Harris’ stances on abortion and religious freedom could see her lose Pennsylvania, according to George W. Bush’s speechwriter.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ failure to appeal to Catholic voters could cost her this election’s most critical swing state, according to a former Bush administration official.
On Monday, both Harris and former President Donald Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania, as they seek to secure the Keystone State’s 19 Electoral College votes. While the vice president has a 0.7-point lead in Pennsylvania, according to 538, her campaign’s focus on abortion may risk alienating one of the state’s most critical demographics.
“Her San Francisco progressive persona isn’t a good fit for Joe Biden’s native state”, William McGurn wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Monday.
According to Pew Research Center’s 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study, 24 percent of Pennsylvanians identified as Catholic. In 2020, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, citing the Official Catholic Directory, put that figure at 23 percent—meaning that of the state’s 13 million residents, about 3 million are Catholic.
