Source: In These Times
by Miles Kampf-Lassin
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 longshot. Why the handwringing, when Harris is polling far better than President Joe Biden was before he dropped out of the race? Some pundits have stacked it up to a savvy get-out-the-vote strategy. But the race really is that close: Especially in decisive swing states, the Harris campaign is, in many ways, the underdog. And considering the far larger size of Biden’s 2020 lead — and how narrow his win turned out to be — Democrats have every reason to worry.” (10/10/24)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/harris-trump-2024-gaza-war-working-class