{"id":44088,"date":"2024-10-02T14:24:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/2024\/10\/02\/opinion-why-isnt-harris-clobbering-trump-these-15-swing-state-voters-can-tell-you\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T14:33:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:33:51","slug":"opinion-why-isnt-harris-clobbering-trump-these-15-swing-state-voters-can-tell-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/2024\/10\/02\/opinion-why-isnt-harris-clobbering-trump-these-15-swing-state-voters-can-tell-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion | Why Isn\u2019t Harris Clobbering Trump? These 15 Swing State Voters Can Tell You."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8864793242727901\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"g-2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\" data-preview-slug=\"2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\" data-birdkit-hydrate=\"9222904a73a76e5f\">\n<div class=\"g-cover svelte-11opncn\">\n<p><span class=\"cover-question desktop-only svelte-11opncn\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What\u2019s something you\u2019d ask Kamala Harris about?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <span class=\"cover-question mobile-only svelte-11opncn\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What\u2019s something you\u2019d ask<br \/>Kamala Harris about?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-coverportraits svelte-11opncn\">\n<div class=\"coverportraits svelte-11opncn\">\n<div class=\"g-coverperson svelte-11opncn\">\n<div class=\"covercopy svelte-11opncn\"><span class=\"coverquote svelte-11opncn\">\u201c<!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The Trump tax cuts.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"coverpersonname\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"coverpersonbio svelte-11opncn\">42, Wis., white<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-coverperson svelte-11opncn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-11opncn\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"covercopy svelte-11opncn\"><span class=\"coverquote svelte-11opncn\">\u201c<!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Guardrails <br \/>for A.I.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"coverpersonname\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"coverpersonbio svelte-11opncn\">29, Ga., Latina<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-coverperson svelte-11opncn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-11opncn\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"covercopy svelte-11opncn\"><span class=\"coverquote svelte-11opncn\">\u201c<!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Her tipping point with Israel.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"coverpersonname\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"coverpersonbio svelte-11opncn\">57, Mich., white<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-intro svelte-bom1t1\">\n<p class=\"svelte-bom1t1\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->For all the Democratic Party energy behind Kamala Harris, she is in a dead heat in all seven swing states against Donald Trump, despite his low favorability ratings and divisive policies like tax cuts for the wealthy and opposition to abortion rights. What would it take for her to build a lead in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin \u2014 states where Democrats have been winning state elections and where Joe Biden prevailed in 2020 \u2014 as well as the four other battlegrounds, like North Carolina, where polls suggest some Democratic momentum?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"svelte-bom1t1\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->In our latest Times Opinion focus group, we gathered 15 voters who have some particular insight: They all voted for Mr. Biden in 2020, and most of them have somewhat favorable views of Ms. Harris, yet they are soft in their support of her or have yet to fully commit. The participants felt torn about whether America\u2019s best days were ahead or in the past and had seen some modest improvements in the economy \u2014 especially the job and housing markets \u2014 but felt worried personally about inflation and the future.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"svelte-bom1t1\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Perhaps most intriguing of all: None of them wanted Mr. Biden to still be in the race, but their enthusiasm for Ms. Harris was low, too \u2014 the sort of middling feelings that come from not knowing someone well or long enough. The participants reviled Mr. Trump; this group wasn\u2019t undecided in the sense that most would swing to him. (A few praised him on the economy.) Rather, the group\u2019s low enthusiasm for her is a warning sign that with just five weeks to go before Election Day, she has not persuaded the winning Biden coalition in the swing states to a degree that she can bank on. <!-- HTML_TAG_END --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"svelte-bom1t1\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The participants didn\u2019t know a lot about her policies on the economy, Israel and Gaza, climate change, transgender kids, housing and immigration. Several didn\u2019t think a Harris presidency would change much for them or the country. Listening to these voters, you get the sense that they felt she was not giving them enough reason to vote for her \u2014 aside, of course, from stopping Mr. Trump\u2019s return to power. Will that be enough in the end? It\u2019s an open question. The tight polls in the swing states make more sense after listening to these 15 voters.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-byline-wrapper svelte-bom1t1\">Patrick Healy, Margie Omero and Adrian J. Rivera <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Healy is the deputy Opinion editor. Ms. Omero is a pollster. Mr. Rivera is an editorial assistant in Opinion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"section-label svelte-bom1t1\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1my2naf\">Participants<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-participants svelte-o9i1l0\">\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Aaron<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Amy<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">50, Pennsylvania, white, indep., counselor <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Barbara<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Beren<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Bill<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Brian<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">George<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Katelyn<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Ken<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Lenita<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Miranda<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">36, Wisconsin, white, Dem., paraprofessional <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/nivedida.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Nivedida<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">38, Georgia, Asian, Dem., quality assurance <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Prince<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Stephanie<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-participant svelte-o9i1l0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"participant-headshot svelte-o9i1l0\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"participant-name svelte-o9i1l0\">Taurean<\/span> <span class=\"participant-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"section-label-transcript svelte-bom1t1\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1wh8mm0\">Transcript <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-transcript\">\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Fill in the blank: The thing that worries me right now is: blank.