pre-Senate job as California&rsquo;s attorney general and promise the public that she will be a prosecutor for them on matters such as corporate price gouging.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A prosecutor who goes after the white-collar folks who are screwing us. That&rsquo;s like a perfect built-in-a-lab message,&rdquo; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voters are inclined to trust her on all of this and sort of, you know, connecting the dots for them and telling them exactly kind of what they want to hear. But it&rsquo;s also really, I think, you know, my understanding of who she is, as an economics policymaker. I think that&rsquo;s the direction to go. And you know, let her rip on reproductive rights, for sure, for sure. Those are the two most important things,&rdquo; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1713635\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1713635\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris has the ability to selectively address issues and communicate what resonates with voters. Although she has been a public figure for almost ten years, many voters primarily recognize Vice President Kamala Harris as a proponent of liberal abortion policies. This lack of a defined public image may actually benefit her as she embarks on a 102-day campaign leading up to Election Day. According to Evan Roth Smith, the chief pollster at Blueprint, this ambiguity allows her to strategically choose issues that will appeal to voters. He noted during a Zoom briefing that voters do not strongly associate her with the administration&#8217;s most popular policies, which means she won&#8217;t have to deal with any negative perceptions tied to President Biden. <\/p>\n<p>Harris has recently emerged as the likely nominee for her party after President Biden faced pressure from Democratic leaders and the media to step aside due to poor polling. Republicans have quickly attempted to label her as a failed liberal, particularly criticizing her performance as the border czar. However, Smith observed that these criticisms have not significantly impacted her image. Consequently, he believes Harris can focus on issues that will enhance her appeal and counter Republican attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent poll, voters were asked about their perceptions of Harris, revealing that her liberal stance is the most recognized aspect of her identity, with 43% associating her with the term &#8220;liberal.&#8221; The issue most linked to her is abortion, with 53% of respondents identifying it as her primary focus. When asked about policies she is responsible for, abortion again topped the list at 50%. Smith suggested that as Harris approaches the Democratic National Convention, she should emphasize her economic agenda alongside her commitment to reproductive rights. He recommended that she leverage her previous experience as California&#8217;s attorney general to position herself as a champion against corporate misconduct, which he believes would resonate well with voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2309628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris-Poll-Blueprint-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,5894,33188],"class_list":["post-2309621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-voter-engagement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris-Poll-Blueprint-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}