VP's campaign launches 'Republicans for Harris' to win over GOP voters

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign on Sunday was launching Republicans for Harris as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump's candidacy.

The programme will be a campaign within a campaign, according to Harris' team, using well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a particular emphasis on primary voters who backed former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. The programme will kick off with events this week in Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Republicans backing Harris will also appear at rallies with the vice president and her soon-to-be-named running mate this coming week, the campaign said.

The Harris campaign shared the details of the programme first with The Associated Press before the official announcement.

Her team is trying to create a permission structure for GOP voters who would otherwise have a difficult time voting for Harris. The effort will rely heavily on Republican-to-Republican voter contact, with the belief that the best way