{"id":2339360,"date":"2024-09-10T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-clinton-adviser-says-he-cannot-commit-to-voting-for-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T18:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T22:35:40","slug":"former-clinton-adviser-says-he-cannot-commit-to-voting-for-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-clinton-adviser-says-he-cannot-commit-to-voting-for-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Clinton adviser says he \u2018cannot\u2019 commit to voting for Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fformer-clinton-adviser-says-he-cannot-commit-to-voting-for-harris-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=2339360&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>Doug Schoen, a \u2062prominent Democratic strategist \u2064and former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">adviser<\/a> to President Bill Clinton, \u2062stated that he cannot currently commit to voting for Vice President \u2062Kamala Harris due\u200d to concerns regarding her\u200b policies. In \u2064an interview on \u200cFox\u200c News, Schoen identified himself \u2062as &#8220;undecided&#8221; but indicated that \u200dhe would struggle to \u2062support Harris \u2064because of\u2063 her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-is-literally-falling-asleep-on-the-job\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Is Literally Falling Asleep On The Job\">shifting positions<\/a> \u200band insufficient \u200bcommitment\u200c to\u2064 Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. His comments follow heightened tensions since the Hamas attack on Israel\u200c began on October\u2062 7.\u200c Pro-Palestinian groups are advocating for Harris\u200b to \u2064distance herself from President\u200b Biden&#8217;s support\u200b for Israel, reflecting a broader\u200d discussion within the Democratic Party regarding foreign policy and electoral strategies.  <\/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\">Former Clinton adviser says he &lsquo;cannot<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\">&#038;rsquo<\/a>; commit to voting for Harris<\/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_1757785\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Top Democratic strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/doug-schoen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Doug Schoen<\/a> revealed Tuesday that he is unable to commit to voting for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> &ldquo;at this point,&rdquo; citing several concerns regarding her policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Schoen, a former adviser to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bill Clinton<\/a>, clarified that he is &ldquo;undecided&rdquo; on who he will vote for but does not believe he can support Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this point, I cannot,&rdquo; Schoen said when asked if he would vote for Harris on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Faulkner Focus<\/em>. &ldquo;I would call myself undecided at this point, but I can&rsquo;t vote for her for reasons related to her change in position and also the Middle East as we have talked about before. I do not believe she is sufficiently committed to Israel and fighting antisemitism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2587812&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=75acbe9149ab844339de9312622350b5\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Schoen&rsquo;s comments against Harris come 11 months after the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> broke out on Oct. 7 when the Hamas terrorist group attacked Israel. Ahead of Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148168\/muslim-americans-push-harris-new-gaza-commitment-during-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pro-Palestinian groups are advocating that Harris break from President Joe Biden<\/a> on his support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic strategist previously criticized Biden&rsquo;s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3021672\/clinton-adviser-biden-campaign-freezing-out-democratic-insiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>for being &ldquo;uniquely tone-deaf&rdquo;<\/a> in ignoring him and other Democratic insiders.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking Biden&rsquo;s place as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential nominee, Harris has reversed her views on multiple policies, such as wanting to secure the southern border and no longer wanting to ban fracking.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) cast doubt on how genuine her newly held positions might be, suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148032\/ted-cruz-democrats-know-harris-pretending-reverse-course-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>she is &ldquo;pretending&rdquo;<\/a> to appear more centrist with her policy U-turns and will revert back to &ldquo;hard, hard left&rdquo; should she win the election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3146898\/trump-receives-pre-debate-polling-boost-in-battleground-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump and Harris are neck and neck in key battleground states<\/a>, with the two tied at 48% in Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, and Nevada. Harris has a slight lead in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, though it is still within the data&rsquo;s margin of error, which is plus or minus 2.8%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1757785\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757785\"}});<\/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>Top Democratic strategist Doug Schoen, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton, stated on Tuesday that he cannot currently commit to voting for Vice President Kamala Harris due to various concerns about her policies. When asked during an appearance on Fox News&#8217;s The Faulkner Focus if he would support Harris, Schoen expressed that he is &#8220;undecided&#8221; but feels unable to back her. He mentioned his reservations stem from her shifting positions and her stance on the Middle East, particularly regarding Israel and antisemitism. Schoen&#8217;s remarks come nearly a year after the outbreak of war in Gaza following an attack by Hamas on Israel. As the debate approaches, pro-Palestinian groups are urging Harris to distance herself from President Joe Biden&#8217;s support for Israel. Previously, Schoen criticized Biden\u2019s campaign for being &#8220;uniquely tone-deaf&#8221; towards him and other Democratic insiders. Since becoming the Democratic Party\u2019s 2024 presidential nominee, Harris has altered her views on several issues, including border security and fracking bans. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has questioned the authenticity of her new positions, suggesting she may be pretending to adopt a more centrist approach while potentially reverting back to more progressive stances if elected. In key battleground states like Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, and Nevada, Trump and Harris are tied at 48%, with Harris holding a slight edge in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin\u2014though these leads fall within the margin of error of plus or minus 2.8%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2339361,"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\/09\/Harris-avoiding-press-1-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4205,5855,4021,4351,32076],"class_list":["post-2339360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-adviser","tag-clinton","tag-harris","tag-voting","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris-avoiding-press-1-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339360","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}