{"id":2359559,"date":"2024-10-25T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-angers-left-flank-with-appeals-to-trump-skeptical-republicans-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T12:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T16:13:35","slug":"harris-angers-left-flank-with-appeals-to-trump-skeptical-republicans-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-angers-left-flank-with-appeals-to-trump-skeptical-republicans-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris angers left flank with appeals to Trump-skeptical Republicans &#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\">24<\/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-angers-left-flank-with-appeals-to-trump-skeptical-republicans-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=2359559&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 has adjusted her \u200dmessaging to attract a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hit-by-desantis-and-iowa-gov-reynolds-amid-fallout-from-abortion-comments\/\" title=\"Trump faces backlash from DeSantis and Iowa Gov. Reynolds over abortion remarks.\">broader voter base<\/a>, particularly\u200d appealing to moderate Republicans, which \u200chas led to \u2063disappointment\u200b among progressive Democrats. Initially running on a progressive platform in\u2062 the 2020 elections, Harris has shifted her stance significantly since\u200b becoming the leading candidate \u2062for the 2024 elections. Concerns are \u2064growing \u2064among her progressive supporters that her \u200cstrategy could dampen \u2062enthusiasm and turnout, jeopardizing\u200c their electoral prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217; outreach to the political center has intensified, \u2062notably through her \u2062partnership with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, which has drawn criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cancels-chicago-trip-to-focus-on-threatened-infrastructure-bill\/\" title=\"Biden Cancels Chicago Trip To Focus On Threatened Infrastructure Bill\">left-wing factions<\/a> within the party. Particularly contentious is Harris\u2019 acceptance of support from Liz Cheney\u2019s father,\u200d former Vice\u2064 President Dick Cheney, which exemplifies the rift between her current strategy and the \u200dideals of progressive Democrats. Harris aims to target centrist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-democrats-veer-hard-left\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Democrats Veer Hard Left\">college-educated voters<\/a> who historically have higher turnout rates \u200bcompared to Democratic demographics like Black and Latino voters. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, her policy focus has shifted towards middle-class economic issues rather \u200dthan progressive initiatives like raising the minimum wage, causing further dissatisfaction among her \u2064left-wing base. Notably, her positions on complex \u200cissues such as\u2062 the Israel-Palestine conflict and immigration have also become more conservative, leading to increasing\u200c frustration from progressives who fear her campaign is straying too far from core Democratic values.  <\/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 angers her left flank with appeals to Trump-skeptical Republicans as lead shrinks<\/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_1845024\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"left flank\">Kamala Harris<\/a> has toned down her left-wing messaging to appeal to a wider audience, leaving her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/leftism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"left flank\">left flank<\/a> feeling disappointed and neglected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris ran on one of the most progressive platforms in 2020, contributing to a crushing loss early in the Democratic primary. After assuming the spot atop the ticket in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024<\/a>, her message has been drastically different, as she has increasingly attempted to make overtures toward Republicans and centrists. Now, progressive Democrats are warning that this move could depress enthusiasm and voter turnout, possibly costing them the election.<\/p>\n<p>The appeals to the right and center have reached a fever pitch, as former President Donald Trump has largely narrowed or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3203147\/trump-erases-harris-national-polling-lead-race-tied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">eliminated the polling lead<\/a> Harris had gained in July and August.<\/p>\n<p>At the center of this strategy have been appearances with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, whom she has stumped with in October more than any other figure. Her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, infamous among Democrats, endorsed Harris. The Harris campaign&rsquo;s welcoming of the endorsement highlighted the problems many progressive Democrats were taking with the campaign&rsquo;s path.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The tent is big enough for a guy who got us into a war with Iraq, and then the tent is not big enough for a Palestinian to speak for two minutes on the D.N.C. stage,&rdquo; Gen-Z for Change Executive Director Elise Joshi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/24\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-progressives-democrats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The vibes really peaked when she chose Tim Walz to be the V.P. candidate,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;That time feels like it was so long ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s appeals to the center aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">attract centrist college-educated whites<\/a>, who have a higher turnout rate than the solidly Democratic black and Latino demographics. She has touted her pledge to put a Republican in her Cabinet if she wins the election, another move that angered many Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Her policy focuses have also taken a noticeable shift &mdash; progressives lament her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3202544\/kamala-harris-aids-donald-trump-closing-argument-biden-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">failure to chart a new course<\/a> from President Joe Biden&rsquo;s support for Israel during the war in Gaza, which many progressives view as a genocide. Her economic focus is now on the middle class, targeting businesses and entrepreneurs rather than the lower-class issue of raising the minimum wage, which has not played as prominent a role. She has become more hawkish in rhetoric on the border and stressed her ownership of a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has caught on to the discrepancy and publicly warned Harris, though he remains a vocal advocate for her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want to hear her to be more aggressive in making it clear that she&rsquo;s going to stand up for the working class of this country,&rdquo; he told the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;You lose the working class, I don&rsquo;t know how you win an election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of the progressive Sanders-founded group Our Revolution, warned that opposition to Trump is not enough to mobilize many young voters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Will she fight for the things that we believe in?&rdquo; he told the outlet. &ldquo;I think people aren&rsquo;t sure. Most will bite their tongue and vote to defeat Donald Trump, and others just won&rsquo;t be able to overcome their primary objections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the concerns of progressives and some rhetoric, however, Harris&rsquo;s platform is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3129440\/kamala-harris-far-left-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"furthest left\">furthest left<\/a> in U.S. history.<\/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_1845024\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1845024\"}});<\/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 alienates progressives by courting Trump-skeptical Republicans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2359560,"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\/Cheney-WI.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,5894,3756,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2359559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-republicans","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Cheney-WI.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359559","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}