Kamala Harris Roars Out of the Gates

Playbook: “One of the biggest complaints during the months of hand-wringing about Biden’s ineffectiveness was that he wasn’t really campaigning. He wasn’t driving a message or picking fights that gained any traction or breaking through with the public at all.”

“It may have made Donald Trump complacent. Suddenly faced with a candidate who is adept at the basics, Trump appears knocked back on his heels and uncertain. Kamala Harris is extending her streak looking nimble and sure-footed in all of the ways that her predecessor came up short.”

“Just over a month ago in Atlanta, Biden sputtered for 90 minutes in a studio, triggering the end of his campaign. Last night, Harris returned to the city in a show of force, hosting 2024’s largest Democratic rally, one that is garnering Obama-like coverage in the press today.”

The New York Times reports her event “dwarfed Mr. Biden’s 2024 campaign events in both scale and enthusiasm, rivaling the types of crowds Mr. Trump regularly draws for his rallies in similar spaces.”

The Washington Post called it “boisterous and energetic in ways the Democratic Party has arguably not seen for years,” while Wall Street Journal wrote it up as “Harris injecting fresh energy into the presidential campaign” and “offering a high-octane blast of dancing and music.”