According to NBC News, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's campaigns see Polonia support as “the key to victory” in states important to the fight for the White House. “They are clearly seeking the votes of Americans of Polish descent,” says Dominik Stecula, an assistant professor at Ohio State University, as quoted by the portal.
“Polish-origin voters are having their moment,” NBC News said, pointing to the latest moves by Harris and Trump's campaigns. It started since the debate of September 10when the Democratic candidate clearly emphasized the issue of Poland's security. The debate was held in Pennsylvania, a state considered crucial to the election, which could ultimately tip the scales of victory for one or the other candidate. Harris took advantage of this. – Why don't you tell 800,000 Polish-Americans here in Pennsylvania how quickly you would give (Poland) up for a favor and for what you consider friendship with a dictator who would eat you for dinner? – she asked. – the politician asked Trump.
The portal also recalled that the Democratic candidate recently met with former Polish-origin congressman Tom Malinowski, and the SuperPAC committee associated with him shared a promotional spot containing several references to Polandincluding the legend of the bugle caller from the tower of St. Mary's Church in Kraków.
NBC: Polish-origin voters have their five minutes of fame
It was also announced for several days that Donald Trump was to visit the American Częstochowa on Sunday, where the Solidarity monument would be unveiled that day. During his visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Doylestown, the former president USA he was also supposed to meet with Andrzej Dudabut these plans have changed – writes NBC News. Nevertheless, the planned actions may confirm the staff's belief in the strength of the electorate of Polish origin.
– Voters of Polish origin may be the “key to victory” in Pennsylvania, one of the most important states from the perspective of the fight for the White House – assessed in an interview with NBC News Prof. David James Jackson from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. It is estimated that the Polish diaspora currently numbers over 800,000 people in Pennsylvania and accounts for about 6.7 percent of the population of the entire state. – The votes of Americans of Polish origin are significant there – says Prof. Jackson. He also recalls that during the last election in Pennsylvania, the votes of 80,000 people were decisive.
Polonia in the USA and its influence on elections
– The candidates are clearly trying to win the votes of Polish Americans. It makes sense – Dominik Stecula of Ohio State University tells NBC News. – Elections The vote will most likely be decided by voters from Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, and these states have very large populations of Americans with Polish roots, Stecula explains.
The lack of political attachment may also encourage the staff to fight for the support of voters originating from Poland – sometimes they vote for Democrats, other times for Republicans. When considering the potential influence of the Polish diaspora on the fight for the White House, it should be remembered that the vast majority of it is already strongly assimilated into American society, often not speaking Polish and – like all Americans – divided in their political choices.
Both Harris and Trump's campaigns believe that the Polish community's vote will be very important in this election, Marcin Wrona recently argued in the latest episode of the “Korespondentenci” program. – Voters of Polish origin are really getting into the game, and in a big way – added the “Fakty” TVN correspondent in Washington.
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