{"id":2319062,"date":"2024-08-04T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-to-leverage-momentum-with-gop-and-battleground-voter-outreach-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T16:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:26:26","slug":"harris-tries-to-leverage-momentum-with-gop-and-battleground-voter-outreach-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-to-leverage-momentum-with-gop-and-battleground-voter-outreach-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris tries to leverage momentum with GOP and battleground voter outreach &#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%2Fharris-tries-to-leverage-momentum-with-gop-and-battleground-voter-outreach-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=2319062&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 \u200dPresident Kamala \u200bHarris&#8217;s\u2062 campaign is\u2062 actively reaching out to Republican\u2062 voters\u200c as part of\u200c a strategy for the upcoming election, rebranding their \u2063previous &#8220;Republicans for Biden&#8221; \u2062initiative. The campaign aims to\u200b engage &#8220;Trump-skeptical&#8221; Republicans \u2063through grassroots events, targeted outreach,\u200d and digital campaigns featuring testimonials from Republican supporters of \u200bHarris. <\/p>\n<p>Events are scheduled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/a> like Arizona, North Carolina, and\u200c Pennsylvania, where GOP surrogates will \u200dparticipate alongside Harris and her\u200d running mate. The effort includes forming State Advisory Committees to \u200dfacilitate\u2064 voter interactions among Republicans and to promote voting for Harris. Despite some high-profile endorsements from former Trump officials, challenges remain in convincing more conservative voters \u200bof Harris&#8217;s core \u2064values, especially those associated with democracy and accountability. <\/p>\n<p>In the\u2064 last two weeks, the campaign has made considerable outreach, including making 2.3 million phone calls and knocking on 172,000 doors in battleground states. The initiative reflects a broader attempt to \u2062recreate the success \u200dof Biden&#8217;s previous campaign by appealing to a diverse voter base amid the ongoing political\u200d tensions.  <\/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 tries to leverage momentum with GOP and battleground voter outreach<\/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_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As Republicans try to undercut Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>San Francisco<\/a> liberal, the Harris campaign is making overtures to members of the GOP who dislike former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rebranding its &ldquo;Republicans for Biden&rdquo; program from when President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> was running for reelection, the Harris campaign has recommitted to reaching out to GOP voters through events and other organizing efforts, in addition to ads, as it did during the primary when Trump was feuding with former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.N.<\/a> Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans&nbsp;for&nbsp;Harris&nbsp;will particularly rely on &ldquo;local and trusted&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;voices to speak to their friends and family about the importance of voting for the vice president,&rdquo; according to the Harris campaign. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Online, we will also leverage a grassroots-driven digital campaign featuring direct to camera testimonials from&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;Harris&nbsp;supporters making their case to fellow&nbsp;Republicans&nbsp;about voting for Vice President&nbsp;Harris,&rdquo; the Harris campaign wrote Sunday in a memo.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans for Harris will roll out from Monday with events in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, with plans for GOP Harris&nbsp;surrogates to appear at events with&nbsp;Harris&nbsp;and her running mate during their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-veepstakes-enters-homestretch-as-contenders-cancel-plans-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris veepstakes enters homestretch as contenders cancel plans - Washington Examiner\">battleground state tour<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans&nbsp;for&nbsp;Harris&nbsp;is also engaging voters and organizers by building out State Advisory Committees in battleground states to engage Trump-skeptical&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;voters,&rdquo; the campaign memo stated. &ldquo;These committees will play a pivotal role in facilitating&nbsp;Republican-to-Republican&nbsp;voter contact, including by hosting&nbsp;Republican-featured events, door knocking, phone banking, spearheading letter-to-the-editor campaigns, and building local networks with&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;organizations, businesses, and community groups.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The launch of Republicans for Harris coincided with Trump&rsquo;s rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Atlanta<\/a> on Saturday, during which he criticized Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) in personal terms. Trump and Kemp continue to clash over the 2020 election, after which Trump asked Georgia Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brad-raffensperger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brad Raffensperger<\/a> &ldquo;to find 11,780 votes&rdquo; so he could win the Peach State.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a disloyal guy, and he&rsquo;s a very average governor. Little Brian. Little Brian Kemp. Bad guy,&rdquo; Trump said this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Biden won Georgia, the first Democrat to do so since former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bill Clinton<\/a> in 1992, in part because of his appeal to black voters and his ability to connect with anti-Trump Republicans voters. For instance, Haley&nbsp;received 78,000 votes in the GOP&nbsp;primary&nbsp;in March after she had suspended her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But while the Republicans for Harris &ldquo;campaign within a campaign,&rdquo; as Harris aides describe it, has already been endorsed by the likes of former Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephanie-grisham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Stephanie Grisham<\/a>, former Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-hagel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Hagel<\/a>, and former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, it still has work to do with people, such as Principles First founder Heath Mayo, who started his &ldquo;pro-democracy, anti-Trump&rdquo; conservative organization in response to the former president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I voted Biden in 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/evan-mcmullin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>[Evan]  McMullin <\/a>in 2016,&rdquo; Mayo told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;This again will sadly not be an election about policy differences, but about the fundamental ingredients that have made America the envy of the world, respect for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Constitution<\/a>, upholding the outcomes of our elections, accountability under the law, etc.