{"id":2352485,"date":"2024-10-09T08:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-oct-7-election-and-harriss-husband-hustles-in-arizona-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T08:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:48:11","slug":"wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-oct-7-election-and-harriss-husband-hustles-in-arizona-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-oct-7-election-and-harriss-husband-hustles-in-arizona-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: The Oct. 7 election, and Harris\u2019s husband hustles in Arizona &#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\">38<\/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%2Fwake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-oct-7-election-and-harriss-husband-hustles-in-arizona-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=2352485&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 \u200cfrom the Washington\u200d Examiner discusses \u2064the political ramifications of the October 7,\u200b 2023, Hamas \u200cterrorist attack, which resulted in\u2063 significant casualties\u200d in \u200dIsrael\u200b and has\u2062 had \u2064profound implications for U.S. politics\u2064 as the 2024 elections \u2064approach. <\/p>\n<p>President \u200bJoe Biden&#8217;s support for Israel&#8217;s response \u200bhas faced backlash from the left \u200bwing of the Democratic Party,\u2062 reflected in a primary where he\u200c lost support\u2064 from a sizable\u200c number of &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; voters. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala\u200d Harris has attempted to balance \u200cher empathy for Palestinian civilians with calls for Israel to adjust\u200d its tactics, a stance \u200bthat has also frustrated Republican critics.<\/p>\n<p>The political landscape\u2063 is further \u200dcomplicated by \u200bthe interests of\u2062 diverse voter blocs in battleground states, where pro-Palestinian Arab voters\u2062 and Jewish voters \u200bhave \u200bconflicting views \u2062on Israel&#8217;s \u200cmilitary actions. This delicate balancing\u200b act, especially in states like Michigan and Georgia, \u200bis \u2064crucial for both Biden and Harris as they aim to secure their \u2063electoral\u200b base.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200cthe ground, Harris&#8217;s husband,\u200d Doug Emhoff,\u200b is actively campaigning\u200c to garner support from Jewish \u200bvoters in \u2064swing states like Arizona, emphasizing the need \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-democrats-criticize-conservatives-and-progressives-for-reckless-antisemitism-in-letter-to-biden\/\" title=\"Jewish Democrats Criticize Conservatives And Progressives For \u2018Reckless\u2019 Antisemitism In Letter To Biden\">combat rising antisemitism<\/a>. Despite the challenges, \u200dsome politically moderate and independent voters\u2062 express\u200d a willingness\u200d to support Harris, particularly in \u2064light\u200c of her campaign&#8217;s\u200d stance against anti-Israel rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>the October\u2064 7 attack has \u2063reshaped\u2063 the political dynamics as candidates navigate complex issues of international support, voter sentiments, and the implications\u200c for both domestic\u200c and foreign\u2063 policy\u2063 leading up to the elections.  <\/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\">Wake up with the Washington Examiner: The Oct. 7 election, and Harris&rsquo;s husband hustles in Arizona<\/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_1781312\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Election effects of Oct. 7<\/h2>\n<p>The horrific terrorist attack by <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> on Oct. 7, 2023, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-convicted-for-vandalizing-pro-life-clinic\/\" title=\"Woman found guilty of vandalizing pro-life clinic.\">left deep scars<\/a> on the world. The most immediate effect of the bloody event that left 1,200 <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israelis<\/a> dead and more than 200 captured and held as hostages was a stark warning about the threat Israel faces as a nation in a dangerous part of the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But as Israel&rsquo;s most important ally, protected from the violent repercussions of responding to the attack, the United States is feeling the political effects of Oct. 7 building as <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Election Day\">Election Day<\/a> approaches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President <strong>Joe Biden <\/strong>felt the pressure immediately. His strong support for Israel responding in force to Hamas, and then Hezbollah to its north a day later, was met with frustration by the left wing of the Democratic Party. He won his essentially uncontested primary in Michigan but not without bleeding support from 100,000 &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; voters who made it clear they weren&rsquo;t planning on standing with Democrats unless the plans to support Israel changed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vice President <strong>Kamala Harris <\/strong>has fared slightly better, voicing empathy for the plight of Palestinian civilians caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hamas. And she has put rhetorical pressure on Israel to change its tactics, frustrating her Republican critics. The balancing act, as Investigative Reporter <strong>Barnini Chakraborty <\/strong>wrote for us this morning, has thrown a wrench in the gears of the presidential election and will be a major foreign policy problem for whoever is victorious next month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The international politics intruding on domestic politics is landing on two small but influential groups of voters in a handful of swing states. Pro-Palestinian Arab voters want to see more pressure on Israel to pull back on its campaign to eradicate Hamas. Jewish voters, while not unified in support for Israel&rsquo;s campaign, are conflicted about wanting the bloodshed to end while also desiring to see international support for the tiny outpost of democracy and Western values in the Middle East.