A leading Democratic super PAC warned that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign’s strategy of characterizing former President Donald Trump as fascist could be a mistake as election day draws near, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Harris referred to Trump as a fascist during a CNN town hall Wednesday, following comments from former chief of staff John Kelly claiming Trump expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler. Now, Future Forward — a Democratic super PAC that raised hundreds of millions this election cycle — is urging Democrats to not focus too narrowly on claiming Trump is a fascist after internal testing revealed the line of attack is not very effective, according to the NYT.
“Attacking Trump’s Fascism Is Not That Persuasive,” a Future Forward email obtained by the NYT states. The report discussed what messages have been most effective in internal testing.
More broadly, the Future Forward analysis found attacks on Trump’s character were less persuasive than concentrating on Harris’ economic policies and pro-abortion stance, the NYT reported.
“Purely negative attacks on Trump’s character are less effective than contrast messages that include positive details about Kamala Harris’s plans to address the needs of everyday Americans,” the email obtained by the NYT said. […]
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