This presidential campaign is playing out in fast-forward. Strategists in both parties say speed is likely to benefit Vice President Kamala Harris.
Presidential campaigns follow a rhythm. The candidates are generally known by May or June. They are nominated at conventions in the months that follow. The fall campaign kicks off on Labor Day , at which point the public’s attention turns to the candidates who have spent months preparing for the next eight weeks.
“A shorter campaign gives significant advantage to Harris,” said Matthew Dowd, who was chief campaign strategist for president George W. Bush in 2004. He noted that Republicans had spent years “relentlessly attacking” Biden, and before him, Hillary Clinton, so that “by the time the Labor Day comes, the nominee is solidly defined.”
“She’s not had to endure a long primary season with people questioning her motivations for running or fretting about whether or not a woman is electable,” said Jennifer Palmieri, who was director of communications for Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president in 2016, and just joined the Harris campaign as a senior adviser to Harris’ spouse, Doug Emhoff. “She’s been presented to voters as a solution to a problem.
“People shouldn’t forget that even before the infamous debate, the country wanted to fire the Biden-Harris team, over age concerns and equally, the economy,” said Mike Murphy, a Republican consultant, referring to Biden’s faltering debate with Trump. “So there is still plenty of danger out there for Harris.”
“Since Harris is not that well known, her favorability has shot up,” said Bob Shrum, a Democratic consultant, referring to her favorability rating among voters. “She’s new today. And she will be new on November 5. The shortness of it means that effect won’t go away.”“On the other hand, if there’s a mistake, the mistake becomes magnified,” he said. “There’s less time to get around it.”
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