Progressives set to unleash swing state blitz for Harris

Just over a month away from the U.S. general election, the largest progressive political organizing group in the country announced Friday that it is aiming to encourage 5 million voters in seven battleground states to vote against former Republican President Donald Trump. As the group detailed Friday, its polling—first reported by Semafor—found: 1 in 4 Our Revolution members in swing states know progressives who are planning not to vote or to vote third party; 3 in 4 of our swing state supporters believe Harris needs to get more specific on policy and do more interviews to clarify her positions to earn the votes of undecided people they know; 80% say that celebrities coming out for Harris are unlikely to sway their undecided friends and neighbors; 80% think the escalating war in the Middle East is a sign of trouble for the Harris campaign; 2 out of 3 said they've received outreach from the Trump campaign—including grassroots Trump canvassers and door knockers, and they're being bombarded by Trump ads; and 54% of Our Revolution swing state supporters report they're seeing more Trump signs than Harris signs in neighbors' yards. Uncommitted also made clear that it "opposes a Donald Trump presidency, whose agenda includes plans to accelerate the killing in Gaza while intensifying the suppression of anti-war organizing," and "is not recommending a third-party vote in the presidential election, especially as third-party votes in key swing states could help inadvertently deliver a Trump presidency given our country's broken Electoral College system." The Sunrise Movement—a youth-led climate group that launched a campaign to defeat Trump and reach 1.5 million young swing state voters in August—intends to boost efforts to elect Harris in the weeks ahead, specifically focusing on North Carolina. "Young climate voters could decide the election in North Carolina and put Harris over the edge," Sunrise organizer Paul Campion said in a statement Friday.