By Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib

Much to Donald Trump’s displeasure, Kamala Harris was interviewed by Fox News on Wednesday. Trump said the channel had “lost its way” and gone “soft” on the Democrats by giving them air time and exposure.

However, the fact that the interview took place was less about the editorial policies of Fox News and more about Harris, who is trying to capitalize on the discontent with Trump among a certain segment of Republican voters by courting them. In doing so, however, might she lose the support of the progressive left? Maybe, but Harris has probably made some delicate calculations in reaching her strategy decisions.

The 2020 election was all about Trump. People went to the polls either to keep him in the White House or vote him out. Few went with the specific aim of voting in or keeping out Joe Biden.

Harris was chosen by the Democratic establishment as their candidate for president this time because they no longer believed Biden could beat Trump at the polls. This was especially true after the disastrous televised debate in which Biden demonstrated to the world he is diminished.

In many ways, the 2024 election is no different from the 2020 vote. Once again, it is mainly about Trump. Harris knows the left will vote to keep him out, whoever is standing against him. Therefore, she is not too worried about those voters. Whatever she might do or say during campaigning, to them she will at worst be the lesser of two evils. Even if they don’t like her personally, they will still vote for her to avoid a Trump victory.........

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