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Miranda,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">36, Wisconsin, white, Dem., paraprofessional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Inflation. Especially from a single-mom standpoint. At what point does it stop?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The price of everything.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Not being able to live a relaxing, calm, happy life if I reach 60-plus. I feel like I\u2019ll run out of money.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Gas prices in Arizona fluctuate. It was cheap yesterday. And groceries. I\u2019ve got a 7-year-old boy. I want him to be well fed, and it\u2019s hard nowadays, you know?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Amy,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Pennsylvania, white, indep., counselor<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Yeah.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Same thing. Inflation.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Health insurance. I have a chronic condition, and I\u2019m worried about access to care.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->We talked about what\u2019s worrying you. What\u2019s going well?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->My job. I make more now than I ever did. I work from home, so I don\u2019t have travel costs. And I have a future at the place that I work at.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I recently moved to a new job where I like the work culture. Things are looking up for me. At the same time, I\u2019m seeing a lot of layoffs in the software side among my friends, so that\u2019s kind of concerning.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The stock market is doing well, so I feel comfortable retirement-wise for investments I have.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I would say my job and the Raleigh housing market. I feel a lot of job security, and my house\u2019s value has gone up since we purchased three years ago, so we could see a nice little bump when we sell.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"svelte-1c44y5p\">\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll\">\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-question\"><span class=\"poll-question desktop-only\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Are America\u2019s best days ahead of us, behind us<br \/>or happening now?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <span class=\"poll-question mobile-only\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Are America\u2019s best days ahead of <br \/>us, behind us or happening now?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-response svelte-1tey2bc\"><span class=\"section-divider-stackedpoll svelte-1tey2bc\">Happening now.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-answeredyes svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"g-members\">\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">George,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t35, Ariz., Latino<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-response svelte-1tey2bc\"><span class=\"section-divider-stackedpoll svelte-1tey2bc\">Behind us.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-answeredyes svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"g-members\">\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Amy,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Pa., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Beren,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t40, N.C., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Brian,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t61, Pa., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Katelyn,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t29, Ga., Latina<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Miranda,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t36, Wis., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Prince,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t41, N.C., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-response svelte-1tey2bc\"><span class=\"section-divider-stackedpoll svelte-1tey2bc\">Ahead of us<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-answeredyes svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"g-members\">\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Aaron,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t42, Wis., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Barbara,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Nev., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Bill,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t69, Mich., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Ken,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t57, Mich., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Lenita,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t43, N.C., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/nivedida.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Nivedida,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t38, Ga., Asian<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Stephanie,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Ariz., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Taurean,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t26, Pa., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-transcript\">\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I believe they\u2019re behind us. It\u2019s stressful keeping a job at times. You never know what\u2019s going to happen to you when you walk out your door. There\u2019s a lot of corruption, a lot of police brutality and police killings.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->If you look at the ratios of yearly income to average housing cost, I don\u2019t think affordability is going to come back. The school shootings, teen-on-teen violence, global warming. I think we\u2019ve set off a runaway train that we won\u2019t be able to pull back.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Well, I like to stay optimistic. Some changes just need to be made with the economy.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019m excited about the potential for technology to improve our lives.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->How would you define the choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump? What is this election about to you?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The Constitution \u2014 why it was written, why we have the Bill of Rights. When a person says that Article II says, \u201cI can do anything I want,\u201d that is a threat to our democracy.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->They can\u2019t read the Bible in schools, but you can have transgenders come to the schools and read transgender books to our kids. Trump is towards cutting it out, and Kamala isn\u2019t. But at the same time, there\u2019s things about Trump I don\u2019t like, and there\u2019s things that I would want to vote for Kamala for. Personality is one thing, but what are you going to actually do for our country? That\u2019s more what I\u2019m concerned about.