{"id":2309517,"date":"2024-07-26T12:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309517"},"modified":"2024-07-26T12:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:57:26","slug":"how-harris-woke-up-democrats-and-trumps-team-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-harris-woke-up-democrats-and-trumps-team-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Harris woke up Democrats \u2014 and Trump\u2019s team &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-harris-woke-up-democrats-and-trumps-team-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309517&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the \u200dpolitical dynamics following an assassination \u200dattempt on Donald Trump, revealing how it has shifted the \u200bRepublican nominee&#8217;s tone towards\u2064 Vice President Kamala Harris, who is positioned as the presumptive Democratic candidate after Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal. At a rally in Charlotte, Trump openly criticized Harris, labeling her a &#8220;lunatic&#8221; and claiming she is the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">liberal politician<\/a> in American history. Despite initially feeling confident about the election, Trump&#8217;s campaign appears rattled by Harris&#8217;s unexpectedly \u200dstrong \u2063support and the \u200bswift transition of \u2062leadership within the Democratic Party. Several Trump aides expressed surprise\u200d at how smoothly Harris has been embraced as the nominee, countering earlier expectations of\u2062 a contentious Democratic primary. \u200bThe article highlights the challenges and uncertainties the Trump \u2063campaign now faces as the electoral landscape shifts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How Harris woke up Democrats &mdash; and Trump&rsquo;s team<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714516\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Following an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> attempt on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee embraced unity and completely switched up his prepared remarks for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a>, but now with Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the former president is done being nice.<\/p>\n<p>At Trump&rsquo;s rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, his first since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, Trump unloaded on Harris, calling her a &ldquo;lunatic&rdquo; and &ldquo;the most liberal elected politician in American history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was supposed to be nice,&rdquo; the former president said. &ldquo;They said something happened when I got shot. I became nice. If you don&rsquo;t mind, I&rsquo;m not going to be nice. Is that OK?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, the Trump team was feeling like it had the election in the bag.<\/p>\n<p>Even before Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-wh-aides-admit-biden-only-dependably-engaged-25-percent-of-day\/\" title=\"Shock: WH Aides Admit Biden Only &#039;Dependably Engaged&#039; 25 Percent of Day\">disastrous presidential debate<\/a> and the assassination attempt, Republicans were working toward turning Virginia blue for the first time in 10 election cycles and also had hopes for Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re measuring the drapes,&rdquo; someone close to Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulwark.com\/p\/trump-camp-harris-buzz-wake-up-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Bulwark <\/em>on the sidelines of the RNC last week. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just too good right now. We&rsquo;re jinxing ourselves.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While they are not necessarily putting away their tape measures, Trump&rsquo;s team has been shaken out of its reverie in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>None of Trump&rsquo;s campaign operatives expected to see Harris receive the level of support she did once Biden dropped out of the race. Aides to the president even said one of the reasons he was so hesitant to drop out was he had doubts about Harris&rsquo;s ability to beat Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/22\/biden-kamala-harris-election-chances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One member of Trump&rsquo;s inner circle also told the <em>Bulwark <\/em>they did not expect such a smooth transition of power from Biden to Harris. Instead, they expected there to be a major battle among top Democrats for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>But that did not happen. Instead, a majority of delegates pledged their support for Harris. So far, her campaign and related groups have raised more than $150 million. On top of that, Harris has become a popular meme among young people, garnering the endorsement of pop stars Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The situation we find ourselves in today is totally uncharted territory and has no modern historical parallel,&rdquo; Trump pollster and senior adviser Tony Fabrizio wrote in a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-23-24-harris-honeymoon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>memo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday,&nbsp;Trump announced he would not commit to sharing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-should-have-stepped-up-president-trump-goes-off-on-bill-barr-over-his-silence-on-hunter-biden-video\/\" title=\"\u201cBill Barr Should Have Stepped Up!\u201d \u2013 President Trump Goes Off on Bill Barr over His Silence on Hunter Biden (VIDEO)\">debate stage<\/a> with Harris, who has accused the former president of being intimidated by her.<\/p>\n<p>But now Trump&rsquo;s campaign is refocusing efforts on launching more TV advertisements with a particular focus on attacking Harris.&nbsp;Since the primary ended, his campaign has spent only $63,715.13 on TV ads, but now MAGA Inc. Super PAC is set to spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/25\/trump-allies-harris-immigration-00171187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>$32 million<\/a> on ads exclusively attacking Harris.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714516\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714516\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**How Harris Energized Democrats and Alarmed Trump\u2019s Team**<\/p>\n<p>After an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate shifted his tone to promote unity and altered his planned speech for the Republican National Convention. However, with Vice President Kamala Harris now seen as the likely Democratic nominee, Trump has abandoned his conciliatory approach. During a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina\u2014his first since President Joe Biden exited the race\u2014Trump launched a fierce attack on Harris, labeling her a \u201clunatic\u201d and \u201cthe most liberal elected politician in American history.\u201d He remarked, \u201cI was supposed to be nice. They said something changed when I got shot. I became nice. If you don\u2019t mind, I\u2019m not going to be nice. Is that OK?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Biden&#8217;s withdrawal and endorsement of Harris, Trump\u2019s team felt confident about their chances in the election. Even before Biden&#8217;s poor debate performance and the assassination attempt, Republicans were optimistic about flipping Virginia blue for the first time in a decade and had aspirations for Minnesota as well. \u201cWe\u2019re measuring the drapes,\u201d a Trump associate told the Bulwark during the RNC last week. \u201cIt\u2019s just too good right now. We\u2019re jinxing ourselves.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, in recent days, Trump\u2019s team has been jolted from their complacency. They were caught off guard by the level of support Harris garnered following Biden&#8217;s exit. Aides to Biden expressed that one reason he hesitated to withdraw was his uncertainty about Harris&#8217;s ability to defeat Trump, according to Axios. Additionally, a member of Trump\u2019s inner circle mentioned they did not anticipate such a seamless transition from Biden to Harris, expecting instead a fierce contest among leading Democrats for the nomination. Contrary to those expectations, a significant majority of delegates pledged their support for Harris, who has already raised over $150 million for her campaign and related initiatives. She has also gained popularity among younger voters, receiving endorsements from pop stars like Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s pollster and senior adviser, Tony Fabrizio, noted in a memo that the current political landscape is unprecedented and lacks any modern historical comparison. On Thursday, Trump declared he would not commit to participating in a debate with Harris, who has accused him of being intimidated by her. In response, Trump\u2019s campaign is now intensifying its focus on launching television advertisements aimed at attacking Harris. Since the primary concluded, his campaign has spent only $63,715.13 on TV ads, but the MAGA Inc. Super PAC is poised to invest $32 million in ads specifically targeting Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2309526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump_Harris_race_15.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,4021,33017,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2309517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-harris","tag-political-analysis","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump_Harris_race_15.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}