Dems Reveal What They Fear Most About VP Harris’ Campaign
Charlie Kirk Staff
08/17/2024

Democrats are concerned that the party’s confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris during her early days could impede her ability to handle attacks as the November election nears.
Democratic strategists are aware that Kamala Harris, a Democratic candidate known for her far-left views from the West Coast, will need to address potential issues with her record and handle any unexpected negative information that may come up to disrupt her campaign. Despite President Biden endorsing her as his successor nearly a month ago, she has not yet held a formal press conference.
“Every presidential campaign in modern history has had to go through an unanticipated scandal, crisis or world event, and at some point, that political law is going to happen to Kamala Harris’s campaign,” Fernand Amandi, a former President Obama strategist, told The Hill. “Anyone who is measuring the drapes at the White House needs a serious reality check,” he added.
According to most swing state polls, Harris is in a statistical tie with former President Donald Trump. These poll results have given Democrats a lift, especially after Trump had previously held a nearly double-digit lead over President Joe Biden in the same surveys before he left office.
“Democrats are rightfully elated with the trajectory of the Harris-Walz campaign,” Democrat strategist Tim Hogan told the outlet. “But anyone politically conscious over the last decade — especially Democrats — knows that terrain can shift and events beyond our control can quickly change the nature of elections.”
“So we come into this with a ton of well-earned anxiety that all the polls in the world can’t entirely dissipate,” Democrat strategist Christy Setzer told the outlet. “It all looks good, but trust us when say we take nothing for granted.”
Other Democrats have cautioned that not all polling data favor the Harris campaign. Former Obama strategist Jim Messina, referencing undecided voter data, warned against overconfidence in what he described as an “incredibly close” election.
“When you look at who the undecided voters are in this election, we’re down to like 5 percent,” he told Dana Perino on Fox News. “And the question is, are some of those voters going to get out and actually vote.”