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Kamala Harris campaign targets Native voters in bid for White House
Thursday, October 3, 2024
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With a little over a month before the November election, Native advocates are hard at work to ensure Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wins the race for the White House.
Though American Indians and Alaska Natives represent less than 1 percent of the United States population, they account for significant numbers in states that the Harris campaign sees as critical to victory. So the Democratic nominee and her running mate, Tim Walz, are reaching out to Native voters in places like Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada and Wisconsin.
“Our campaign is taking no vote for granted and is ramping up outreach efforts to tribal communities to mobilize Native voters to turn out for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz,” Jade Begay, the newly hired Native American Engagement Director for the campaign, said on a press call on Wednesday.
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So far, Trump has not publicly announced Native vote efforts although his campaign took part in the Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock in September. He has spoken about the Catawba Nation and the Lumbee Tribe during rallies in North Carolina, another key state in the presidential election but otherwise does not talk about Native issues. The Republican National Convention in August, when Trump accepted his party’s nomination for president for his third run for office, featured just one Native presenter on the main stage. The speaker, however, did not mention Trump or his running mate, J.D. Vance, by name.
Yesterday, we celebrated the launch of Native Americans for Harris! With just 33 days to go until the election, we caught up with the Honorable @debhaalandnm and @AllieYoung13 to discuss why your voice matters now more than ever! pic.twitter.com/qdw0pRT9gm
— Kamala for Arizona (@KamalaForAZ) October 3, 2024
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