Despite All The "Joy," "Excitement" And "Momentum," The Race Is A Tie…And A Tie Is A Loss For Harris

Posted • September 21, 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris is, for all intents and purposes, the incumbent in the race for the presidency. She is the current vice president, has been "the last one in the room" for key decisions made by the Biden-Harris administration and, oh yeah, the current administration billed itself as the "Biden-Harris administration." And despite all the claims of "joy" and "excitement" and "momentum," the race is, effectively, a tie. And a tie, as Harry Enten pointed out earlier this week, is all but a loss for Harris. Pretty clear that Harris is ahead nationally right now... and I don't think it matters all that much… Her advantage in the battlegrounds is basically nil.

Average it all, Harris' chance of winning the popular vote is 70%. Her chance of winning the electoral college is 50%. So maybe it shouldn't be a surprise that Harris doesn't want people paying attention to the polls. But it is a surprise that she would say it out loud to a favorable crowd in Wisconsin. “46 days until the election. And, what we know, this is going to be a tight race until the very end. So, let’s not pay too much attention to the polls because let’s be clear, we are the underdog in this race and we have some hard work ahead of us,” Harris said at a rally in Wisconsin.” Along with the request that her voters not pay attention to the polls, she actually said she, the incumbent in this race, is the underdog. That's not a great admission for Harris and one she doesn't want to be saying out loud if she can help it. But, she can't help it because Kamala Harris and smart things to say are natural enemies.

Which is probably harsh of me to say, but it's not inaccurate. At best, she is KamalaGPT, capable of churning out two words with the value of zero words. (…)

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