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Swing Voters Reveal How Kamala Harris Helped Drive Them to Trump During Debate
The Western Journal ^ | October 9, 2020 | Kipp Jones

Posted on 10/10/2020 8:15:27 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat

A conversation with swing voters in Michigan has revealed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s decision to add Sen. Kamala Harris to his ticket might be driving many of them to vote for President Donald Trump in November.

Rich Thau of the analytics group Engagious spoke with 13 Michigan voters who cast ballots for Trump in 2016 but previously voted for former President Barack Obama.

During a remote conversation Thursday following Wednesday night’s debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence, the voters weighed in with the Engagious Swing Voter Project.

(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2020election; california; clowncar; delaware; election2020; india; indiana; jamaica; joebiden; joeclowncarbiden; kamalaharris; landslide; michigan; mikepence; trumplandslide
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I think this is a different focus group from the Frank Luntz focus group, the participants of which also could not stand Kamala.
1 posted on 10/10/2020 8:15:27 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
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To: CheshireTheCat

Those of who follow politics closely have heard through cackle she lets out when confronted with a lie. She’s so repellent she didn’t even need to cut loose with one of those during the debate to turn people off. Such a sweetie


2 posted on 10/10/2020 8:19:04 PM PDT by j.havenfarm ( Beginning my 20th year on FR! 2,500+ replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: CheshireTheCat
Speaking of Kamala (the real one) I was saddened to see he died last month. He was always fun to watch...and a better debater than the Senator from California.


3 posted on 10/10/2020 8:25:23 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: CheshireTheCat

Not sure why you cut it off right at a critical point. Anyway, here is the rest. The blog just re-posted another source anyway. Clickbait not needed.

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The small group dissected the debate performances of both candidates with Thau, and many of them indicated they were skeptical that Biden would complete a full term as president.

That’s where Harris came in with the voters, as the far-left senator from California would take the reins in the White House if Biden were unable to serve.

Eight of the 13 Michiganders who spoke to Engagious watched the debate, and 11 of the 13 said they are committed to voting for Trump.

In one group session, five of six voters who were asked if they thought Biden would be pushed out of office during his first term said they believed he would.

What bothered the Michigan swing voters about Harris, though, was her debate performance — and not for the reason you might think.

The majority of respondents were ultimately fearful that Harris was successful in portraying herself as a candidate worthy of being president.

While many said they thought Harris did well against Pence, they described the emotions of “fear,” “anger” and “indifference” when watching her during the debate.

One voter said she was outright “scared” with regard to the Democrat’s performance, which she said was strong enough that it could lead other voters to choose the Biden/Harris ticket on Nov. 3.

A woman identified as Shelley D. told Thau, “Biden’s not going to make it four years, so Kamala Harris is going to be president and I have zero trust she can be president, so I’m just picking the lesser of two evils at this point.”

The other respondents agreed with Shelley.

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There was a near-consensus that Harris did well.

Some respondents told Thau they thought Pence could have done a better job but what bothered them was how other voters might perceive the debate.

As a man identified as Matt T. put it: “I’m fearful of this woman because she knows how to strike chords with the people of America.”

It seems Biden’s head-scratching pick of Harris, one of the most far-left senators in Washington, could be a double-edged sword: She impressed the Michigan voters while leaving them deeply concerned.

Her debate performance, which they felt was strong, did not win them over to Biden.

The takeaway is that they are afraid Harris will convince other swing-state voters that she is worthy of being president.

Adam M. in the group concluded: “I’m going to have to stick with [Trump] because I don’t know if the left will make due on the promises they’re saying right now.”

The Michigan voters essentially are decided — 11 of 13 of them, anyway — that they will vote again for Trump next month.

But Harris worries them, as she should.

Her voting record in the Senate is among the most liberal, according to GovTrack, and she and Biden continue to dodge questions about packing the Supreme Court and their support for a modified Green New Deal, which would put millions of people out of work.

Additionally, she’s not likable, she seems unlikely to unite voters in an already-divided country and she exited the Democratic primary without nabbing a single delegate.

As pollster Frank Luntz found out Wednesday when he conducted a focus group of 15 undecided voters in eight battleground states during the vice presidential debate, Harris is not relatable.

