Former President Barack Obama’s chief campaign strategist, David Axelrod, said Wednesday on his podcast that Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent appearance with former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney meant their conversation was average. He warned that it could backfire depending on how it gets across to voters.

Cheney kicked off. 3 days tour He met with Harris in Michigan on Monday and appealed to Republican voters in key battleground states to support her on issues such as abortion. Axelrod on “Hack on Tap” noticed Harris, with the help of Cheney, appears to be targeting “absolutely pro-Trump” Republicans, but said she doubts their events will resonate with voters concerned about the economy. Ta.

“The voters you’re talking about are highly informed voters, and if they’re motivated by this, I think they’re already highly motivated, but how much is in that well? I don’t know if there are any left. I think the voters that are hanging out are primarily young voters, low-informed voters who are very concerned about the economy, and I think I’ve said that before,” Axelrod said. said. “I think the more she makes populist arguments about the middle class, about ‘I’m on your side, he’s on his side,’ maybe the more motivating it is for certain voters.”

“So I watched Liz Cheney. I agree with everything I heard about him last night. I watched a forum with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin…but someone texted me in the middle of it. I sent a message and I have to say, “This sounds like the kind of conversation you’d hear in first class.” And I thought this was a very good observation. And it’s not the top people who decide this election. So that’s a little bit concerning,” Axelrod added.

Axelrod went on to express a second concern, noting that voters may still have “questions” about Harris. She called on her campaign to adopt a more “contrasting mode” between her and former President Donald Trump. (RELATED: ‘He’s not helping’: Former CNN analyst says Biden’s call to ‘lock’ Trump is ‘absolutely bad for Kamala Harris’)

“My second concern is that I don’t think people would have made a judgment about Donald Trump if this was just a referendum for or against Donald Trump. , I don’t think he’ll win, and he’s still at the ceiling of less than 50%,” Axelrod continued. “The questions they have are about her because she’s new and she’s not quite done yet. So I’m going to be in more of a contrasting mode between her and him. I’m I’m going to give them a little bit more information about her, maybe about middle class economics and basically being a fighter for them, and about abortion rights. I was doing contrast, contrast, contrast. ”

Voters consistently cite the economy, inflation and immigration as their top concerns heading into November. After Harris was announced as the Democratic presidential nominee, she reportedly tried to distance herself from President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings have slumped over his handling of these issues.

However, in early October, when asked if she would change anything over the past four years of the Biden administration, Harris told ABC’s “The View” that she could not think of “anything” that she would do differently from Biden. He was exposed to criticism. Harris also stumbled during an NBC interview Tuesday evening, insisting that her economic plan resonated with voters, even though the host asked her whether Trump was leading on the issue. .

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