The choice offers further evidence of the strategy being pursued by a campaign which, despite being assembled quickly, has so far barely put a foot wrong
Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her running mate Tim Walz in Philadelphia this week. Donald Trump is not known for his devotion to the truth, but the former US president was probably correct last week when he said the importance of vice-presidential nominees was exaggerated.as Kamala Harris’s running mate should therefore be treated as consequential but not determinant in the race for the White House.
Nevertheless, the choice offers further evidence of the strategy being pursued by a campaign which, despite being assembled in a matter of days following Joe Biden’s withdrawal, has barely put a foot wrong. The key to that strategy has been consolidation. Harris first regained the ground which Biden had lost following his disastrous debate performance. She has since gone on to reclaim support and rekindle enthusiasm among key parts of the Democratic base, particularly black voters, the young and progressives.
Harris and Walz are now undertaking a tour of battleground states in advance of the Democratic National Convention, which takes place in Chicago from August 19th. The plan is clear: maintain the momentum which has driven them back to parity with Republicans, and hope for a post-convention opinion poll bounce to propel them into the lead by Labour Day on September 2nd, when the national campaign traditionally begins.
Meanwhile, Republicans, for now at least, continue to flail. Trump dismayed his party by launching a personal attack on Georgia’s popular Republican governor Brian Kemp and his wife at an Atlanta rally last weekend. Similar internecine squabbling in 2020 delivered the state to Joe Biden, along with two Democratic senate seats, and it is possible that the same could happen again.
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