Demi-President Kamala Harris has every chance of choosing a Pennsylvania governor. I wo n’t sugarcoat this one for you because of Josh Shapiro, her running mate, and that’s a problem.
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No, I wo n’t be back on my piece of advice from earlier this week,” August Is Gut-Check Time, and You’ve Got Hang Tough,” but Shapiro’s move would likely have a significant impact on Donald Trump’s electoral strategy by effectively removing the Keystone State from the equation.  ,
We ca n’t afford to see Trump stick his head in the sand, just like he ca n’t. We have to tackle each new development thoughtfully— I know, I know — and adapt strategies accordingly.
Let’s get to that judgment without more delay.  ,
Pennsylvania citizens love Shapiro. He polls at + 18. The Philly machine might not even need to change out the typical number of fraudulent ballots because Shapiro’s performance is so powerful in the Philadelphia/Pittsburgh suburbs. They also do, of course — old habits die hard.  ,
And it appears as though Harris has settled on Shapiro as her running partner.
Gov. Hamptons weekends donations are canceled by Shapiro.
According to spox Manuel Bonder, Shapiro’s” journey was planned several weeks before and included many fundraisers for his own strategy committee.” He is no longer going to the Hamptons this trip because of his changing plan.
— Allan Smith ( @akarl_smith ) August 1, 2024
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The Harris strategy says she’ll declare her get on Tuesday at a Philadelphia protest with her new gained in tow, not merely having canceled those big-money Hamptons fundraisers.  ,
There is a theory that choosing a Hebrew running mate would almost certainly mean losing Michigan to Trump-Vance among Dearbornistan Democrats. But I’m not convinced.
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Harris brings the strongest and most obvious anti-Israeli/pro-Iran-Hamas-Hezbollah component to a big party ticket always. She’s virtually a Boycott-Divest-Sanction ( BDS ) candidate. Or as I like to consider of it, JDS or Jewish Derangement Syndrome. America’s Muslim populations may see Shapiro for what he would be on the solution: a request to moderate voters, simple window-dressing for Harris’s significantly available hostility to Israel.  ,
With a Harris-Shapiro solution, Trump-Vance is definitely up where they started, with Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Virginia all carefully orange once more.
Yesterday’s chart looks like this:
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Harris must win Wisconsin and Michigan, two states where Democrats usually do n’t have much trouble. Trump may defeat either of the two, which means winning back much moderates to win over blue-leaning says.
Harris ‘ coverage has never been more crucial, especially in her capacity as a border king. We must remove Shapiro’s support as a moderate, which she gives her.  ,
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