Democratic strategist Basil Smickle told voters on MSNBC Sunday that those who don’t think Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t done “enough work” to prove herself qualified for the presidency. “I’m intentionally not paying attention.”
Harris has faced significant backlash from Republicans over her past record in California politics, particularly after reversing several left-wing policies she once advocated before becoming this year’s nominee. Smikle successfully distanced herself from President Joe Biden when asked on “Politics Nation” whether she thought Harris’ policies were “helpful” and whether she thought she was effectively connecting with voters. he claimed.
“I absolutely do, and I agree with everything Michael just said, because if you still believe, if there are people who still believe that she’s not doing enough, It means you are purposefully not paying attention to her. She has said everything she needs to say and has gone wherever she needs to go and then some. And she articulated her case for why she should be president of the United States,” Smickle said.
“To use a sports analogy, I think in addition to the representation, the messaging has worked, because a lot of the recent polls have shown that more and more voters feel that her policies will actually help. Because it suggests that ‘in the future they are,”’ Smickle continued. “This shows that not only has she been successful in defining herself, but she has also been successful in distancing herself from the Biden administration and those policies, and in contrast to Donald Trump, she It suggests to me that he is starting to form his own identity.” A candidate and potential president of the United States. ”
Smikle went on to discuss how Harris is connected to New York Democratic Rep. Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress. (Related: Gov. Josh Shapiro couldn’t name ‘one policy difference’ between Harris and Biden, despite repeated attempts from NBC host)
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“When you talk to a lot of voters, it’s not just how Kamala got to be who she is, but how did we as a community, especially when you’re talking about Black voters, get to be who she is?” It’s like we don’t really know the history of how we got to this place as a community… so context is important. History is important,” Smickle said.
“Looking to the future, there should be a bigger conversation about how we move the needle. If Donald Trump is forcing us to look back, how do we move the needle?” And, you know, the very simple kind of things from Shirley to Kamala that completely acknowledge what we have, that there’s a backstory here. I think there’s an emphasis on that,” Smickle added.
Harris has tried to distance herself from Biden, but the vice president has a shaky relationship with the current administration despite her position in the White House. During an interview with FOX’s Bret Baier on Wednesday, she said she was clearly distancing herself from Biden. states She was not the president’s “successor.”
But these comments come just weeks after she faced backlash for saying “I can’t think of anything” when asked on ABC’s “The View” if she would change anything over the past four years. This is what came out.
Voters consistently indicate that their main concerns when heading to the polls are the economy, inflation, and immigration. a Gallup poll Biden’s approval rating fell to a record low of 36% in July, but rose slightly this month to 39%, according to the poll. Harris’ approval rating has been low even during her four years in office, reaching a low of 40% in December 2023, but rose just 5 points to 45% in an October poll. According to to Gallup.
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