A report revealed that Harris campaign staff in Philadelphia were concerned about the campaign's inadequate outreach to Black and Latino voters.

The New York Times published a report detailing the number of Kamala Harris campaign staffers who felt the campaign failed to adequately engage with Black and Latino voters in Philadelphia, a crucial swing state.

'Amelia Pernell, a former Harris campaign organizer, revealed to The New York Times that she was the first person to knock on the doors in the neighborhood. The residents had not been contacted by anyone from the campaign, which made them feel like their neighborhood was not important to the campaign.'

Pernell, along with other Harris campaign volunteers, felt that the campaign was disregarding Black and Latino voters and instead concentrating their efforts on White suburban voters.

Black staffers who disregarded the campaign leadership's strategy were reported to have shown "deep frustration" and "extraordinary acts of insubordination," according to The Times.

According to the Times, campaign organizers in Philadelphia were instructed not to focus on traditional voter outreach methods in Black and Latino neighborhoods, such as participating in community events, registering new voters, establishing connections with local leaders, and making phone calls to potential voters.

Some staff members set up a separate headquarters for door-knocking efforts in neighborhoods they believed had been ignored due to dirty and poorly equipped field offices, particularly in majority-Black areas that were not located near the center of voters they were trying to reach.

According to the report, Isaiah Thomas, a Philadelphia City Council member, criticized the Harris campaign for losing momentum.

'Thomas told The Times that the blitz at the end of the campaign was insufficient and came too late, resulting in a decline in momentum because there was no activity taking place.'

'Donnel Baird, a Harris campaign volunteer, stated that there were no yard signs, visibility, T-shirts, literature handouts, bumper stickers, or any indication that they were in a crucial battle for the presidency in a significant city.'

In 2020, Donald Trump won Pennsylvania and all other major battleground states, just as Hillary Clinton did in 2016, due to poor performance in major cities.

'Mayor Dwan B. Walker of Aliquippa stated, "Although we frequently emphasize that politics is local, this campaign did not address the issue."'

The weak messaging on the economy by the Harris campaign was pointed out by Philadelphia labor leader Ryan Boyer Sr. as the reason for her loss.

He stated that there were too many commercials about reproductive rights and not enough messaging about economic issues.

Some senior advisers argued that the Harris campaign did not do enough to engage with Black and Latino voters.

'Kellan White, a senior Harris campaign adviser in Pennsylvania, stated to The Times that the campaign reached more Black and Latino voters in Philadelphia than any previous campaign. However, the issue is not that they didn't visit these voters' homes; they did. The problem lies in the message not connecting with enough voters, which is something the party needs to focus on.'