Harris campaign staffs up in battleground states, 'Sun Belt' in play

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

August 3, 2024 1:43 PM EDT Updated 31 min ago


WILMINGTON, Delaware, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is staffing up in battleground states over the next two weeks including in the 'Sun Belt' that increasingly looked out of reach for Joe Biden, citing momentum for her White House bid as grassroots engagement and fundraising soar.

"Our grassroots engagement is proving that Kamala Harris is strong in both the Sunbelt and the Blue Wall - with multiple pathways to 270 (electoral votes)," wrote Dan Kanninen, the campaign's battleground states director in a memo on Saturday.

The Sunbelt refers to states including Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, and the Blue Wall includes Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. U.S. President Joe Biden won all six of those states in 2020 by thin margins, but just weeks ago, his campaign said the Sun Belt and North Carolina looked increasingly out of reach.

Harris' takeover of Biden's campaign has injected new energy, money and enthusiasm into the race, which is translating into a shift in polls that show her pulling even with Trump or ahead in some battleground states.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-campaign-staffs-up-battleground-states-sun-belt-play-2024-08-03/

[ananda]

1. Sun Belt in play!

Wow. I'm good for that!

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. NV and AZ will still be tough, but GA and NC are no longer out of reach

And FL is no longer a fantasy.

Having said that, I still think the margins in the Blue wall states will be much larger, and the Sun belt states will be much tighter races.

[Raven123]

3. Sad if NC is not in play, given the GOP gubernatorial candidate

One would think that this would be the year.

[cstanleytech]

4. I suspect Disney is going to be funneling money into PACs to punish the Republicans in Florida for their actions.

That's going to cost the Republicans big time.

[keopeli]

5. WTF? GA is NOT a sunbelt state. Still, I see no reason why AZ and NV would be out of play.

2022 Kelly win; Lake being a coo koo. NV beats polls every year. It's GA and their new election laws that concern me.

[lees1975]

6. Arizona flipped its statewide offices in 2022 after Biden carried it as a Democrat for the first time since 1996

Until Sinema turned independent, both senators were Democrats. Statewide, even their extremely gerrymandered legislature is just a couple of seats away from being blue.

Maricopa County, where close to 70% of the population is located, has gone blue the last two cycles and carries the rest of the state with it. Tucson and Pima County, the second largest, with over a million people, is deep blue. With a little work and some campaigning, Arizona should be 11 electoral votes for Harris. So also should Nevada.