With just 11 days left until Election Day, Republican voters wary of another four years of Donald Trump in the White House have a crucial role to play.
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign knows these voters could very well be decisive in battleground states that will likely be won on razor-thin margins. In her closing message, Harris not only needs to underscore the dangers of a second Trump term, but also show that conservative, moderate and independent voices belong in her broad coalition.
Creating space for these voters to ditch Trump requires building what is sometimes called a "permission structure" to bring them into the fold. But Harris can't do this alone. In this final stretch of the campaign, a slew of Republicans, including former members of the Trump administration, are leading by example.
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