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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Should the Harris/Walz campaign make stops in Ohio, Florida, and Texas? [View all]Self Esteem
(1,720 posts)But let me spell it out for you: there's a little over a month left in the campaign. Harris is essentially tied in every state Biden flipped in 2020. She is not tied in Texas, Ohio or Florida. There are zero polls that show her even leading in any of these states.
That's important because the campaign does not have an infinite amount of resources and time to do everything you're suggesting they do.
It takes a lot to plan a rally - to pay for a rally and then utilize that rally. With the campaign essentially in a toss-up situation in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, many states Harris absolutely needs to win in order to become president, it's the height of stupidity to ask that she step away from those states, even if it's just for a few days, to spend time in states she doesn't need to win - and likely won't win.
I know that many here think they know better than the campaign staff who have multiple elections under their belt but they don't. I promise you, the Harris campaign has thought everything out and strategized everything as it relates to this campaign.
If they're not holding rallies in Texas, Ohio and Florida, it's because their internals tell them those states aren't winnable and it's not a smart play to divert resources from states they absolutely need to win to these states.
It's that simple.