{"id":2317789,"date":"2024-08-01T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-separation-from-biden-crucial-among-key-voting-bloc-in-nevada-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T23:15:34","slug":"harriss-separation-from-biden-crucial-among-key-voting-bloc-in-nevada-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-separation-from-biden-crucial-among-key-voting-bloc-in-nevada-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris\u2019s separation from Biden crucial among key voting bloc in Nevada &#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\">28<\/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%2Fharriss-separation-from-biden-crucial-among-key-voting-bloc-in-nevada-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=2317789&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>Vice President Kamala Harris is actively campaigning in Nevada, seeking to secure the minority vote as President\u200b Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection efforts have reportedly lost support\u2064 among key Democratic constituents.\u200b With \u200cgrowing disillusionment \u2064towards Biden, particularly from Black voters in Nevada, Harris&#8217;s campaign has gained traction, marking a noteworthy shift as she\u2064 vies for the top spot\u2063 on the Democratic ticket. Recently, her campaign held \u200dnumerous events, demonstrating stronger support than Biden&#8217;s\u2062 past efforts, particularly focusing on Black and LGBTQ communities. <\/p>\n<p>The state of Nevada boasts the third-fastest-growing Black population in \u200bthe U.S., which \u2064adds to the strategic significance of\u2063 Harris\u2019s outreach. A\u2063 recent poll indicates \u200bthat her approval rating among Black voters is notably higher\u2063 than Biden&#8217;s. As support \u200dfor Harris \u200bbuilds, many are drawn to her perceived progressive stance on various issues, contrasting with Biden\u2019s administration. Harris&#8217;s commitment to \u200bengaging with\u2062 disillusioned voters \u200dappears crucial as she \u200dstrives\u2062 to energize Democratic \u2063bases \u200bahead of the upcoming 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&rsquo;s separation from Biden crucial among key voting bloc in Nevada<\/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_1719408\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=kamala+harris+wasghintong+examienr&amp;rlz=1C5GCCM_en&amp;oq=kamal&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgYIARBFGDsyBggCEEUYOzINCAMQLhiDARixAxiABDIGCAQQRRg5MgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg80gEHODUxajBqN6gCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s campaign is fighting to secure Nevada&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/african-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>minority<\/a> vote after President Joe Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">reelection bid<\/a> leaked support among one of the battleground state&rsquo;s critical Democratic voting blocs.<\/p>\n<p>As Biden fought to win a second term in the White House, enthusiasm for the 81-year-old among key components of the Democratic coalition tanked. In the wake of Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-are-calling-for-bidens-immediate-resignation-citing-his-historic-campaign-exit-as-evidence-that-he-is-unfit-to-serve\/\" title=\"Republicans are calling for Biden&#039;s immediate resignation, citing his historic campaign exit as evidence that he is unfit to serve\">historic campaign exit<\/a>, Harris&rsquo;s ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket appears to be gaining traction with black Nevada voters disillusioned with the incumbent president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, the Harris campaign held a multitude of events in Nevada,&nbsp;garnering support that surpassed all of Biden&rsquo;s previous efforts. Nevada is home to the third-highest-growing black population in the nation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/01\/18\/key-facts-about-black-americans\/#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20there%20were%205.1,at%20least%2025%2C000%20in%202010.)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>as of 2022<\/a>. The vice president held more than 50 events, many aimed at attracting black and LGBT support, and reached nearly 50,000 voters, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/can-harris-energize-minority-nevada-voters-who-had-soured-on-trump-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the<em> Nevada Independent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide, Harris&rsquo;s approval rating among black voters surpasses Biden&rsquo;s by 7 points, according to a recent poll from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforprogress.org\/insights\/2024\/7\/18\/we-polled-black-voters-heres-what-we-found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Data for Progress.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harris at a campaign event in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Rachel Aston\/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enthusiasm for a Harris presidency appears to be building in the battleground state as the vice president fights to make a comeback with voters who soured about Biden&rsquo;s reelection bid. Some voters pointed to specific reasons they prefer Harris over her current boss.<\/p>\n<p>For Lesile Swest, an African American voter who showed up at a Nevada Harris campaign event this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s perceived progressiveness stance lured her back to the party.&nbsp;Swest <a href=\"https:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/can-harris-energize-minority-nevada-voters-who-had-soured-on-trump-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Nevada Independent<\/em> that the black community is &ldquo;looking for progressiveness,&rdquo; adding, &ldquo;We weren&rsquo;t getting progressiveness from Biden or Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Seen by some as further to the left than Biden, Harris&rsquo;s position on the Gaza conflict, if she were to push back against Israel more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3095901\/harris-empower-anti-israel-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>could expand<\/a> Democratic support, with Muslim Americans and many young voters disillusioned with Biden&rsquo;s stance on the war.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Harris faces challenges to prove that she is different than her boss and more inclined to follow through on her campaign promises.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stephone Revels Sr., an African American Nevadan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/01\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-nevada-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking for some direct, tangible assistance. You&rsquo;ve got to stop talking and start acting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The battle in Nevada is far from over. Former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>holds<\/a> a narrow lead over Harris in the state and continues to make the pitch to majority-minority communities across the country that Democrats have failed them.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1719408\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719408\"}});<\/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&#8217;s Distinction from Biden is Vital for Key Voting Demographic in Nevada<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign is working hard to win over Nevada&#8217;s minority voters, following a decline in support for President Joe Biden among essential Democratic groups in this battleground state. As Biden seeks a second term, enthusiasm for the 81-year-old president has waned among significant segments of the Democratic coalition. In light of Biden\u2019s unprecedented campaign struggles, Harris\u2019s rise to lead the Democratic ticket seems to be resonating with disenchanted black voters in Nevada. Recently, her campaign organized numerous events across the state, attracting more support than any of Biden\u2019s previous initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>As of 2022, Nevada boasts the third-fastest-growing black population in the U.S. The vice president conducted over 50 events focused on engaging black and LGBT communities and reached nearly 50,000 voters according to reports from the Nevada Independent. A recent Data for Progress poll indicates that Harris enjoys a 7-point higher approval rating among black voters compared to Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Support for a potential Harris presidency appears to be increasing as she works to reconnect with voters who have become disillusioned with Biden&#8217;s reelection efforts. Some attendees at her campaign events expressed specific reasons for preferring her over him; Lesile Swest, an African American voter at one such event this week, noted that she was drawn back into politics by Harris\u2019s perceived progressive stance. Swest remarked that the black community is &#8220;looking for progressiveness,&#8221; stating they were not receiving it from either Biden or Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Harris may attract additional Democratic support by adopting a more critical stance on Israel regarding the Gaza conflict\u2014an approach that could appeal particularly to Muslim Americans and younger voters dissatisfied with Biden&#8217;s position on this issue. However, she must demonstrate that she can differentiate herself from her boss and fulfill her campaign promises effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Stephone Revels Sr., another African American voter from Nevada, emphasized his desire for &#8220;direct, tangible assistance,&#8221; urging leaders to move beyond rhetoric and take action. The contest in Nevada remains competitive; former President Donald Trump currently holds a slight edge over Harris while continuing his outreach efforts toward majority-minority communities nationwide who feel let down by Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2317790,"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\/Kamala-Harris-Nevada.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,4021,5592,36947],"class_list":["post-2317789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-harris","tag-nevada","tag-voting-bloc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-Nevada.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317789","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}