Yes, it was a terrible, terrible, no good, quite terrible meeting for Kamala Harris. Well, the tunnel she’s in only got a little bit deeper. But the hyperbolic squeals of MAGA delight are n’t reflective of what actually happened, and it’s important to temper expectations.
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Misplaced optimism and confidence loss are both harmful. Otherwise, our purpose may be unrelenting, uncompromising realism.
And honestly, Kamala’s disaster with Bret Baier was n’t a game-changer either. At best, there was a bit of activity in the profits, but nothing more than that. For better or worse, the music remains the same.  ,
Here’s why: The two worst national TV looks in the last 35 years by high-level officials were John Stockdale, Ross Perot’s alternative for VP, in the 1992 vice presidential debate, and Joe Biden during his 2024 argument against Donald Trump.  ,
Because of his defamatory and disjointed comments, Stockdale was viciously mocked and ridiculed. He also once threatened to ask the facilitator to answer a question because he was enraged and turned his hearing aids out at one place! Although it had an awful appearance, it was unfortunate that the British people were generally unaware that Stockdale was half-dead as a result of his honest-to-God battle hero who endured terrible abuses in a Vietnam POW camp.
Stockdale’s troubles are n’t definitely applicable below, he was a VP prospect for an odd third-party candidate, so his influence was usually going to be limited.  ,
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But what happened after Biden’s 2024 conversation meltdown is very fascinating: 54 % of Democrats truly said that Joe Biden won!  , In fact, after revealing the superior position of his mental collapse on national TV, claiming,” We suddenly beat Medicare”! and staring aimlessly with his mouth agape in the direction of Biden the following day, who was still in command of Trump by 45 % to 44 %.
If you’re still expecting huge, wild swings in the elections, you’re gonna get disappointed. They’re just not in the tickets again.
Sorry.
For the Trump product, there’s almost no elastic left. Citizens have now decided whether or not they like or despise Trump, or whether or not they fall somewhere between. The poll distinction would largely remain muted even if Harris began quoting” Mein Kampf” and developed a Hitler mustache. The figures have already been baked in.
Because of her less-established brand identity, Harris belongs in a different type. There’s more elastic — more probable for swings. But because her opponent is n’t “elastic” at all, there’s not going to be much change in the polling of a ( binary ) race— up or down.
Instead, disfavor toward Harris is most likely to show up in a decline in Political voter participation and a waning excitement. ( Nothing to be unhappy about. )
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The bottom line?  ,
On nationwide television, Kamala Harris laid an egg. She embarrassed herself and came across as petty, rude, and unprepared, and it was n’t at all helpful for her campaign. However, waaay too many Democrats are putting on their celebration shoes, convinced that the election is on its own: All that’s left is dancing at the annual game!
It’s not in the case. And as badly as Kamala performed, it was n’t nearly as bad as Biden’s performance against Trump. Do n’t therefore anticipate her suffering more than Biden’s.
The Democratic National Convention appears in Harris ‘ favor, thankfully. ( Otherwise, there really could be blowback! ) But we’re only 19 times from the vote. The Democrats are aware of her commitment to her.  ,
But if the Republicans think the election’s now over and do n’t bother to vote, we’ll ALL be stuck with her.