After surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump vowed to tone down his rhetoric. But that didn’t last long.
When Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election race he changed the nature of the campaign. In the three weeks following the notorious presidential debate, Biden’s withdrawal came to be seen as a matter of when, not if. Now the Democratic party’s ticket is in flux and its campaign will look very different to the one Biden would have fought.
Biden’s age became the key issue in the campaign. Trump dominated the debate without any of his offputting bluster. So the campaign narrative was already framed by the Republicans as one of “our guy’s strength v their guy’s fragility”. But all that changed when Biden withdrew. Suddenly age is not a problem for the Democrats. But it is for the Republicans whose candidate, at 78, would be the oldest president ever elected into power. Age is a Trump card the Democrats now hold.
Harris has her frailties – she’s from California, which is anathema to many hardline Republicans as it smells of “small l” liberal. She’s a woman – and a woman of colour to boot. And the GOP has its share of racists and sexists. There were signs that Biden might struggle to mobilise the black vote that had been so effective for him in the past. Harris is more likely going to be able to deliver those crucial constituents.
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