‘That’s A Big Deal!’ Trump Voter Tells CNN’s John King She Flipped To Kamala Harris After Town Hall

 

A woman who voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King that if she had to choose now, she would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris after viewing her town hall event.

CNN host Anderson Cooper moderated a town hall event Wednesday night outside Philadelphia with the VP that featured questions from an audience of “undecided” or “persuadable” voters.

During CNN’s post-town hall coverage Wednesday night, five of those voters stuck around to talk to John King, who asked how many of them had decided to vote for VP Harris based on what they saw:

KING: Thank you all for staying, number one. We have Erik, we have Joe, we have Taneisha, we have Lauren, and we have Pam, right? Did I get that right? Appreciate your time.

Let me just ask a couple of quick questions so that people at home can sort of put the rest of the conversation in context. You all came in, maybe leaning, but undecided or persuadable. How many of you, show of hands, will leave tonight planning to support the vice president?

(TWO RAISE HANDS)

Two have made a final decision. Now, you came in leaning that way?

ERIK SVENDSEN, TOWN HALL AUDIENCE MEMBER: Pretty much right in the middle.

KING: Okay. Came in leaning?

TANEISHA SPALL, TOWN HALL AUDIENCE MEMBER: Leaning.

KING: Leaning. And now, you’re decided?

SPALL: Yes.

KING: Okay. Now, three of you have not.

But moments later, a voter named Lauren Holden changed her mind in the veep’s favor — after voting for Trump last time out:

KING: We have 12 days to keep in touch with you as we go forward. We will come back to the conversation. I just want to go back to the back row a little bit. So, Pam and Lauren, Pam on my left, Lauren on my right, so you’re not leaving here planning to vote for her. Do you leave here any clear in either direction?

LAUREN HOLDEN, UNDECIDED TOWN HALL AUDIENCE MEMBER: You know, actually, I think if I had to pick right now, I would probably pick her.

KING: If you had to pick right now?

HOLDEN: I would, yes.

KING: But is that you changed your mind since I asked the question a minute ago or that’s where you’re more strongly leaning there? What’s missing? If there’s a missing link to get you to absolutely, what is it?

HOLDEN: That’s a tough question. I guess a lot of the foreign policy is really my biggest concern. But, overall, I think — I think she is a better candidate.

KING: And you’re a registered Republican?

HOLDEN: I’m an independent.

KING: You’re an independent now?

HOLDEN: Yes.

KING: Who did you vote for in 2020?

HOLDEN: I voted for Trump.

KING: You voted for Trump. HOLDEN: Yes.

KING: So, if you vote for Harris in the math, that’s a big deal! Especially where we live here in the suburbs.

HOLDEN: Yeah.

KING: Okay. All right. We’ll come back to that as well.

Watch above via CNN’s post-town hall coverage.

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