Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is facing criticism for sending mixed signals on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, tailoring her message to appeal to different voter groups in key battleground states. CNN’s Erin Burnett highlighted this discrepancy on Friday night’s “OutFront,” featuring an investigation by CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski.
In Michigan, where Arab-American voters are a significant bloc, Harris’s ad emphasizes her commitment to speaking out against the suffering in Gaza. “What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering. And I will not be silent,” the ad states.
Conversely, in Pennsylvania, where Jewish voters are crucial, Harris’s message shifts to unwavering support for Israel’s self-defense. “Let me be clear: I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself, and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself,” she asserts.
Kaczynski noted that these ads cater to “two entirely different constituencies” with historically opposing views on the conflict. The Pennsylvania ad, produced by the Democratic National Committee, was edited to exclude Harris’s comments sympathetic to Palestinian concerns.
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read my lips…..I hate America…YWN, you are American…..now deal with this horror and stand up for your own people …period…
She speaks with a forked tongue!
That is 100% normal politics and not a problem. Those messages can both be true. You can stand up for Israel’s right to defend themselves and be sad about what’s happening to the Palestinians and try to make it stop, i.e. try to negotiate for peace. Obviously, she’s emphasizing different parts based on her audience. It’s like saying I’m in favor of improved benefits for workers and of lower taxes. I can be in favor of both and if mention one to factory workers and the other to rich donors.
The Trumpkopfs are running around Michigan promising the local Arab population that “Trump will end the war quickly” (presumably by giving Bibi the go-ahead to carpet bomb Gaza and Southern Lebanon into oblivion). Obviously BOTH candidates are pandering with conflicting messages targeted to their audience of the moment.
This what “normal” politicians have been doing for decade. Trump is the anomaly.
Trump’s campaign has been telling Arab Americans in Michigan for months that Kamala Harris is way too supportive of Israel. And his evidence is the $14 billion aid package that Harris and Biden got through Congress over the objections of Trump and Vance. The Trump media don’t tell you about all this.