Kamala Harris' informing of the Russian threat to Poland is not an argument adequate to win the votes of American Polonia – he assessed the Politico portal on Tuesday. As the average pointed out, citizens of Polish origin are more afraid with the interior crisis for which they blame the current presidency than the war in Ukraine. Many besides feel that the authorities are more willing to support Kiev than they are trying to get their interests. Poles advocate Donald Trump.
Pennsylvania is 1 of the alleged swing states that can decide on the results of the U.S. presidential election. Therefore, both Republicans and Democrats are fighting for all vote there, including the 1 belonging to the Americans of Polish origin.
During the September debate with Republican candidate Kamala Harris addressed “800 000 Polish Americans here in Pennsylvania”, convincing that Donald Trump's presidency would mean the U.S. withdrawal from the protection of Central and east Europe and deficiency of protection against Russia's imperial ambitions. She besides assured that our country would become the mark of Moscow's attack in Ukraine.
As Politico noted, president Joe Biden won the 2020 elections in Pennsylvania with only 80,000 votes and so Harris is campaigning, playing “Polish patriotism”.
At the same time, the service sceptically assessed the effectiveness of this movement. "Whether gambit Harris works is another matter. The opinions of Polish Americans from Pennsylvania, with whom we spoke, show that the image is more complex and nuanced," the article says.
Politico noted that “most Poles are more afraid about the economical problems of Americans than the war in Ukraine, and most Trump voters blame Harris and president Joe Biden for these problems.” “Everybody wants to go to work, gain money, go home, enjoy family. That's all. We give Ukraine billions of dollars.... And what about our people, first?” said the typical of Polonia, quoted by a popular medium.
Some Poles surviving in the United States believe that ending the war in Ukraine should be a precedence of American politics. Trump supporters anticipate to conclude a peace agreement as shortly as possible, even at the price of giving part of Ukrainian territory to Russia. The Republican candidate repeatedly mentioned during the run that he was a politician who could force European countries to increase defence spending. Last week Trump said in a conversation with tv Republic that "no president has done more for the Polish people."
Politico stressed that the political views of the American Polonia change with the age of voters. 78-year-old Jacek Kuligowski of the Polish American Citizens Club in Dupont assured that he would vote for a Democrat, which he was motivated by the party's position against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "For me Putin is the bastard of Joseph Stalin," he stressed. Magdalena, who is an example of a young generation, said that Harris' warnings about Poland “does not care.” “I don’t live there anymore. I'm curious in what's here. And here people can't afford food," she added.
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