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Stephanie,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think Trump\u2019s a disgusting human being, but I don\u2019t really know anything that\u2019s all that great about Kamala.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->It is between an educated, sensible, moderate person \u2014 what she\u2019s going to do policy-wise? \u2014 versus a very strong, opinionated person.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->For me, it\u2019s probably more voting against one person. Trump\u2019s too old and too demeaning to people.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->How would you describe Trump\u2019s vision for America\u2019s future?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Amy,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Pennsylvania, white, indep., counselor<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019ve watched the debates. I\u2019ve seen the back and forth. And I really don\u2019t feel like he has a plan. It was mostly just arguing and just coming back at Kamala with insults.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Trump has been quite articulate about mass deportations of people he doesn\u2019t think should be here. His perspective runs totally contrary to the way this country developed.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Miranda,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">36, Wisconsin, white, Dem., paraprofessional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think Trump\u2019s good for the economy, truthfully. But I don\u2019t agree with his behavior. He kind of scares me a little bit. I\u2019m still undecided.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What scares you about Trump?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Miranda,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">36, Wisconsin, white, Dem., paraprofessional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The hate in him and how he spreads all this negative energy. My two boys are biracial. So I think about how he is. He\u2019s not careful or considerate towards others.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->He is probably going to continue the tax cuts from last time, helping the 1 percent. Ms. Kamala, she wants them to pay more. I just think Trump is heartless in a sense, with abortion rights, for example.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->How would you describe Harris\u2019s vision for America\u2019s future?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She\u2019s going to stand up for women\u2019s rights, for the right to choose. She is focused on uniting the country. Instead of going down the rabbit hole of what Project 2025 could be, she\u2019d be the opposite of that.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->It would be a country where it doesn\u2019t matter your gender. You still have bodily autonomy. It\u2019s not something that can be taken away from you. There\u2019d be more opportunity.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Her policies sound good on one hand, but they don\u2019t seem like they are necessarily going to solve issues. I know she\u2019s talked about providing a $25,000 benefit for people to purchase houses if they\u2019re, like, a first-time home buyer. But to me, there\u2019s a supply issue, not so much the demand issue. She and Trump have both talked about not taxing tips, but that seems like a pretty overall small impact. Biden came in with a plan to reach across the aisle. I\u2019m not hearing that as much from Kamala, and that makes me worried, going forward, that it\u2019s going to be maybe the farther left, more progressive side of the Democratic Party that\u2019s ultimately going to have more say.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think that if she\u2019s elected, she\u2019ll place a good amount of money into social services, which will benefit me and benefit others that I work with.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"svelte-1c44y5p\">\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll\">\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-question\"><span class=\"poll-question desktop-only\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->When deciding who to vote for, does it come <br \/>down more to issues or values for you?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <span class=\"poll-question mobile-only\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->When deciding who to vote <br \/>for, does it come down more <br \/>to issues or values for you?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-response svelte-1tey2bc\"><span class=\"section-divider-stackedpoll svelte-1tey2bc\">Issues<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-answeredyes svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"g-members\">\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Amy,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Pa., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Barbara,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Nev., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Beren,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t40, N.C., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">George,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t35, Ariz., Latino<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Lenita,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t43, N.C., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Miranda,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t36, Wis., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Prince,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t41, N.C., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Stephanie,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Ariz., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-response svelte-1tey2bc\"><span class=\"section-divider-stackedpoll svelte-1tey2bc\">Values<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-answeredyes svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"g-members\">\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Aaron,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t42, Wis., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Bill,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t69, Mich., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Brian,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t61, Pa., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Katelyn,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t29, Ga., Latina<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Ken,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t57, Mich., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/nivedida.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Nivedida,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t38, Ga., Asian<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-transcript\">\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->For me, Trump is a very self-centered person, and Kamala at least has some goals for the country. It\u2019s like giving her a chance, whereas for Trump, it\u2019s going to be a second chance. We saw what happened in those four years.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Trump having the megaphone of the presidency for four more years and using it to be as divisive as he is now, if not more \u2014 I\u2019m just not willing to live with that.