Some Biden 2020 voters nonetheless wish to know extra about Vice President Kamala Harris forward of the election, telling the New York Occasions that they do not know sufficient in regards to the Democratic nominee’s insurance policies.
“I would like to listen to extra from Kamala Harris when it comes to what she desires to do. I hear so much from Trump, and I agree with a few of his insurance policies, however I don’t like his character. And I believe I would like to listen to somewhat bit extra from her for her to win my vote,” Prince, a Democratic North Carolina voter, informed the Occasions.
The New York Times spoke to fifteen voters that voted for President Biden in 2020 in a Occasions Opinion focus group. Whereas some stated they nonetheless needed extra from Harris, by the top of the dialogue, solely three voters remained actually undecided between Harris and former President Trump.
“I don’t know that there’s a lot that Trump may say, as a result of we already know what he’s like. I believe for Harris, if she got here out with a extra particular define of a few of her insurance policies and if I heard some insurance policies that aren’t too good to be true, just like the $25,000 home-buyer tax credit score,” a North Carolina Republican voter stated.
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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Reuters)
The third one who was undecided, a 35-year-old Unbiased voter from Georgia, stated he needed to know extra about Harris’ plan for immigration and her financial insurance policies.
The voter additionally stated that he can be extra invested within the vice presidential debate and hopes Gov. Tim Walz will have the ability to discuss Harris’ insurance policies in additional element.
An Unbiased voter from Nevada stated whereas she leaned extra in direction of Harris, she pulled again a bit as a result of she did not “know sufficient about her.”
Nevertheless, on the finish of the dialogue, the voter didn’t say she remained undecided.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris throughout a marketing campaign occasion on the Philip Chosky Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Photographer: Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)
The New York Occasions’ moderator of the dialogue, Magie Omero, requested the group what they appreciated greatest and least in regards to the vp and the previous president.
One Michigan voter stated what he appreciated greatest about Harris was that she was not Trump. One other stated Harris is sensible and “relatable.” Others likened Trump to a dictator, and plenty of recommended he was “self-centered.”
“I don’t really feel like she’s had time to set herself other than what Biden’s been doing for the final 4 years. For essentially the most half, she’s run with the same plan. I don’t know that that’s one of the best plan,” one of many Republican voters from North Carolina stated, responding to the query about what they like least about Harris.
One other Republican voter agreed and added, “She gives the look of a contemporary perspective, however I don’t suppose we’ve had sufficient time to really get particulars as to what that perspective is.”
A Democratic Pennsylvania voter agreed with each Republicans and stated they did not know sufficient about Harris’ agenda.
When requested in the event that they had been glad that Harris was the Democratic nominee, a number of individuals stated they weren’t glad, as Harris is the present vp.
“I’m not that glad. She has been the vp for the previous 4 years and probably not applied something. I want the economic system had been higher, and I heard she was in command of border points. We may have accomplished somewhat bit higher for a Democratic candidate,” one Wisconsin Democrat stated. She additionally stated Harris was “wishy-washy.”
