Democrats are turning up their attacks on former President Trump’s fitness for office in an effort to create a dramatic contrast with Vice President Harris less than two weeks out from Election Day.

On Thursday, Harris, 60, called Trump, 78, “exhausted” in remarks to the press. Later that evening during a rally in Atlanta, Harris referred to the former president as “more confused, more unstable, and more angry.” Former President Obama, arguably Harris’s top surrogate, has also used the attack line, calling Trump “older and loonier.”

The messaging plays into Harris’s promise to bring generational change to the White House along with her campaign’s strategy to paint the former president as chaotic and unhinged.

“It’s a very effective message,” said Mike Madrid, a GOP strategist and founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project. “Especially when it’s reinforced everyday by the candidate you're criticizing.”

The strategy represents a flipping of the script on Trump and Republicans, who hammered President Biden, 81, over his fitness for office despite being only a few years older than Trump. While concerns over Biden’s mental acuity were steadily increasing throughout the campaign, they reached a breaking point after a disastrous debate performance against Trump earlier this year. Fallout from the event led to Biden dropping out and Harris replacing him as the Democratic Party’s nominee.

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