The Democrats have entered the election game with a foreign player.
The story of the 2015 UK election should be considered an important part of the political history of this country.
An election that, contrary to predictions and what polls indicated, resulted in a Conservative victory and plunged the Labour Party into a severe crisis. Everything changed for Britain after this election. David Cameron, the leader of the Conservatives and the Prime Minister of the UK, under pressure from the extreme section of his party and the strong influence of Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-EU sentiment, was forced to promise a referendum on the country’s EU membership. The Brexit referendum in 2016 turned the page of British history and created a deep crisis that remains unresolved.
The Labour Party, having lost this election, fell into the hands of extremists who, with Jeremy Corbyn’s rise to leadership, went through a period of delusion and disintegration. Cameron, after failing in that referendum, was succeeded by Theresa May, setting the stage for the emergence of Boris Johnson and an era of delusional populist politics.
This is where both British parties look back, and perhaps one person remains in their minds more than anyone else: Barack Obama. With two major victories in the US elections, British politics was heavily influenced by Barack Obama’s electoral authority.
David Cameron was deeply captivated by Obama during face-to-face meetings, and Obama’s official visit to London should be considered one of the most fascinating visits by foreign dignitaries to Britain in the country’s history. Obama’s speech at the joint session of the British Parliament will always remain in the history of this country.
His next visit also had these characteristics. Thus, when both major British parties turned to senior Obama campaign managers for the 2015 election and employed them, it came as no surprise.
Jim Messina became an advisor to the Conservatives, and David Axelrod advised the Labour Party. Naturally, Messina emerged victorious, and interesting days unfolded for these two.
Now, after all these years, the tables have turned.
The Labour Party, with Sir Keir Starmer, stood on its own feet and ended the prolonged dominance of the Conservatives.
The ties between the Labour Party and the Democrats are longstanding, and their emulation of Democratic campaigns and rallies has been repeated many times.
Now it is the Democrats who have sought help from Labour.
Two influential Labour political strategists have joined the Democrats in the US and are advising Harris’s campaign.
Deborah Mattinson and Claire Ainsley, prominent strategists and influential political advisors to the British Prime Minister in recent years, have coherent and specific views on what should be done to strengthen Harris’s position in electoral politics.
Harris’s situation is different from Starmer’s, but as a candidate, she faces challenges similar to those Starmer encountered. The issue of immigrants was as important to the British as it is to Americans.
The state of the far-right and the appeal among lower classes and citizens without higher education is also a relatively similar threat for Harris, against which Starmer appeared very weak.
British advisors have had much to say for Harris’s campaign about how to position her as a moderate with strong authority who stands firm against illegal immigrants and crime.
They have enjoyed watching the debate and believe that Harris’s messaging and discourse formulation are progressing.
In the midst of this, it should be noted that there is a very crucial point that might have been overlooked.
The Labour Party and Keir Starmer entered the UK election as the opposition and critics of the status quo, and their significant advantage in the details of the votes and what ultimately transpired was more than anything due to the British people’s disdain for the Conservative Party.
Kamala Harris and the Democrats are the party defending the presidency, and Harris must both present herself as independent and defend the Democrats’ achievements during the Biden era. Keir Starmer is in Washington, and his official meeting with Biden will create interesting scenes.