Harris struggles to attract Republican voters as Democratic support declines in exit polls

Kamala Harris's campaign aimed to attract Republican voters by partnering with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney. However, exit polls show she only secured five percent of Republican votes, a decline from Joe Biden's six percent in 2020. Democratic support also fell, with only 31 percent of voters identifying as Democrats, down from 37 percent in 2020. Harris is projected to underperform Biden's 2020 totals by millions of votes, as many voters chose not to participate. Voter dissatisfaction with the economy under Biden appears to have favored Trump, who is likely to win the popular vote for the first time in two decades. Harris's strategy to appeal to conservative voters did not yield the expected results.