Donald Trump’s unorthodox plan to hold rallies in solidly Democratic states over the next month might make sense as a campaign strategy.

But it could also potentially increase his odds of stealing the election.

Donald Trump is embarking on an unorthodox strategy by holding large campaign rallies in solidly Democratic states, such as California, Colorado, Illinois and New York. It’s odd because he has little chance of winning any of these states.

Here’s what I think is going on:

Kamala Harris is very likable.

That’s the main takeaway from her appearances this week on the “Call Me Daddy” podcast, “The View”, the “Howard Stern Show” and “Late Night with Stephen Colbert.”

After months of hammering President Biden over his age, the New York Times finally explored how Donald Trump’s increasingly “angry and rambling” speeches may be a sign he’s getting too old.

Here’s a brief excerpt:

At the end of her “60 Minutes” interview last night, Kamala Harris was asked about Donald Trump backing out of his previously scheduled interview with the program.

She had simple advice for viewers who wanted to hear more from her opponent: “Watch his rallies.”

If the polls are correct and the election were held today, Kamala Harris would pull out a narrow win.

But nobody trusts the polls, right?

When President Biden declined the traditional pre-game Super Bowl interview earlier this year, it launched weeks of speculation that he might be too old to run for president again.

There’s no doubt the decision created a perception that Biden might not be up to the job. That was cemented when he performed poorly in his June debate with Donald Trump.

With just 30 days until the election, the presidential race is still a Toss Up.

However, you might say Kamala Harris is a very a slight favorite to win if publicly available polling holds:

Judge Tanya Chutkan yesterday released a lightly-redacted motion by Special Counsel Jack Smith, presenting detailed arguments — and plenty of new evidence — explaining how Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

The key points in the filing:

There’s been plenty of analysis of last night’s debate — including my own — and most agrees it probably won’t make much of a difference in the presidential race.

But I have a few more observations that have gone mostly unmentioned:

Compared to the rest of this campaign, that was actually a real and civil debate. It focused more on policy specifics than anything we’ve seen so far — and I’d even say it was somewhat enlightening.

J.D. Vance presented himself as a friendlier, less fiery candidate than the one who often appears on Fox News and Newsmax. He avoided making personal attacks on Tim Walz, instead trying to pin the country’s problems on Kamala Harris and her policies.

Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for violence — including torture, extra-judicial murder and shooting both migrants and protesters — has been a consistent theme of his politics since he first announced he was running for president.

That’s why Trump’s remarks over the weekend calling for “one real rough, nasty day” of police violence barely made headlines.