A voter in New York needed only two words Monday when an MSNBC reporter asked if Vice President Kamala Harris’ attacks on former President Donald Trump as a “threat to democracy” resonated with him.
Harris and her running mate, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, have escalated attacks on former President Donald Trump, with Harris labeling him a “fascist” during a CNN town hall and Walz comparing Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden to a 1939 rally at the iconic venue held by the Nazi-sympathetic German American Bund. The voter took a few seconds to think before answering the unidentified MSNBC reporter’s question. (RELATED: ‘It’s Helpful If You’ll Answer The Question’: Harris Faulkner Chides Dem Guest For Spinning When Asked About Kamala Harris Comparing Trump To Hitler)
“How does that message resonate with you?” the reporter asked.
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“It doesn’t,” the voter responded.
Harris trails Trump by 0.1% in the RealClearPolling average of polls from Oct. 11 to 26, with the former president maintaining that lead when Green Pa_rty candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver are included in surveys.
“Why not?” the MSNBC reporter asked.
“Because it feels political to me, it feels like a line that is being used,” the voter explained.
Inflation, the cost of living and the economy were viewed as either a top issue or “very important” by over 80% of respondents to a CNBC poll conducted Oct. 15-19 that showed Trump leading Harris by 2%.
Republicans in the past have criticized Democrats over their portrayal of Trump as a “threat” to democracy, citing previous assassination attempts during the 2024 campaign.
A Secret Service agent thwarted a suspected assassination attempt on Trump in September by firing shots at Ryan Wesley Routh, who was allegedly lurking near Trump International Golf Club. The former president was shot in the right ear while giving a speech at a July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania, where a rally attendee was killed and two others wounded.
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