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Battleground states where the two voting blocs could determine the outcome of the race include North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgia,&rdquo; Barnini wrote. &ldquo;Biden won Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia four years ago, but the nearly 80,000 registered Muslim voters in Georgia exceeded the 11,700-vote margin of his victory.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michigan, in particular, is important for Harris, who needs to lock up the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-said-it-best-vp-contenders-audition-for-slot-by-slamming-vance-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Who said it best: VP contenders audition for slot by slamming Vance - Washington Examiner\">blue wall&#038;rdquo<\/a>; states in the Rust Belt to block former President <strong>Donald Trump&rsquo;s <\/strong>path to 270 Electoral College votes. But while she has made inroads with the &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; voters who rebelled against Biden, she hasn&rsquo;t embraced them either &mdash; a strategy that is winning over some Jewish voters and leaving the Trump-skeptical rebels questioning how far they want to take their protest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though the Biden-Harris administration has been at the helm for the last year and is receiving most of the attention in response to the country&rsquo;s support for Israel, Trump has a long record of backing Israel, too. It&rsquo;s a relationship he is trying to talk about at every turn, in fact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has capitalized on the discontent and has cast himself as Israel&rsquo;s &lsquo;protector.&rsquo;&rdquo; Barnini wrote. &ldquo;During a speech at the Israeli-American Council summit in Washington, he reiterated his support for Israel and said the Jewish state would soon cease to exist if Harris was elected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/october-7-one-year-later-how-the-conflict-could-upend-the-us-election-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"October 7 one year later: How the conflict could upend the US election - Washington Examiner\">total annihilation &#038;mdash<\/a>; that&rsquo;s what you&rsquo;re talking about,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You have a big protector in me. You don&rsquo;t have a protector on the other side.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, in talking about his good relationship with Israel, Trump has drawn plenty of criticism for his crude way of talking about Jewish voters. His demands that Jewish voters flee the Democratic Party and that anyone who doesn&rsquo;t is a &ldquo;fool&rdquo; who should &ldquo;have their head examined&rdquo; has left a bitter taste in the mouths of the voters he is trying so hard to recruit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3180108\/october-7-anniversary-israel-gaza-conflict-upend-us-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about the political ramifications in the U.S. of the attack on Oct. 7 and the world response<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harris sends her husband<\/h2>\n<p>Most of the attention on Jewish voters has revolved around swing states in the eastern part of the country. But western swing states in the Sun Belt are equally important &mdash; and Harris isn&rsquo;t prepared to abandon them while she has the pressure on Trump in the formerly GOP-friendly Arizona.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Reporter <strong>Samantha-Jo Roth <\/strong>is in the state for us and is trailing second gentleman <strong>Doug Emhoff<\/strong>, who is Jewish himself and hitting the trail to shore up support from the bloc for his wife.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emhoff swung by a Republicans for Harris event in Scottsdale on Tuesday, telling voters there he and his wife are trying to win over voters of all stripes and religions, but they recognize the importance of trying to tone down the rise in antisemitism that has exploded in the last year in particular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether you&rsquo;re Jewish or not, this is such a massive issue for us &mdash; the way I talk about it is that hate, antisemitism of any kind, any kind of religious persecution, any type of saying, &lsquo;You don&rsquo;t belong here,&rsquo; is like a poison coursing through the veins of our democracy,&rdquo; Emhoff said. &ldquo;I approach it not only as a Jewish person, a person of faith, married to a person of faith in Kamala, but it&rsquo;s terrible for our democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The appeal is winning over lukewarm voters who aren&rsquo;t thrilled to support Harris but acknowledge the effort at coalition-building she is making.