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I feel very much the same. I think Kamala is open to different people and different perspectives. Trump\u2019s already made up his mind on virtually everything.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Beren, you said issues were more important to you. What did you have in mind?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The ability to work across the aisle. I don\u2019t see either candidate\u2019s policies right now as easy to enact, with tight control of the House and Senate. I want to see things that are actually going to get passed versus maybe pie-in-the-sky type of ideas.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I said issues matter more to me, because at my job, for example, there are certain people that I don\u2019t like, that have bad attitudes, that I don\u2019t get along with. But they\u2019re a hell of a worker, and they get the job done. Nobody\u2019s perfect.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Stephanie,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->As a human being, Trump is not a good one. But as far as the economy, I think he\u2019s got decent ideas. But there\u2019s abortion rights, which I think I would side with Kamala on. And who\u2019s going to work with people who have different opinions rather than having four years of no progress?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->How would you describe Donald Trump in a word or two?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Unstable.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Kind of a clown.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Patriotic.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Idiot.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Self-centered.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Know-it-all.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Self-centered but focused.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Amy,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Pennsylvania, white, indep., counselor<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Egomaniac.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Condescending.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Wealthy, jerk, narcissist.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Money hungry.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Stephanie,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Aspiring dictator.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Miranda,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">36, Wisconsin, white, Dem., paraprofessional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Explosive.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Let\u2019s say you saw Donald Trump at a cookout or a barbecue. What would he be like?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->He\u2019d be very loud.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->He\u2019d just be complaining about everything because it\u2019s not up to his standards.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->It would be the greatest cookout ever in the history of the world. It would be 20,000 people at this cookout.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->He\u2019d give me a couple of minutes to talk about the economy or immigration before he went back to eating or talking to his staff.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->If you had to describe Kamala Harris in a word or two, what word would you use?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Unpredictable.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Tough and intelligent.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Curious.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Amy,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Pennsylvania, white, indep., counselor<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Down-to-earth.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Friendly.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Relatable, working-class woman.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I believe she has a heart, so \u201cheartfelt,\u201d maybe.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I wonder what she\u2019s like when she\u2019s mad. She\u2019s a former prosecutor.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Really determined.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Miranda,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">36, Wisconsin, white, Dem., paraprofessional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Wishy-washy. To be honest, I feel like I have an unpopular opinion, but technically, she\u2019s been the vice president for four years, and we haven\u2019t necessarily seen all the changes that were promised, and now she\u2019s promising more.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Optimistic but inexperienced.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Driven and ethical.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Stephanie,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Approachable.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Boring. Before Biden stepped down, she wasn\u2019t really doing any interviews. She wasn\u2019t really talking about anything. It was just like she was just taking up space at the White House, just keeping the name of vice president.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->If you saw Kamala Harris at a cookout or a barbecue, what would it be like? Taurean, how about you?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I feel as though she would be bougie and not really answering questions. I want to know more about what she wants to do with the state of the country.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think she\u2019d be neighborly, easy to talk to.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Amy,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Pennsylvania, white, indep., counselor<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think she\u2019d be hanging out with everybody, having a beer, playing games.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She may even chip in, helping prepare the food, maybe getting the plates out and asking anybody if they need anything, that type of thing.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->How satisfied are you with Harris as the Democratic nominee?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Miranda,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">36, Wisconsin, white, Dem., paraprofessional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019m not that satisfied. She has been the vice president for the past four years and not really implemented anything. I wish the economy were better, and I heard she was in charge of border issues. We could have done a little bit better for a Democratic candidate.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She can beat Trump. No one else was going to step up and be the person to lose to Trump. She could pass a sixth-grade civics test.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She wouldn\u2019t have been my first choice, but I am satisfied. I watched the debate, and I thought she knocked it out of the park. She\u2019s been in the White House now for almost four years, so she has that experience as well.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019m not satisfied with any of them. But she said that this generation of young people is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/clip-harris-calling-young-people-stupid-lacks-context-2024-07-26\/\">just stupid<\/a>. I have a daughter that\u2019s in her mid-20s, and basically, she\u2019s saying that she\u2019s stupid. I don\u2019t know how well I can trust her.