As Harris Courts Republicans, the Left Grows Wary and Alienated

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As Vice President Kamala Harris makes a broad play to the political center, some Democrats worry that she is going too far in her bid to win over moderates who are skeptical of former President Donald J. Trump. In private — and increasingly in public as Election Day fast approaches — they say she risks chilling Democratic enthusiasm by alienating progressives and working-class voters.

As Harris Courts Republicans, the Left Grows Wary and Alienated

The vice president’s tack to the right, support for Israel in the Gaza war and incremental policy proposals have alienated progressives and raised worries about waning liberal energy.

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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, for many Americans the avatar of the progressive movement, has campaigned aggressively for Ms. Harris across several battleground states. But he said in an interview that he had been alarmed by the number of working-class voters who were asking what Ms. Harris would do for them on issues like raising wages or allowing Medicare to cover dental care.

“They want to hear her to be more aggressive in making it clear that she’s going to stand up for the working class of this country,” Mr. Sanders said. “You lose the working class, I don’t know how you win an election.”