Why Is Support For VP Kamala Harris Growing So Fast?

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 13, 2024.
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Kamala Harris has the support of nearly 49% of voters, according to recent polling. Why do those people support her?

For many on the right, the support for the candidate some critics call “Comrade Kamala” can be baffling or even suggest they are brainwashed.

People have called her a “Marxist ideologue,” a “communist” and a “California radical.” Other critics...