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Samantha-Jo spoke with Michael Baer, an independent voter and activist who helped organize the Tuesday event for Harris. Baer said it was &ldquo;really hard&rdquo; to agree to help the campaign, given he isn&rsquo;t the &ldquo;most enthusiastic&rdquo; Harris supporter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve made my decision that I&rsquo;m voting for her,&rdquo; he told Samantha-Jo. &ldquo;So, if I&rsquo;m going to vote for her, then I should be comfortable talking to people about why I&rsquo;m voting for her and letting people know that.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A key to winning over Baer was Harris and the Democrats&rsquo; strong stance on keeping anti-Israel speakers off the stage at the Democratic National Convention this summer. When he saw they weathered criticism for not balancing out an appearance by the parents of <strong>Hersh Goldberg-Polin<\/strong>, an American hostage who was held by Hamas before being<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3140437\/israeli-american-hostage-dead-idf-locates-bodies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> killed in Gaza<\/a>, it sealed his belief Harris would match Biden&rsquo;s promise to support Israel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-to-sway-skeptical-jewish-voters-in-arizona-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris tries to sway skeptical Jewish voters in Arizona - Washington Examiner\">give equal air time<\/a> to pro-Palestinian voices that are espousing these falsehoods that are calling Israel a genocidal country &mdash; she didn&rsquo;t give them oxygen. I know it&rsquo;s probably a political move, I mean, I hope not, I hope it&rsquo;s genuine,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;In order to get elected, she knows she has to move to the center. She knows she needs independent voices like me to support her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3180591\/harris-tries-convince-skeptical-jewish-voters-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about Harris&rsquo;s efforts to win over Jewish voters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New from us&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3180874\/yes-kamala-harris-wants-tell-you-what-car-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Yes, Kamala Harris wants to tell you what car to drive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3179573\/what-russia-wants-from-our-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>What Russia wants from our elections<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3181803\/supreme-court-review-death-row-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court to review death row case with backing from Oklahoma AG<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In case you missed it<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3181937\/waffle-house-index-illustrates-fears-over-hurricane-milton-impacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Waffle House is sounding the alarm for Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3181921\/us-backs-israeli-incursions-lebanon-hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden isn&rsquo;t telling Israel to pump the brakes on its fight with Hezbollah<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3182179\/kamala-harris-talks-vibes-bashes-trump-and-has-a-beer-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris wrapped her media blitz with a nightcap on air<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For your radar<\/h2>\n<p>Biden and Harris will receive a briefing on preparations for Hurricane Milton and the response to Hurricane Helene at noon. The president will hold a call with rabbis to commemorate the Jewish High Holidays at 2:15 p.m. and will meet with Taoiseach Simon Harris in the Oval Office at 3:15 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden will deliver remarks about Hurricane Milton at 5:30 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris has no appearances on her public schedule.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will hold a rally in Biden&rsquo;s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, at 3 p.m. before campaigning in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the evening. He will also participate in a town hall with Univision at 10 p.m. in Miami.<\/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_1781312\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1781312\"}});<\/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>Wake up with the Washington Examiner: The Oct. 7 election and Harris&#8217;s husband campaigns in Arizona<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2702,"featured_media":2352486,"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\/10\/October-7-_Israel_Hamas_protests_yy2-1024x658.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36739,36618,32438,42630,32076],"class_list":["post-2352485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona-politics","tag-election-2023","tag-kamala-harris","tag-news-summary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/October-7-_Israel_Hamas_protests_yy2-1024x658.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352485","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\/2702"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}