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Echoing a little bit of what Barbara said: Harris has been in the White House. I think, given the timing, she was honestly the best choice, given the circumstances.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What do people like most about Harris?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She\u2019s not Trump.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She\u2019s a woman. She\u2019s about to change the narrative if she wins.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Amy,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Pennsylvania, white, indep., counselor<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think she\u2019s smart, and I think she\u2019s relatable.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I like her professionalism, how polished she seems in comparison to Biden and Trump. She\u2019s closer to my generation than Biden or Trump.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She comes across as a hard-working woman who is smart and who has seen the real world.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What do you like least about her?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I don\u2019t know enough about her to make that decision.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I don\u2019t feel like she\u2019s had time to set herself apart from what Biden\u2019s been doing for the last four years. For the most part, she\u2019s run with a similar plan. I don\u2019t know that that\u2019s the best plan.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Stephanie,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think I feel similarly. I don\u2019t have a good idea of her policies on things so we know what the plan is for the economy. She gives the impression of a fresh perspective, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve had enough time to actually get details as to what that perspective is.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Same. I don\u2019t know enough about her policies.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What\u2019s something you\u2019d ask Kamala Harris about that you don\u2019t know the answer to?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The Trump tax cuts are expiring next year, and I think she should have a comprehensive policy on how she wants to handle that. I wish that she\u2019d put a stake in the ground as to exactly what she would want to do to replace the Trump tax cuts.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What\u2019s her tipping point with Israel?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What do you think the answer would be?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->That\u2019s why I\u2019d ask it. Last October kind of opened the floodgates, and I think Israel is using that to take out a lot of pent-up frustration on the Middle East. At what point is Israel going too far?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What\u2019s her stance on guardrails for A.I. and other technology in the future?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019m curious what folks think Harris would be like as commander in chief.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->It\u2019s my and many people\u2019s opinion, and it\u2019s a lot of people\u2019s opinion, that men base things off logic and females base things more off emotion. And I\u2019m wondering what would happen if someone got her mad enough. Are we going to go to war because of her emotion or from her logic?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think she has shown a lot of self-control and respect already, even just in the debate. I\u2019m sure there were things that really got her mad during the debate, and she kept it calm and cool. I think it\u2019s a sexist thing to say that women only react with emotion. That\u2019s not true. We are logical.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Barbara, based on things you\u2019ve said tonight, it sounds like you\u2019re kind of still on the fence between Harris and Trump. What is that about?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I do lean towards her, but I pull back just because I don\u2019t know enough about her.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What do you want to know more about her? What does it boil down to?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I want to know her stance on climate change. I\u2019m assuming she would continue what they\u2019ve been doing to protect and keep things in place; animals are a huge part of my vote.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->And why is Trump still a viable candidate for you?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I don\u2019t know, to be honest. I\u2019m not really sure if he is anymore. I just can\u2019t decide. It\u2019s kind of just like, what are we doing?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Ken talked about Israel, and I\u2019m curious if folks have thoughts about how Harris might compare to Trump on Israel, Gaza, on China, on Putin and Ukraine.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->My impression is that she would not take crap from bullies, whereas my sense is the former president admires bullies and admires people who are forceful, regardless of what their position is.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->He would be for sale.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->It\u2019s a risk-mitigation thing. I think that Trump\u2019s willing to play chicken with Europe, and he said that he might pull out of NATO. I just don\u2019t want to see innocent people suffering, and I don\u2019t want to see genocide anywhere. Trump provides more risk in that space of empowering bad actors.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"svelte-1c44y5p\">\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll\">\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-question\"><span class=\"poll-question desktop-only\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Regardless of who you\u2019re voting for, who do you <br \/>think will win the election this November?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <span class=\"poll-question mobile-only\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Regardless of who you\u2019re voting <br \/>for, who do you think will win the <br \/>election this November?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-response svelte-1tey2bc\"><span class=\"section-divider-stackedpoll svelte-1tey2bc\">Harris<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-answeredyes svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"g-members\">\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Beren,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t40, N.C., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Bill,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t69, Mich., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Brian,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t61, Pa., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Katelyn,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t29, Ga., Latina<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Lenita,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t43, N.C., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Miranda,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t36, Wis., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/nivedida.