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To Haley Voters: There’s a Home For You on Team Biden-Harris
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May 23, 2024
To Haley Voters: There’s a Home For You on Team Biden-Harris
As the President himself has made clear, there’s a home on his campaign for the millions of Republican voters across the country who cast their ballots against Donald Trump in primaries this year – voters who care deeply about the future of our democracy, standing strong with our allies against foreign adversaries, and working across the aisle to get things done for the American people – while also rejecting the chaos, division, and violence that Donald Trump embodies.
While Trump and his team openly attack Nikki Haley and her supporters, Team Biden-Harris is putting in the work and investing in reaching these voters:
“While Trump has done absolutely nothing to gain the support of Haley voters and takes them for granted, Biden and his campaign are actively reaching out to build a coalition of Republicans and they know they need to earn their vote. We welcome their initial engagements and know they plan to do much more in the coming months.” — Robert Schwartz, Executive Director of Haley Voters Working Group
Long after Haley dropped out of the race, millions of voters in key battlegrounds have continued to reject Donald Trump, showing particular vulnerabilities in battleground states:
In Wisconsin, Trump struggled in the suburbs: The “WOW” counties (Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington) have key swing voters who are critical to winning statewide in November. Haley finished with 17% in Ozaukee, 12% in Washington, and 14% in Waukesha.
In Pennsylvania, over 155,000 Pennsylvania Republicans voted for Nikki Haley over Donald Trump in a closed primary, and Trump dramatically underperformed in critical “collar counties” – the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia.
In Georgia, Donald Trump put up a weak showing, losing over 77,000 votes to the ghost of Nikki Haley and was particularly weak in the Atlanta suburbs, including in DeKalb County where Haley got 40% of the vote, Cobb County where she received 23% of the vote, and Fulton County where she got 38%. As a reminder, President Biden defeated Donald Trump in Georgia by 11,800 votes in 2020.
In Michigan, Trump underperformed in suburban areas like Oakland and Washtenaw counties near Detroit and Ottawa and Kent counties near Grand Rapids.
In North Carolina, Haley overperformed in key suburban areas that put the state in play in Novemberlike Durham, Mecklenburg, Orange, and Wake counties.
Those protest voters aren’t going anywhere. Don’t just take it from us – listen to anti-Trump voters who previously supported Nikki Haley who said that Haley’s comments were “something that we expected” and that her voters have “entirely different calculations” than Haley herself on what’s best for the country.
Not only is Donald Trump not courting Nikki Haley and her voters – he is actively attacking and demeaning them:
While Haley was giving her suspension speech, Trump said he didn’t think he would “need” swing voters or those who voted for Haley.
Trump and his allies have said anyone who isn’t MAGA isn’t welcome in the Republican Party. That they have to get “rid” of moderate voters and kick them “out” of Trump’s Republican Party. That includes Haley and her supporters, who Trump has threatened, intimidated and vowed to blacklist from the party.
Trump has, for months, demeaned Nikki Haley herself, calling her “birdbrain,” promoting a racist birther lie about her, and mocking her name. He even attacked Haley for her husband being gone – Michael Haley is currently serving abroad on a National Guard mission.
Bottom line: While Donald Trump continues to attack moderate Republican and independent voters, the Biden campaign is investing to talk to these voters and working to earn their support.
