(ANSA) - NEW YORK, DEC 29 - With a particularly complicated portfolio of tasks, which includes immigration and voting rights, and in free fall in the polls, Kamala Harrissi 'allies' with the top managers of Corporate America, who have become a sort of informal advisers.
Microsoft President BradSmith, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, and Citigroup Number One Jane Fraser are some of the leaders Harris interfaces with most frequently.
The dialogue, reports the Bloomberg agency, led to the commitment of the private sector to allocate 1.2 billion dollars to help manage the flow of migrants from Central America, and pushed banks to distribute more funds to small businesses, especially those of minorities.
For Harris, it was a success to carve out an active role in the White House and to distract the attention of the media, too focused in his opinion on the frustration of his staff.
But the link with Corporate America also translates into political risks.
Close relations with the managers of Wall Street and Silicon Valley risk alienating the consensus of Democratic voters and potentially costing them dearly in 2024.
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