Democrats Changed Candidates but Didn't Shift Their Message
Election 2024
Eric Boehm | 10.29.2024 10:10 AM
When Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech on Tuesday from the National Mall in Washington, she'll be aiming to draw a direct parallel with former President Donald Trump, who stood on the same spot to address his supporters on January 6, 2020.
She might inadvertently underline her own struggles as the Democratic nominee.
The speech is being framed as Harris' "closing argument" to voters as the campaign rolls into its final week, but it will have a familiar ring to it. The Associated Press says Harris' campaign is hoping the speech will "crystalize for voters the fight between defending democracy and sowing political chaos." It will likely end up sounding a lot like the speech President Joe Biden delivered from Philadelphia in September 2022, which effectively served as the kickoff for his reelection bid.
Trump's threat to democracy became the dominant theme of Biden's campaign, until it came to a screeching halt this summer. When Harris........
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