When Vice President Kamala Harris popped up on the scene, folks on the left fell over each other with excitement. And who can blame them? After all, the previous nominee, our current commander-in-chief, had about as much life running through him as a corpse. He teetered and tottered out onto every stage at every rally, mumbled and grumbled through an incoherent speech, got cranky, and then fell down a bunch. Not really the kind of guy who can get you pumped up for a vision of the future of your nation.
And while those first few weeks it seemed like there was no ceiling to the hype pushing Harris’ campaign, it looks like the political rocket fuel is drying up and she’s destined to make a crash landing back in reality. And that’s not just wishful thinking from conservatives either. Even the political director for CNN thinks so.
via The Western Journal:
In a now viral clip from CNN’s Wednesday morning programming, political director David Chalian tried to put a positive spin on this stalled momentum — but he had to admit “trouble” was looming nonetheless.
“So there’s still room here for Harris to grow and consolidate the black vote, which is going to be necessary if she is going to win in places like Georgia and Pennsylvania, which are clearly in play here in toss-up races,” Chalian started off, according to a CNN transcript.
“Among Latino voters, you see in Nevada that Kamala Harris has a big advantage there. She [has] an eight percentage point advantage. But look at the advantage that Trump has in Arizona with Latino voters. He is 43 percent to 37 percent, a six percentage point advantage in Arizona,” he added. “But look at the advantage that Trump has in Arizona with Latino voters. He is 43 percent to 37 percent, a six percentage point advantage in Arizona.”
During this portion of the clip, Chalian points out specific areas that could potentially cause Harris a bit of trouble against Trump during the election.
CNN's David Chalian Warns Of 'Trouble Sign For Harris' As She Lags Behind Trump's 'Huge Numbers' With Key Demographic pic.twitter.com/Nos557lENn
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“And if you look at the white voters without college degrees, this is a Trump base constituency, obviously, you see his huge numbers with this group,” Chalian stated. “You see that this is a trouble sign for Harris. She also in a place like Georgia is not doing well with white college-educated voters. She probably wants to make up some ground with white college-educated voters across these battlegrounds, as well.”
CNN host Kate Bolduan responded by calling the situation “an important gut check” for both the Harris and Trump campaigns. Earlier in the segment, Chalian touted his outlet’s latest polling and told viewers “you see how close this race is.” Chalian noted that Harris is enjoying an “outside the margin of error” lead in key battleground states Wisconsin and Michigan, while Trump enjoys a similar lead in Arizona. “But in Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, [there is] no clear leader within the margin of error,” Chalian pointed out.
If the left thought Harris was a shoe-in as soon as she became the nominee, it looks like they’re in for some serious disappointment.