These Republican voters who will choose Kamala Harris
Monday October 28. Kamala Harris has been trying for several weeks to rally Republican voters behind her candidacy for the American presidential election. And the vice-president could actually count on the support of former Republican voters according to various testimonies, some of which relayed by Franceinfo. A vote which would, however, be due more to the disappointment or anger aroused by Donald Trump than to the persuasive power of Kamala Harris. Several supporters of the Republican camp indicated to the French media that they wanted to vote for the opposing camp, but for different reasons. One of them, originally from Alabama and describes himself as coming from “a Republican family, environment, region, way of life” and living “like a true conservative” believes that Donald Trump “abandoned” Republican principles and values: “When it comes to foreign, economic and trade policy. He’s not a conservative, he’s not a Republican.”
For another American, originally from the state of New York, it was the xenophobia and racism affirmed in Donald Trump’s measures or visible among his supporters which deterred her from voting for the Republican billionaire. “I’m going to vote for Kamala Harris. I have to be honest: I don’t know if I trust her 100%. But I certainly don’t trust Donald Trump,” she said. Still others are turning away from Donald Trump because of the assault on the Capitol observed in January 2021 after the Republican’s defeat against Joe Biden. An unacceptable gesture even for fervent defenders of the Republican camp like this former veteran who cannot tolerate any threat against the American Constitution: “I took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, as a non-commissioned officer, against all enemies, whether foreign or domestic, Trump, on January 6, showed that he was a threat to my Constitution,” he assured.
Donald Trump, and more broadly the Make America great again (MAGA) branch, is pushing moderate Republican voters and others to refuse to support the billionaire and even the party. Going so far as to prefer to vote for Kamala Harris and the Democratic camp with whom they have deep disagreements on certain progressive measures, such as the relationship to abortion or immigration. An evil which risks weakening the Republican camp, but which Kamala Harris must capitalize on if she wants to win the presidential election.
A whole bunch of stars behind Kamala Harris.. Until Beyoncé
Friday October 25. Many American stars have shown their support for Kamala Harris ahead of the presidential election. Yesterday, during the meeting in Georgia, rock star Bruce Springsteen, actor Samuel L. Jackson and director Spike Lee took the stage to call for a vote for Kamala Harris. Recognized stars who reach different targets: Bruce Springsteen can convince an electorate of white men when the actor Tyler Perry is popular with black women. Before them, other personalities supported the Democratic candidate: the rapper Eminem, the rapper Lizzo and the singers Usher and Stevie Wonder. The vice-president saw her campaign boosted twice thanks to celebrities: Taylor Swift after the debate against Donald Trump and Charli XCX with the message “Kamala is brat” shortly after her official inauguration.
This Friday, Kamala Harris is preparing to receive another major support: that of Beyoncé. The American star has already agreed to have his song Freedom used for the Democrat’s campaign, a sign of a minimum of support. But the former leader of Destiny’s Child should this time stand on stage with Kamala Harris during a meeting in Houston, Texas, the swing state where the famous singer comes from. Kamala Harris is counting on this new support to restore momentum to her candidacy ten days before the election and while the results are more than close.
First joint meeting between Kamala Harris and Barack Obama
Friday October 25. Kamala Harris has benefited from the support of Barack Obama for several weeks for his presidential campaign. All week, the former tenant of the White House held a series of meetings in several swing states decisive for the outcome of the vote, he even marked the campaign by rapping on a song by Eminem which also brought his support for the Democratic candidate. But the first joint meeting between Kamala Harris and Barack Obama was held Thursday evening in the Atlanta region in Georgia. The two Democrats, friends for 20 years, together took up the slogan of the victorious 2008 campaign: “Yes we can”.
The two Democrats aligned themselves on the same line: praising the qualities of Kamala Harris in the face of the purely personal ambition and the danger of a victory of Donald Trump. “We don’t need four years of an aspiring king, an aspiring dictator,” Barack Obama said before judging the vice-president “ready for the job: “If you elect Kamala Harris… she will focus on you.” Speaking after Barack Obama, Kamala Harris added: “Anyone who says we should end the Constitution of the United States of America should never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States of America. Never again. […] The consequences of a return [de Trump] for the presidency would be extremely serious.
A “final indictment”: Kamala Harris continues the offensive against Donald Trump
Thursday October 24. Kamala Harris, who mainly responded to Donald Trump’s attacks during the first weeks of her campaign, changed strategy in the run-up to the American presidential election by being more offensive against her Republican rival. A line she held Wednesday during a public meeting with voters organized by CNN. She openly called Donald Trump a “fascist” saying that Americans do not want a “president of the United States who admires dictators and who is a fascist.” A term that she took from Republican John Kelly, former military general and above all former chief of staff to Donald Trump at the White House. This former US army officer judged the Republican candidate to be a fascist, referring to a precise definition of the term and corresponding in every way to the billionaire’s policies. During the same speech, John Kelly claimed to have heard the ex-president say that Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler had “done good things”.
Criticisms served on a platter to Kamala Harris. But the vice-president candidate for the White House, who has already estimated that her rival was “increasingly unbalanced” and in search of “absolute power”, intends to continue her offensive. She also announced on CNN that one week before the presidential election, on Tuesday October 29, she will deliver a “final indictment” against Donald Trump from Washington, more precisely at the place where the Republican addressed his supporters before the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. A staging that takes up the metaphor used by the Democratic camp since the inauguration of Kamala Harris: that of the attorney general against the criminal convicted several times and still accused in various cases including one on a plot against the United States with the famous attack on the Capitol.