Coming off a resounding victory in Tuesday night’s debate against convicted felon former President Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign still are taking nothing for granted and are acting like the election would still be Trump’s to lose if it were held next week, CNN reports. The sober recognition comes from the fact that there are simply so few potentially winnable voters in the swing states – 5 to 6 percent in each – and they’re going to need to work their asses off to turn them out.
“There’s a quiet confidence and security in what we’re doing and the mission, but no one thinks we have this in the bag,” said a Harris campaign source. “It’s going to be a grind until Election Day, and after.” With another debate unlikely to happen, the focus now is on generating big moments rather than sticking solely with the standard day-to-day of bus tours and rallies and interviews.
CNN writes that “some Democratic officials have been wishfully scrolling through Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour schedule – which features three shows each in Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis in the lead up to the election – and have begun reach out to try to get Swift to translate her endorsement into campaign concerts. The dream scenario in the minds of several of the people talking about this: either joint or parallel Swift appearances with Beyoncé,” and quotes from a Dem official trying to make such a show (or shows) happen, saying “become a cultural political icon – politics is too small to hold it. You’ve got to do something that transcends it. An unconventional campaign means you have to do unconventional things.” Helps that they have a shit ton of money, so start transcending.