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris needs to make the case&nbsp;to principled conservative voters in defense of these core commitments,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans for Harris complements the campaign&rsquo;s more traditional outreach, with volunteers making 2.3 million phone calls, knocking on 172,000 doors, and sending 2.9 million text messages to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-projects-social-media-influence-has-plummeted-analyses-show\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project\u2019s Social Media Influence Has Plummeted, Analyses Show\">battleground state voters<\/a> in the last two weeks, according to battleground states director Dan Kanninen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We currently have more than 260 coordinated campaign offices and more than 1,400 coordinated staff across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infighting-democrats-fuming-over-midterm-strategy\/\" title=\"Infighting: Democrats Fuming over Midterm Strategy\">battleground states&#038;nbsp<\/a>;that are making investments in training and reaching supporters across the country with new organizing tactics,&rdquo; Kanninen wrote Saturday in a separate memo. &ldquo;In the next two weeks, we will also add 150 more staff to the blue wall and more than double our staff in Arizona and North Carolina to ensure we continue to capitalize and drive the enormous enthusiasm for the vice president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Meanwhile, Donald Trump is running a flailing campaign with no vision for the future, his brand new running mate is depressing Republican enthusiasm, and with only three months until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Election Day<\/a>, his campaign still lags far behind in the infrastructure needed to win in key battleground states,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;For example,&nbsp;in Nevada, Team Harris has 13 offices, while Trump has just one. In Pennsylvania, we have 36 coordinated offices while Trump has just 3. In Georgia, we have 24 offices while the Trump team didn&rsquo;t open their first until June.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris had a good second week of her campaign last week, announcing her campaign raised $310 million last month and hosted a 10,000-person rally in Atlanta last Tuesday as she tries to put pressure on Trump to debate her on ABC next month. She is expected to announce her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a> soon, before she and her second in command embark on a&nbsp;five-day, seven-state swing, scheduled to begin in Philadelphia on that day.<\/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_1722157\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722157\"}});<\/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 seeks to capitalize on momentum with GOP and battleground voter engagement. In response to Republican efforts to portray Vice President Kamala Harris as a liberal from San Francisco, her campaign is reaching out to GOP members who are critical of former President Donald Trump. They are revamping the \u201cRepublicans for Biden\u201d initiative from Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign, focusing on engaging Republican voters through events and organizing activities, alongside advertisements similar to those used during the primary when Trump was in conflict with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. The &#8220;Republicans for Harris&#8221; initiative will particularly depend on \u201clocal and trusted Republican voices\u201d encouraging their peers about the importance of voting for Harris. The campaign plans a grassroots digital effort featuring testimonials from Republican supporters advocating for Harris among fellow Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of &#8220;Republicans for Harris&#8221; will begin Monday with events in Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, where GOP surrogates will join Harris and her running mate during their tour of battleground states this week. The campaign memo indicates that they are also forming State Advisory Committees in key states to connect with Republicans skeptical of Trump. These committees aim to facilitate direct voter outreach through various activities such as hosting events featuring Republicans, door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, letter-writing campaigns, and building local networks with Republican organizations.<\/p>\n<p>This rollout coincides with Trump&#8217;s rally in Atlanta over the weekend where he criticized Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA). Their ongoing feud stems from Trump&#8217;s attempts post-2020 election results when he urged Georgia officials to overturn the outcome by finding additional votes in his favor. Despite past support for Biden due to his appeal among Black voters and anti-Trump Republicans\u2014evidenced by Haley receiving significant votes even after suspending her campaign\u2014the &#8220;Republicans for Harris&#8221; effort faces challenges convincing some conservative figures like Heath Mayo who emphasize core democratic principles over party loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative complements traditional outreach strategies; volunteers have made millions of calls and sent numerous texts within two weeks targeting battleground state voters. According to Dan Kanninen from the campaign&#8217;s battleground states team, they currently operate over 260 coordinated offices across these areas while planning further staffing increases ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Kanninen noted that Trump&#8217;s campaign appears disorganized without a clear vision or adequate infrastructure compared to theirs\u2014citing disparities in office numbers across several key states like Nevada and Pennsylvania where Team Harris has significantly more presence than Trump\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>Last week marked a successful period for Harris&#8217; campaign as she announced raising $310 million last month while hosting a large rally in Atlanta aimed at pressuring Trump into debating her next month; she is also expected soon to reveal her vice presidential pick before embarking on an extensive multi-state tour starting in Philadelphia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2319063,"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\/08\/Kamala_Harris_election_441.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33002,6203,4021,35480,32076],"class_list":["post-2319062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-battleground-states","tag-gop","tag-harris","tag-voter-outreach","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala_Harris_election_441.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319062","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}