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    Harris’ closing argument about Trump in the election is a winner

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    Kamala Harris, fueled by young voters, minorities and women, is looking to build a bipartisan big tent to win next week. Donald Trump’s somber final message is helping her.

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    I said Kamala Harris would be a formidable candidate On Summer Day, President Joe Biden stepped aside from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed it.

    My reasons included Harris’ deep ties to influential historically black institutions as a Howard University graduate and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc.; its strength among women and younger voters; and his experience as a prosecutor in a contest against a man in trouble with the law.

    Since then I have seen the vice president, the former U.S. senator, and the former attorney general of California take advantage of those assets. During Harris’ rise to the top of the Democratic ticket, the divine nine – the major black Greek letter organizations – issued a joint statement saying they would work for her. A Black Women for Harris fundraiser emerged on social media, followed by multiple similar efforts, including White guys for Harris.

    Opinion: I was at Trump’s town hall in Fayetteville. It wasn’t like Trump in 2016.

    I’ve watched as Harris and her running mate Tim Walz have improved their party’s standing among women, young people and minority voters. She has even dramatically improved her numbers among black men, who some polls showed were less convinced of Harris’ candidacy.

    Meanwhile, he has racked up $1 billion in fundraising in the three months he has been in the race.

    Election Day is approaching on Tuesday, November 5, and tens of millions of Americans (including me) have already voted. (Early voting and same-day registration in North Carolina ends Saturday at 3 p.m.)

    The race remains statistically tied, especially here in the swing state of North Carolina, where two recent surveys from Elon University and WRAL show exact links.

    Opinion: Republicans believe Kamala Harris will be easy to beat. they are wrong

    But I have a feeling that Harris is closing well and Trump is struggling to find a winning message. The campaign that gets its voters to vote will determine the election.

    Here’s why I think the vice president’s momentum is more than a moment and could carry her to victory.

    Kamala Harris’ message on abortion is winning

    Harris’s strong defense of reproductive rights lands in the wake of the United States Supreme Court decision. dobbs decision which ended federal abortion protection in Roe v. Wade. He has dedicated part of his campaign to developing messages on social networks and in traditional media that clearly illustrate the dangers women face after Roe was overturned.

    Opinion: Kamala Harris demonstrated in Fayetteville. I was there. Days later, the election changed

    This is one of the reasons I think Harris is headed toward a significant amount of support from white women for a Democratic candidate: Polls show she is three or four points behind Trump in this demographic, while Trump he beat Biden by 12. Meanwhile, I predict Harris will win. 95% black women, and that’s not a typo.

    The gender gap Turnout in this race is wide, with women backing Harris 53% to 36% and men backing Trump 53% to 37%, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.

    But if you’re a gambler, you might want to pass your chips to the women. They have been constantly surpassing men during the early voting period.

    In North Carolina, where both party and unaffiliated voters have voted strongly, women voters have a 10-point lead over men, 52% to 42%. according to figures of the North Carolina State Board of Elections. That gender gap corresponds with national early voting figures.

    Harris Fares Well Among Older Americans Against Trump, for a Democrat

    By the way, I also think Harris is going to appeal to a majority of older Americans, a rare occurrence these days for Democratic presidential candidates. she keeps a slim lead above Trump in the over-65 group, recent polls show.

    Biden had already closed the gap with seniors in his 2020 victory over Trump, reducing it to a deficit of 3 points, compared to 9 for Hillary Clinton and 6 for Barack Obama. as reported by The New Republic.

    I think most older people find Harris’ vision for the presidency less chaotic than Trump’s bleak worldview. They probably also like the positive and aspirational way he talks about our country. It sounds familiar and feels better.

    Will Republicans for Harris make a difference?

    Then there are the Republicans. Harris saw an opportunity in the growing number of Republicans who oppose Trump for a variety of reasons including fear that he would overthrow democracy. These GOP defectors include staunch conservatives like former Rep. Liz Cheney, who kicked off the campaign trail with Harris, and Trump’s former chief of staff, retired four-star general John Kelly. who said recently Trump would rule like a dictator and meets the definition of “fascist.” More than 100 Republican officials signed a public letter in support of Harris.

    Traditionally, presidential candidates from both parties get about 10% from the other party on Election Day. Harris is on track to do better, leading Trump 51% to 46% in a recent ABC News poll.

    American voters aligned with one party sometimes flirt with switching sides during a campaign, but return home at election time. In this election cycle, many Republicans find themselves effectively homeless, separated from their beloved party by Trump and his dangerous rhetoric, criminal records, corrupt business practices, accusations of sexual assault and admissions, inveterate mendacity and long-standing rude behavior.

    GenZ prepares a shock for the American electorate

    I still think that Generation Z is being underestimated both in polls and in political discourse. Almost 41 million of them, between 18 and 27 years old, will have the right to vote and they vote at higher rates than previous generations of young people.

    They are going to surprise the world with how big they will vote this time. Harris is an ace with these voters, with a 20 to 30 point lead over Trump in the polls.

    Yet I talk to political veterans who are skeptical when I mention the enthusiasm of young voters.

    “Yes, but are you going to vote?” It is a common counterpoint.

    To which I quickly reply, “This time they will.”

    Trump’s dark electoral strategy and the lies that accompany it

    Harris is gaining traction with these various groups for a reason. His personal story of growing up middle class in both black and Indian culture has resonated, despite the views of his opponent Donald Trump. tries to mutilate him.

    His message of expanding child care, helping people start businesses and buy homes is simply more attractive than the apocalyptic America Trump paints.

    His campaign has taken even darker and more broken forms in the final stretch. He has freely attacked immigrants and spread useless lies on federal disaster relief, as our fellow North Carolinians were already suffering after Hurricane Helene.

    He has continued to cast doubt on the US elections and always speaks badly about the United States. In a recent speech in Arizona, the swing state, Trump declared that when it comes to immigration, the United States is the “garbage can for the world.”

    Harris, Trump and two different visions on the DC Ellipse

    What a contrast Harris presented Tuesday night during her “final argument” at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. He will return to D.C., to Howard University, on Tuesday night to see the results.

    Last Tuesday, he chose the same location where Trump fomented the deadly riots and failed insurrection on January 6, 2021.

    “Just because someone disagrees with us doesn’t make them the ‘enemy within,’” Harris said, referring to Trump’s exact description of his fellow Americans. “They are family members, neighbors, classmates, co-workers. They are fellow Americans. And as Americans, we rise and fall together.

    “In America, for too long we have been consumed by too much division, chaos and mutual distrust, and so it can be easy to forget a simple truth. It doesn’t have to be like this. “It doesn’t have to be like this.”

    Opinion editor Myron B. Pitts can be reached at [email protected] or 910-486-3559.

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