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Nivedida,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t38, Ga., Asian<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Prince,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t41, N.C., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Stephanie,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Ariz., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Taurean,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t26, Pa., Black<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-response svelte-1tey2bc\"><span class=\"section-divider-stackedpoll svelte-1tey2bc\">Trump<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"g-stackedpoll-answeredyes svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"g-members\">\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Aaron,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t42, Wis., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Amy,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Pa., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"g-member svelte-1tey2bc\">\n<div class=\"member-image svelte-1tey2bc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"member-headshot svelte-1tey2bc\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"member-bio svelte-1tey2bc\">Barbara,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t50, Nev., white<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-transcript\">\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->She has momentum. Her message is more inspiring to people, whereas his is appealing to people\u2019s baser instincts.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance is Tuesday night. What do people want to see, and how important is it to your vote?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Stephanie,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I would like to know their opinions on policies. If for some reason the president\u2019s out and they take power, how good or bad is that going to be for the country?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019ll be a little bit more invested in this debate. Since we haven\u2019t really heard too much from Harris, I would like to think that Walz is going to be an extension of Harris\u2019s policies and he\u2019ll maybe delve a little bit more on what she\u2019s going to bring if elected.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019m really curious to see if JD Vance adopts Trump\u2019s strategy during debates of nonsensical answers.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What\u2019s something in America that you\u2019ve changed your mind about after you learned information about it?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Immigration. What I\u2019m learning from social media and the internet is that, respectfully, they\u2019re really papering up immigrants with money to get started. I wish they\u2019d give it to us who could really use the money. I really wish that immigration policy would be tailored to still be effective but also really prioritize the American people.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I was very neutral about Kamala Harris, but she\u2019s grown on me.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->In the beginning, I didn\u2019t know much about Harris, but now I see her as more of a unifier.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Yeah, I was a little cool on Kamala at first as a candidate, compared to Biden. I was a little worried \u2014 lack of experience and so forth. Once Biden dropped out, I changed my tune a little bit. I feel like we\u2019re in a better spot now than had Biden stayed in. I\u2019m not worried at this point.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Raise your hand if you wish that Biden had stayed in the race and was still the Democratic nominee against Trump. [<em>No one raises a hand.]<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Is there any opinion you\u2019ve held this year or in recent years that you decided you were wrong about?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Brian,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">61, Pennsylvania, white, Dem., carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Trump really lost me when he talked about eating cats and giving abortions after the child\u2019s been born already.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I thought Roe v. Wade was a bad thing at one point in time, and I\u2019m still very pro-life. But I just don\u2019t think that the government really should be legislating one way or another. I think that choice is important, whereas in the past, I wasn\u2019t so sure that the government shouldn\u2019t make it for women.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What do you want to see happen now with abortion rights?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think that there\u2019s a middle ground. I mean, something after a number of weeks nationally, 20 weeks maybe, something that gives plenty of time but also not after viability. But I think what\u2019s more important to me is that we build communities of support for people who choose to have kids and put people in a position to succeed and make sure that child tax credits and whatever support we can put in place to encourage people to build communities and build families \u2014 those things are important to me.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I was initially of the impression that Kamala was not very approachable or had that connection with the people initially. Once she came out of the shadow of Biden, I see a different Kamala.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Let\u2019s say Trump wins in November. What do you think things in America will be like four years from January?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Lenita,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">43, North Carolina, Black, indep., caregiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->There wouldn\u2019t be too much more of the middle class.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Stephanie,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Arizona, white, Repub., systems administrator<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->My job will probably be outsourced.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Honestly, we might get some more stimulus checks, but we also might go to war.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->We\u2019ve already seen four years of Trump. So I think he\u2019s going to have a very big focus on getting the tax cuts he got pushed through last time pushed through. I do wonder what our standing on the world stage will look like, but I think probably the average American will be OK.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think immigration would be really restricted. That could mean well for our economy, for other sectors in America.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The police kill three people a day in America, and he wants to expand qualified immunity to absolute immunity to the police. With his policies, we would be in a police state.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Barbara,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">50, Nevada, white, indep., teacher<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think the climate crisis will be horrific. I think a lot more places will be underwater, and I worry that women\u2019s rights will be eviscerated.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Bill,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">69, Michigan, white, indep., consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think the country will be even more polarized than it is now.