Harris losing support of Black voters
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In a recent MSNBC segment, anchor Alex Wagner shared a revealing conversation with Black voters in Philadelphia who are voicing their support for former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, expressing skepticism about Harris’s leadership potential and experience.
The discussions, set in a traditionally Democratic county of Pennsylvania, shed light on why these voters feel Harris is not the right candidate for the job. One voter noted that Harris’s lack of perceived strength and experience raises concerns.
“She’s a woman of color. I’m not putting her down because of that,” she clarified. “I’m not putting her down because she’s a woman … but at the end of the day, I don’t think that [Kamala] has the personality.”
The voter went on to explain her doubts about Harris’s ability to handle international adversaries, particularly regarding figures like Vladimir Putin.
“I don’t think that she has what it takes to go up against Putin and go up against these other presidents that are built for this,” she said, expressing her desire for a leader with visible confidence and resilience. “I don’t want to be scared because my president’s scared. I want my president to feel secure, and manly, and about it.”
Another woman in the group explained her reluctance by pointing to what she perceives as Harris’s lack of qualifications. She just doesn’t “have the qualification or the education to really run America. Because she don’t have the experience. She don’t understand our struggles,” she added.
“And for me to believe you for another four years, you’re crazy. Like, you’re crazy. You’re saying the same thing that you said four years ago.”
Reflecting on Harris’s record as a prosecutor, a third voter said her first impression of Harris was negative, recalling Harris’s association with strict truancy laws that disproportionately affected Black families.
“The first time I heard the name Kamala Harris, it was in association to locking up parents for truancy,” she recalled, questioning Harris’s authenticity as a representative of Black America.
Another voter brought up the controversy around Harris’s identity, specifically Trump’s earlier comments suggesting that she only started identifying more with her Black heritage after entering politics. “Absolutely! She’s sworn into the Senate, it was the first Indian American … and that’s fine, we don’t care,” one woman commented.
One voter added, “We all know that she’s not Black, let’s understand that. … But my point of view is, she’s already been there. She’s in office right now.”
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These voters are putting substance ahead of identity politics. That is a smart response. If you can't deliver on substance, your identity is meaningless. Like the voters in this group, I can't imagine Kamala Harris having to deal with world leaders like Putin.
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Disgusting New Kamala Harris Ad Against Trump Tries to Scare Asian Voters, Hung Cao Destroys It
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