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Harris and Trump Take Divergent Paths in Tied Race

October 12, 2024 · 6:59 am ET · Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Internal polls on both sides roughly match the public numbers that show the race in the seven battleground states within the statistical margin of error and mostly unchanged in recent weeks. Both campaigns calculate victory based on their own turnout models.”

“But the two camps are treating that information in divergent ways. Trump’s team has embraced bravado as it tries to keep its candidate on message and encourage him to avoid the sort of high-profile national audiences that might motivate Harris’s supporters…”

“Vice President Kamala Harris’s team has, by contrast, embraced the ‘underdog’ spirit of her July launch, hoping to motivate more action from her supporters and grab the attention of those sitting on the sidelines.”

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