A major super PAC supporting Vice President Kamala Harris is raising concerns that it was a late-campaign mistake to focus too much on Donald J. Trump’s character and warn that he is a fascist. It has been stated.
Mr. Trump’s former White House chief of staff, Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly, said last week that Mr. Trump “certainly fits the general definition of a fascist,” but such a warning from a senior official is notable. . Harris and her team quickly echoed and amplified it.
Future Forward, a leading pro-Harris super PAC, focused on Trump’s personality and labeling him a fascist in an email it distributed to Democrats about which messages were most effective in internal Democratic Party tests. said it was less persuasive than other messages.
“The attacks on Trump’s fascism are not very convincing,” read one bold line in a regularly sent email known as Doppler. “‘Trump is exhausted’ doesn’t work,” read another.
The Doppler emails, which have been sent weekly for several months and have been sent more frequently in recent days, provide guidance to Democrats on messaging and the results of extensive testing of clips and social media posts by Future Forward. . Friday’s Doppler message urged Democrats to highlight Harris’ plan, particularly her vow to focus on economic proposals and reproductive rights, drawing contrasts with Trump on those themes.
“A purely negative attack on President Trump’s character is not as effective as a contrasting message that includes positive details about Kamala Harris’ plan to meet the needs of the American people,” the email said. .
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