Kamala Harris’ recent emphasis on the harm she believes a second Donald Trump presidency could do to American democracy is likely to resonate with swing voters, according to a study published by a social media monitoring company.
An analysis of posts published between October 10 and 20 by Impact Social found that “democracy” was posters’ single biggest concern, ahead of the economy, crime and abortion. It also said 53 percent of social media posts referencing Harris and democracy framed the current vice president in a negative light, versus 47 percent that portrayed her positively.
By contrast, 88 percent of posts referencing Trump and democracy were negative toward the Republican presidential nominee.
Over the past week, Harris has increasingly focused on what she perceives to be Trump’s authoritarianism. On Tuesday, she told radio host Charlamagne tha God that his political vision could be described as fascism.
Newsweekcontacted representatives of the Trump and Harris campaigns for …