Concerns have caused fractures to appear inside Trumpworld, with some Maga allies criticizing advisers
Donald Trump’s campaign recognizes that it could lose in November if the election is decided on “vibes” and “energy”, according to people close to the former president, as Kamala Harris continues to ride waves of momentum with her newly announced running mate Tim Walz.
The concern has also started to open fractures inside Trumpworld, with some Maga allies criticizing Trump’s political advisers for running a campaign that may be too structurally deficient to stand up a ground game in swing states.
The Trump campaign has sketched out a strategy to hit back and are expected to cast the Harris campaign as the most progressive ticket, as they aim to get the political messaging back on their records in office and away from coverage about Harris’s extraordinary enthusiasm with voters.
Fuck, I hope you’re right about a widespread attitude change among voters. It’s long overdue.
I think Harris has leaned into Walz primarily to shore up support on the left of the spectrum. Rightly or wrongly, she’s long been seen as not liberal enough among many Democrats. Having Walz on her ticket and some left wing credibility and assuages those concerns. The fact that she’s got so much momentum from her pick is big added extra.
Now we get to see whether the GOP’s political hit attempts can kill that momentum (and distract the electorate away from Project 2025) over the next three months. Hopefully not. God forbid the Republican Party actually chose reasonable candidates and a manifesto that is appealing to all the moderate voters out there!