“The complaint about Kamala Harris was that she was abrasive and condescending,” Luntz said Wednesday, according to Fox News.

Harris is a liability who is among the party radicals using Biden to champion ideas that were inconceivable even for Democrats not long ago.

The 2020 rhetoric is out of the ordinary for Biden, who spent a long career in the Senate as a man who was relatively moderate and often worked with Republicans in a bipartisan way.

His Achilles’ heel seems to be Harris, who might be a deal-breaker with swing voters opposed to her radical views on taxation, energy, health care and gun rights.

The conversation between the voters and Thau was not scientific, but it gives us a look into the perspective of voters in one of the swing states that could decide the upcoming election.


4 posted on 10/10/2020 8:26:28 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: CheshireTheCat

If that had been me I’d have been serious. Those faces and the attitude “let’s have a little history lesson” “I’m speaking”....etc etc.

GAWD - she was AWFUL!


5 posted on 10/10/2020 8:27:15 PM PDT by Aria
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To: CheshireTheCat

Don’t think the United States is ready for a dot Indian President. We already suffered with 8 years of a Muslim one.


6 posted on 10/10/2020 8:29:54 PM PDT by Starcitizen (Communist China needs to be treated like the pariah country it is. Send it back to 1971)
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To: CheshireTheCat

The fact that Biden (or his handlers) even selected Harris for VP shows that their heart isn’t in the race to begin with and knew that Trump was going to win.


7 posted on 10/10/2020 8:40:57 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!)
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To: CheshireTheCat
Kamala's debate performance must have been really bad as it seems like the Democrats have increased their dosage of crazy pills over the past couple of days.
8 posted on 10/10/2020 8:44:39 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (America has a DemocRat and RINO problem.)
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To: LeoTDB69

Yes, sadly Kamala, the Ugandan Headhunter had both his legs amputated because of diabetes. He tried to stay in shape as best he could but he passed a couple of months ago.


9 posted on 10/10/2020 8:48:57 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: LeoTDB69

Kamala vs. the Undertaker in a coffin match would’ve made a good debate.


10 posted on 10/10/2020 8:50:25 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: CheshireTheCat

Let’s just be straight about it : the woman was a HO.
She ho’d her way into power and political office and position and has acted out like an uppity HO ever since .
She can probably suck the brass off a doorknob , but she certainly has no business being in line for POTUS .


11 posted on 10/10/2020 8:52:10 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: CheshireTheCat

Well, anyone who’d vote Trump is probably wayciss in the first place, so this comes as no surprise. /s


12 posted on 10/10/2020 8:53:16 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

If she loses with Biden it knocks her out for 2024 and beyond, removing the minority female requirement (“Hey, we tried!”) and clearing the path for their Golden Boy Newsom.


13 posted on 10/10/2020 8:54:27 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Aria

Agree. Those 2 lines were the worst. So condescending. I meant she was speaking to the VP. And he was polite to her.


14 posted on 10/10/2020 8:55:32 PM PDT by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Starcitizen

You’re giving the American voter too much credit for being sensible or even intelligent. Most don’t give a damn what the Democrats do. The same would be the case if the DEMs still the election for Biden.


15 posted on 10/10/2020 8:56:55 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: CheshireTheCat
But the wise Democrat pundits claimed that Pence was mean and disrespectful to her Royal Highness. And he’s a racist.
16 posted on 10/10/2020 8:57:15 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: CheshireTheCat

Everybody knows somebody like Kamala Harris, and wishes they didn’t.


17 posted on 10/10/2020 8:57:35 PM PDT by kevao (BIBLICAL JESUS: Give your money to the poor. SOCIALIST JESUS: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: CatOwner

*steal the election


18 posted on 10/10/2020 8:57:56 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: LeoWindhorse
Could you imagine what the Left and its Media would have done to Sarah Palin had she sucked her way into political power like Kammy the Hoe?

Yet, now - we hear **crickets**...

19 posted on 10/10/2020 8:58:59 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: CheshireTheCat
I tried to watch that video but I just could not handle the moderator who seemed more robot than human.


20 posted on 10/10/2020 9:01:59 PM PDT by know.your.why (If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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