VP's campaign launches 'Republicans for Harris' in push to win over GOP voters put off by Trump
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The program will kick off with events this week in Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday is launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump’s candidacy.

The program will be a “campaign within a campaign,” according to Harris’ team, using well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a particular emphasis on primary voters who backed former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. The program will kick off with events this week in Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Republicans backing Harris will also appear at rallies with the vice president and her soon-to-be-named running mate this coming week, the campaign said.

The Harris campaign shared the details of the program first with The Associated Press before the official announcement.

  • MutilationWave@lemmy.world
    23·
    3 months ago

    I am no fan of conservatism but it’s nice to see a level headed conservative in the wild. Since we’re stuck with this two party bullshit I would love to see a functional Republican party who can compromise with Democrats and move the Overton window left.

    Actually my real dream is for the party to implode, and the Democrats become the conservative party and then there’s an actual left party as the other. I’m sure you’d like the conservative Democrats. They’re like the Republicans were 40 years ago.

    • octopus_inkEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I always wonder - these “level headed conservatives” - voted for Trump anyhow right? Were they frantically writing letters to their representatives asking them to stop turning their party into a racist authoritarian laughingstock these past few years?

      Nah. I’ll die of old age before I could be convinced to trust a Republican, and I will never again miss any election, from local on up, to ensure that I vote for anyone, anyone at all, who isn’t a Republican.

      • dragontamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        3 months ago

        I live in an entirely Democrat-run state. There’s no Republican for me to write anything for.

        When you live in Democrat-only land, it becomes easier to see the flaws and why a 2nd option is important.

        Democrat Governor, 2x Democrat Senators, Democrat Representative, Democrat Mayor, Democrat Board of Education, Democrats on the judiciary, etc. etc.

        I never voted Trump. Even in 2016 I saw he was shitty. But McCain was a reasonable option vs Obama and the Ukrainian War proves Obama’s folly in foreign policy and inexperience. McCain in 2012 could have prevented a lot of problems.

        • octopus_inkEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          I’ll allow that you are a unicorn, but clearly folks are voting for the crazies, and I doubt many of them are doing so while also asking them to be less crazy.

          • dragontamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            3 months ago

            A large number of Republicans are pissed at Trump but are begrudgingly going to vote for him.

            Nearly my entire Republican social circle is ‘I don’t like Trump but …’

            Which there is a degree of bullshit here no doubt. But at least some of them have to be telling the truth about their feelings.

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            The good news is that the ‘But…’ is 'But Hunter Bidens Laptop’s, or ‘But Hilary Clintons Emails’.

            Very few are actually admitting to ‘But DEI hire’ or other Kamala attacks. Honestly, the Trump Campaigns insults are completely flat vs Kamala. Even amongst Republicans in my experience.

            The thing about Republicans is that we are open about bluster vs closed door politics. You can’t necessarily pay attention to what people bluster openly.