Harris has a ‘working-class voter problem’: Sarah Bedford – Washington Examiner
The article discusses concerns raised by Sarah Bedford, investigations editor at the *Washington Examiner*, regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s approach to engaging with voters as the upcoming election nears. Bedford asserts that Harris faces a significant “working-class voter problem,” particularly since she is the first Democratic presidential candidate in over two decades not to secure the Teamsters’ endorsement. This issue is evident in her low polling numbers in crucial Sun Belt states such as Georgia and Arizona, as well as North Carolina.
Bedford suggests that Harris’s potential path to victory hinges on the so-called “blue wall” states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, where many white working-class voters seem unresponsive to her campaign messages. She criticizes Harris’s outreach strategy, claiming it primarily targets liberal base voters rather than addressing the concerns of working-class constituents in these key states. As Election Day approaches, the article emphasizes the urgency for Harris to recalibrate her campaign approach to avoid alienating this critical voter demographic.
Harris has a ‘working-class voter problem’: Sarah Bedford
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris is focused on the wrong voter base as her election approaches.
Election Day is less than a month away. Harris is the first Democratic presidential candidate not to receive the Teamsters endorsement in the 21st century, which Bedford claimed could be a “working-class voter problem.”
“I think for Kamala Harris, this working-class voter problem is particularly acute because she’s not polling well in the Sun Belt states, in Georgia, Arizona, for example, in North Carolina it’s not looking great for her,” Bedford said on Fox Business’s The Evening Edit. “So her really only path to victory is through those so-called ‘blue wall’ states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, where there’s a very high concentration of white working-class voters who aren’t buying what Kamala Harris is selling. And to look at her campaign, you wouldn’t think they’ve registered that problem the way she’s conducting outreach primarily to, you know, liberal-base voters.”
Washington Examiner senior columnist Salena Zito similarly predicted that former President Donald Trump will win Pennsylvania in November because the working class there has “migrated over to the Republican Party.”
Pennsylvania has largely voted for Democratic presidential candidates in recent cycles, including in 2020, but it flipped for Trump during his 2016 bid. The state has 19 electoral votes and is seen as a crucial part of a White House victory.
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