The Harris-Walz CNN interview with Dana Bash last night gave the American people an understanding of the values and principles of the Democratic nominees.
Harris showed evolution on some of her views, from what they were in 2019, but there is nothing new or unusual about that, as all candidates for public office modify and grow from original ideas, as part of the adjustment to the reality of politics.
Both Harris and Walz came across as decent, humane, compassionate leaders, a far cry from the opposite reality of Donald Trump and JD Vance. One could call the interview “a homerun”!
There will be other interviews moving forward, and in 11 days, the Harris-Trump ABC News debate will take place, and the Vice Presidential debate of Walz and Vance will take place three weeks after the Presidential debate, on Tuesday, October 1, sponsored by CBS News.
Harris-Walz Interview Ratings Nearly Double Trump’s Last Big CNN Sit-Down
“The CNN interview also outpaced the ratings for Donald Trump and JD Vance’s first joint interview on Fox News.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/harris-walz-interview-ratings-nearly-double-trumps-last-big-cnn-sit-down
Happy Labor Day everyone!
Harris attended a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh with Biden, and Walz spoke at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council’s Laborfest 2024.
Trump, however, is nowhere to be seen.
Trump is laying the groundwork for a last-minute withdrawal from the September 10 debate, saying ABC News is unfair and employs “terrible” journalists.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-kamala-harris-debate-abc-attack_n_66d51305e4b0c1583a904cd3
MAGA governor Glenn Youngkin got booed at a Labor Day gathering in Buena Vista, Virginia.
https://www.alternet.org/youngkin-booed-labor-day/
Buena Vista went 67% for Trump in 2020, so you’d think it would be Youngkin-friendly territory. LOL!
Since Biden dropped out, his approval numbers have gone up.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-dropped-out-of-the-presidential-race-and-his-job-approval-is-on-the-rise_n_66d7ccc5e4b07f807fbd9b7d
CNN polls across six battlegrounds find Georgia and Pennsylvania are key toss-ups.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/cnn-polls-battleground-states/index.html
Urrrghhh! Trump still has a path to victory thanks to the Electoral College, which gives him more leeway thanks to the uneven distribution of Republicans and Democrats.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/harris-trump-polls-presidential-election-electoral-college-rcna169298
A growing number of 5th District Republicans in Virginia vow to write in Bob Good on Nov. 5 rather than voting for John McGuire, the former Navy SEAL who was endorsed by Trump as their party’s nominee.
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/09/03/a-growing-number-of-5th-district-republicans-vow-to-write-in-good-on-nov-5/
Mics are going to be muted at the Harris vs. Trump debate.