Vice President Kamala Harris was shown a series of videos from voters during her interview with Oprah Winfrey who say they are unhappy with high prices and cost of living in recent years. (Credit: Unite for America 2024)
Which is more important: having Oprah Winfrey in your corner or the nation’s largest police union? Taylor Swift or steamfitters? Meryl Streep or the majority of Teamsters?
Democrats continue to pretend they represent working-class Americans, but polling tells a different story. When 60% of rank-and-file Teamsters support Donald Trump, compared to only 34% backing Kamala Harris, something profound has shifted. Since Trump emerged as a candidate in 2016 and spoke to the concerns of blue-collar America, we have seen a realignment of party allegiances that terrifies Democrats. Without middle class voters, they will not win the swing states, and they will not win the White House.
Kamala Harris hopes to reverse her campaign’s seepage of working-class voters by hosting gaudy events like the one she just did with Oprah Winfrey, but headliners like "Pretty Woman" Julia Roberts, who joined in Oprah’s virtual town hall, probably won’t move the needle.
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What could turn around Harris’ struggles with middle class voters? She needs to articulate a platform that addresses their concerns. So far, she has refused to do that.
A recent New York Times/Siena poll shows Harris racking up her biggest advantage with Black voters (77%), and with college graduates (60% White, 64% non-White). The survey, which shows Harris tied with Donald Trump nationally, shows the former president is........