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senseandsensibility

(25,001 posts)
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 02:13 PM Oct 2024

I agree with this statement from Stuart Stevens. Do you?

It's very difficult to do one thing in a campaign at a high level. What's so impressive about the Harris-Walz campaign is that they are executing all elements of a campaign at a very high level. This is very, very difficult. And unlike any presidential campaign I'm familiar with, they haven't had a bad day.

For those of you unfamiliar with him, Stuart Stevens is a former Republican operative who is now endorsing Kamala and appears on MSNBC frequently. He is the most
effective of these types of commentators in my opinion, and frequently is more convincing than some of the Dem guests!

Anyway, I agree with his assessment . Team Harris is leaving it all on the field!

Edited to add that I took the quotation marks out of his statement because I edited his first couple of words for clarity.
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PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)
1. Why should anyone be surprised at this?
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 02:21 PM
Oct 2024

Women constantly have to jump in and fix what men have screwed up (not that Biden exactly screwed up his campaign). We do it all the time.

Desert grandma

(1,076 posts)
2. I agree with his assessment.
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 02:24 PM
Oct 2024

Particularly when she's been the Democratic presidential candidate for such a short time, compared to usual campaigns. I will add that in my opinion, she will win, and not barely. I predict that she will win by a comfortable margin.

CrispyQ

(40,973 posts)
4. I saw him in a podcast a week or so ago & he said, "I wish the democrats weren't afraid to act like they're winning."
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 02:32 PM
Oct 2024

Walk with swagger, he said. It attracts voters.

And I think he's right. The other day someone asked Pelosi about the "secret" between Trump & Johnson & she laughed & said there is no secret. Speaker Jeffries will oversee the count. Someone else asked Raskin about the "secret" & he laughed & said they're talking about using the 12th Amendment & it won't work & the only reason Trump thinks it's a secret is because he's never read the Constitution.

Two excellent swagger answers!!

yonder

(10,293 posts)
6. Despite his background, I respect his take on things and in this case especially, exactly because of his background.
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 02:36 PM
Oct 2024

His observations are worth regarding.

mopinko

(73,732 posts)
7. the comms team has been lit. talk about yer rapid response.
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 03:10 PM
Oct 2024

rapid and biting.
she can spread the joy cuz she has a pack of attack dogs.

Native

(7,360 posts)
8. Nicole Wallace has been effusively praising Harris's campaign from almost day one.
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 03:21 PM
Oct 2024

And she's a former Republican who actually ran a campaign.

mwooldri

(10,818 posts)
10. Maybe it's because the Harris campaign....
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 04:40 PM
Oct 2024

... has been on such a short timescale (relatively speaking) that it has been successful? Big energy, all at once and easier to sustain? Versus the Mango Mussolini campaign that is worn out, tired and exhausted after campaigning for.... years?

Evolve Dammit

(21,779 posts)
11. Love her and Tim Walz is the Lou Grant from MTM. I would be over the moon if they win and we have a peaceful transfer
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 04:43 PM
Oct 2024

PortTack

(35,820 posts)
12. Yes, I agree...it also helps tremendously when you have the kind of money their campaign does
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 04:49 PM
Oct 2024

Besides giving the campaign managers credit, Jamie Harrison, DNC has been wonderful. Always working behind the scenes to make things happen

wendyb-NC

(4,695 posts)
17. What he said is totally true
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 10:04 PM
Oct 2024

The Harris /Walls is always so well organized and powerfully articulated on all the poits she makes about her plans when in office.

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