Kamala Harris’s Campaign Is Not in a Good Place
Despite facing a uniquely flawed opponent, Kamala Harris is still running neck and neck with Donald Trump. To shore up support among key constituencies, she needs to champion popular pro-worker policies — and stop underwriting Israel’s genocide.
Kamala Harris speaking during a campaign rally on October 10, 2024, in Chandler, Arizona. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
Since Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins at the top of the Democratic ticket in late July, she has repeatedly declared: “We’re the underdogs.”
Even after a stretch of positive media coverage, a widely praised Democratic National Convention, and a debate performance in which she dominated former president Donald Trump, Harris has continued to cast her campaign as a long shot.
Why the hand-wringing, when Harris is polling far better than President Joe Biden was before he dropped out of the race?
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