Can Harris & Co. harness the momentum of these days thru and to the November 5th Vote for a Win?
Joe Biden wanted to ignore Donald Trump….
THAT lost him a shot at a second term…
Harris, Walz and the rest ARE attacking, belittling and making sure you KNOW who Trump and MAGA types ARE coming from and want to go…
The next two months need the Harris focus to continue the Upward Push for a Win
Harris/Walz ARE slightly ahead Right Now….
They need to Hold and Advance Votes and States…
THAT IS gonna take a LOT of work ….
(Trump IS helping them also everytime he talks)
Democrats’ hopes now rest on Harris’s shoulders, and while the convention is focused on her, it also has shown a collective spirit suggesting that the party was not as moribund as it might have seemed when led by Biden. If the energy and enthusiasm in Milwaukee was all about Trump, the sentiment in the United Center this week has been just as much about revived hope as it has been about one person.
The enthusiasm generated for speakers as varied as Hillary Clinton and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), from the most experienced leaders to the stars of Harris’s generation or younger, underscored not only the party’s newfound unity but also the roles that a diverse many play in its fortunes.
Wednesday was another night of star power, with former president Bill Clinton, former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and even, yes, Oprah Winfrey, the Chicago figure whose appeal has transcended the political divides. Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama helped lift his candidacy in 2008, and her impassioned appearance here could boost Harris with suburban women….
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The speakers this week have repeated previous assertions that Trump is a threat to democracy. But what is different now is the degree to which they all have sought to belittle him, to diminish him, to paint him as small and petty and so self-absorbed that he cares about nothing but himself. They have decided to fight fire with fire.
“We know all the old tricks and tropes that are designed to distract us from what actually matters,” Winfrey said in an obvious reference to Trump. “But we are beyond ridiculous tweets and lies and foolery. These are complicated times, people, and they require adult conversation.”
Michelle Obama was the most direct when she described Trump as benefiting from “the affirmative action of generational wealth,” and then put the United Center audience into a frenzy of applause and laughter when she said, “Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs?’” — a reference to Trump demeaning immigrants for taking “Black jobs” in his July debate with Biden.
Among other disparagements, Barack Obama leveled Trump with a hand gesture while mocking him for his obsession with crowd sizes….
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It’s been said that the Harris campaign exudes the politics of joy, as Winfrey said in ending her speech, and there has been much such feeling inside the convention hall this week. But there were reminders from more than a few speakers that no matter how much the polls have shifted in Harris’s direction, Democrats still face a difficult fight ahead.
Harris’s validators have stressed that she represents the future to Trump’s past, that she has a smile and a laugh that, whatever Trump may say, sent a jolt of energy through her audiences. They have extolled her for thinking of others when Trump thinks only of himself. And they have spoken about her toughness and determination.
On Thursday night, Harris will have the opportunity to show all Americans who she is, what she believes and why she should be president. The setup has gone smoothly, and now it falls on her to finish the job….
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