Republican voter in Florida: 'I want there to be more inclusion'

By Jacobs Seaman Odongo | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Republican voter in Florida: 'I want there to be more inclusion'
Alfredo Hernandez
Hernandez said conversations with his family members had played a role in making up his mind.

BBC | In her effort to win every last vote on the margins, Harris has made explicit appeals to Republican voters.

She hopes that projecting an image of moderation and stability will win over some Republicans who don’t like Trump’s character or his actions on 6 January 2021.

Her pitch has worked on one young Republican in Florida. Alfredo Hernandez, 24, says there was a “huge morality factor” in his vote for Harris.

“Donald Trump is pushing a lot of negative propaganda, and, with Kamala Harris, I feel like there's more a message of hope,” he says.

“I want there to be more inclusion.”

Hernandez said conversations with his family members had played a role in making up his mind.

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He encouraged other young voters to “keep an open mind” and do research on politicians before casting a vote.

US agencies say Russians behind another election fake

US intelligence agencies say “Russian influence actors” are behind a fake video alleging election fraud in Arizona.

The video was posted on X by a now-suspended pro-Kremlin account and viewed over 200,000 times.

It features an unnamed man claiming to be a former aide to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, alleging he saw evidence of “massive fraud against Donald Trump”.

Fontes dismissed the claims as false.

The man’s face in the video is pixelated and his voice - which sounds robotic, monotonous and has unnatural pauses - exhibits hallmarks consistent with AI-generated audio.

The video was produced by the Russian Foundation to Battle Injustice (“FBI”), which was set up in 2021 by the late oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. Before his death, Prigozhin was sanctioned in the US for election interference.

The organisation’s content is often amplified by the Russian influence operation 'Storm-1516', which has been linked to several suspected election fakes.

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