Axios: “President Trump’s hospitalization has changed the game plan for Sen. Kamala Harris for Wednesday’s debate. Between the lines: Harris was preparing to tie Vice President Pence to Trump – then shred Trump on the pandemic, health care, the Supreme Court, civil rights and more. She had planned a handful of anti-Trump zingers. Now, her approach will be less personal, although she won’t shy away from the pandemic – or arguing that Pence owns Trump’s record.”
“Team Harris knows Pence is more measured in his delivery than Trump. Pete Buttigieg, a fellow Hoosier and the former mayor of South Bend, is summoning his inner Pence in Harris’ debate prep. As long as Trump is ill, look for an added sensitivity from the Democratic nominees – not because they think Trump would do the same for them, but because of the message they want to send Americans. Sources familiar with the campaign’s approach say Biden’s speech in Michigan on Friday – which didn’t directly attack Trump – will be a guide for Harris.”