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Let\u2019s say Kamala Harris wins in November. What do you think things in America will be like four years from now?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Katelyn,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">29, Georgia, Latina, unspecified, controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I don\u2019t know that too much would change. I don\u2019t think we would walk ourselves into a foreign conflict willingly, whereas I think that would probably not be true if Trump was president.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Taurean,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">26, Pennsylvania, Black, Dem., security guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Hopefully it\u2019ll be better on women\u2019s rights.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Aaron,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">42, Wisconsin, white, indep., controller<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I\u2019m hoping that the government can start getting back to working together and making some progress, passing some bills.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I think if Harris wins, that means you take the head off the snake.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Margie Omero<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Who\u2019s the snake, and what\u2019s the head?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Ken,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">57, Michigan, white, indep., studio engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->It\u2019s MAGA. If there is no Trump, where does MAGA go? That\u2019s what I\u2019m kind of hoping for.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"svelte-1c44y5p\">\n<div class=\"g-poll  svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"g-poll-positioner svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"g-poll-responses\">\n<p><span class=\"poll-question desktop-only svelte-1t06ihw\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Who is still really, truly undecided?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <span class=\"poll-question mobile-only svelte-1t06ihw\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Who is still really, truly undecided?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/span> <span class=\"poll-result svelte-1t06ihw\">3 people raised their hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-members svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/aaron.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Aaron, 42, Wis., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/amy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Amy, 50, Pa., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/barbara.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Barbara, 50, Nev., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member  svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Beren, 40, N.C., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/bill.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Bill, 69, Mich., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/brian.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Brian, 61, Pa., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member  svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">George, 35, Ariz., Latino <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/katelyn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Katelyn, 29, Ga., Latina <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/ken.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Ken, 57, Mich., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/lenita.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Lenita, 43, N.C., Black <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/miranda.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Miranda, 36, Wis., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/nivedida.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Nivedida, 38, Ga., Asian <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member  svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Prince, 41, N.C., Black <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/stephanie.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Stephanie, 50, Ariz., white <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-poll-member no svelte-1t06ihw\">\n<div class=\"poll-image svelte-1t06ihw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/taurean.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"svelte-1t06ihw\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"poll-bio svelte-1t06ihw\">Taurean, 26, Pa., Black <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-transcript\">\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper moderator svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1ib49ts\">Moderator<\/span>, Patrick Healy<\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What do you want to hear from either Trump or Harris that you think could seal the deal to win your vote?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/beren.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Beren,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">40, North Carolina, white, Repub., accountant<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I don\u2019t know that there\u2019s much that Trump could say, because we already know what he\u2019s like. I think for Harris, if she came out with a more specific outline of some of her policies and if I heard some policies that aren\u2019t too good to be true, like the $25,000 home-buyer tax credit.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/george.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">George,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">35, Arizona, Latino, indep., caseworker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I want to know Harris\u2019s economic plan and her immigration plan.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speakerwrapper  svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<div class=\"g-speaker-img svelte-4nnrbr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nytimes.com\/newsgraphics\/2024-09-27-focusgroup-swingvoters\/99a7f717-69d1-4092-a935-83fe13fa514f\/_assets\/prince.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-speaker svelte-4nnrbr\">\n<p><span class=\"speaker-title svelte-4nnrbr\">Prince,<\/span> <span class=\"speaker-bio\">41, North Carolina, Black, Dem., food runner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker-response svelte-4nnrbr\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->I need to hear more from Kamala Harris in terms of what she wants to do. I hear a lot from Trump, and I agree with some of his policies, but I don\u2019t like his character. And I think I need to hear a little bit more from her for her to win my vote.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/09\/30\/opinion\/harris-trump-swing-voters-focus-group.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s something you\u2019d ask Kamala Harris about? What\u2019s something you\u2019d askKamala Harris about? \u201cThe Trump tax cuts.\u201d Aaron, 42, Wis., white \u201cGuardrails for A.I.\u201d Katelyn, 29, Ga., Latina \u201cHer tipping&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44090,"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44088\/revisions\/44090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}