It took US Vice President Kamala Harris just three weeks to turn the election around, and this was more evident in the first week of her campaign with running mate Tim Walz.
In the first week since Minnesota Governor Tim Walz ran for vice president alongside presidential candidate Harris, the Democratic Party successfully opened a new direction, The New York Times analyzed yesterday. Accordingly, American voters will choose between a future led by Ms. Harris on one side, and a return of Mr. Donald Trump to power in the United States on the other.
The dramatic turnaround
The Democratic presidential nominee is currently running as if she is winning, although she continues to be cautious about portraying herself and her running mate Walz as “the underdogs” compared to Mr Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance (Ohio).
Ms. Kamala Harris and Mr. Tim Walz in Las Vegas (Nevada) on August 10.
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In a stunning development, the latest poll from The New York Times and Siena College shows the vice president holding a temporary lead over Trump nationally, and pulling ahead in key battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Trump, for his part, is in disbelief at finding himself behind. The former president has challenged Harris to three televised debates, which observers say is typically reserved for when a candidate fears defeat. So far, Harris has agreed to only one. The Democratic ticket has also adopted a new tactic of mocking Trump, calling him and his running mate Vance a “freak” duo. In addition, the Harris-Walz duo is avoiding tough questions. In the three weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and nominated his vice president to replace him, Harris has yet to grant a full interview. She has not yet made her policy agenda public, and her campaign website has not yet provided detailed information about her policy positions. Former President Trump saw this clearly and sought to attack this weakness of Ms. Harris. However, while he has not yet gained any points for his campaign with this tactic, Mr. Trump has just been "hit": when he accused Ms. Harris's campaign of using artificial intelligence to edit images and video clips to create fake crowds at recent rallies, the Democratic Party immediately presented evidence to refute this accusation, according to Reuters.
Comparing the two-party ticket
Up to now, the Harris - Walz ticket has successfully conveyed a message of hope to American voters. After campaigning in battleground states, from Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona to Nevada, the Democratic duo has shown their harmony and support. The New York Times quoted Congresswoman Haley Stevens as saying that on the stage of a rally in Detroit (Michigan) on August 7, Mr. Walz looked at Ms. Harris and said: "Thank you for bringing joy back." According to Mr. Stevens, this is an important message because people are too tired of the darkness, negativity and fear that comes from the crisis period. Meanwhile, the Trump - Vance ticket does not seem to attract as much attention as its Democratic opponent. In July, Mr. Trump said that the vice president, in terms of elections, has no influence. So far, he and his running mate have only appeared together at 3 rallies. In a positive sign, Mr. Vance did a full interview with ABC News on August 11. Speaking to ABC News, Senator Vance mentioned his views in support of traditional families, but shocked everyone when he supported the mass deportation of illegal immigrants, starting with 1 million people.
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