Democrats split on whether Harris can build a Southern 'blue wall'

CHICAGO — Attendees at the 2024 Democratic National Convention are predicting that Vice President Kamala Harris can turn the South’s electoral map on its head, but not all Democrats agree.

Georgia and North Carolina, two traditionally Republican states, are all but guaranteed to be close battlegrounds this cycle, and the jury is still out on whether Harris, buoyed by renewed enthusiasm from black voters and the abortion debate, can complete Democrats’ dream of establishing a “blue wall” in the fastest growing region of the country.