Harris Bets That Republican Voters Will Help Her Win Against Trump

Campaign thinks there’s more disenchantment with Trump in 2024
Fox News interview, Pennsylvania event highlight new outreach

Kamala Harris listens to Liz Cheney speak to the press following a campaign event in Ripon, Wisconsin, on Oct. 3.Photographer: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images

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By Jennifer Epstein and Akayla Gardner

October 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM UTC

Updated on

October 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM UTC

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Kamala Harris is intensifying efforts to convince Republicans to cross the aisle and back her campaign in a bid to expand her electoral appeal with less than three weeks to Election Day.

The vice president’s campaign has been buoyed by the recent endorsement of former Representative Liz Cheney and the support of other Republicans opposed to Donald Trump, developments her team sees as bolstering their bid to win over more GOP voters in battleground states than prior Democrats.