According to a Fox News report, Democrats are growing increasingly concerned about Kamala Harris’ performance in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania — a state that very well could decide the outcome of the election.
From Fox News:
Alleged poor campaign management and staffers lacking relationships with Democratic political leaders in the Keystone State are allegedly rocking the campaign, according to Politico. The outlet reported that Democrats are worried that the campaign’s state manager lacks an understanding of Philadelphia, the state’s largest city, while campaign staffers have allegedly not invited local Democratic politicians to events in the state, and have not effectively deployed surrogates across the state.
Politico reported that it spoke with 20 Democratic politicians, allies, and party leaders for the story, who reported they are restless over Harris’ campaigning efforts.
One union leader in the state, Ryan Boyer, pointed to the Harris campaign’s Pennsylvania manager, Nikki Lu, as part of the issue allegedly affecting the campaign in the battleground state.
“I have concerns about Nikki Lu,” Boyer, who serves as business manager for the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council, told the outlet. “I don’t think she understands Philadelphia.”
“We need young African American men to come home. We need African American women… to come out in record numbers, and disaffected African Americans,” he added. “We have surrogates in this area that have tremendous credibility in our communities. And Nikki Lu was slow to get to them.”
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During separate closed door meetings last month in Philadelphia, Latino and Black Democratic leaders sounded the alarm about their concerns, including requesting they have a greater presence at events and that the campaign acquire a “more sophisticated understanding” of how to engage with diverse voting demographics, according to five people who attended the meetings.
According to RealClearPolling, Donald Trump has just a 0.5-point advantage in the Keystone State with less than three weeks until the election.
If Harris loses Pennsylvania, much will be said about her decision to pass over popular PA Governor Josh Shapiro for folksy Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
More over at Fox News:
Ineffective planning, lack of connections has Dems on edge in 'key' battleground: report https://t.co/YLgeSKb8TW
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