Mark Halperin- Democrats Are Worried About Harris’ Chances

Journalist Mark Halperin remarked on Monday that Democrats are increasingly worried about Vice President Kamala Harris’ ability to take the necessary steps to secure a win in the November election.

Harris has rarely fielded questions on the campaign trail and has shifted away from many of her earlier left-leaning positions since starting her campaign on July 21. On his platform 2WAY, Halperin mentioned that Democrats are unsure if Harris is effectively communicating how she would govern if elected president.

“What I have found in the last week, about a week, is a much more negative private sense from people on both sides, but particularly on the Democratic side, but not exclusively, as to where things stand. And a concern that this persistent thing that we’ve discussed many times on this platform that Vice President Harris isn’t doing enough to show folks the specifics of what she’d do as president, and that she’s not super liberal, that there’s concern that the efforts to do that are not vigorous enough,” Halperin stated. He pointed out that despite the success of an event hosted by Oprah Winfrey, it lacked detail on Harris’ plans.

During a Thursday “Unite for America Rally” in Michigan, Harris provided unclear responses to questions regarding the border crisis and cost of living, which raised further concerns.

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“Now, she is supposed to be giving a speech on Wednesday and we’ll see how that goes. There is the promise from her communications team of more interviews, more public events, but the general worry among some Democrats is that she’s not really trying to address these concerns,” Halperin continued. “She’s simply trying to create the appearance of addressing these concerns, and that’s not good enough to win, and their suspicion is that on the campaign side they do think it’s good enough to win.”

Halperin also noted that Republicans are anxious about former President Donald Trump potentially undermining his chances due to his “inconsistent” performance and actions that could hurt his campaign.

“The mirror image of those who believe the vice president may be blowing the election believe Trump may be blowing the election, but there’s a difference, a qualitative difference. The Republicans believe if Trump can just string together a good final several weeks, he can win,” Halperin explained. “The belief on the Democratic side, for those who are skeptical of the vice president, is that she’s not capable of doing what needs to be done. And they’re very concerned that over time there’s going to be a failure to do what needs to happen.”