{"id":2316874,"date":"2024-07-31T16:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-honeymoon-has-republicans-worried-about-changed-presidential-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T16:24:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:24:46","slug":"harris-honeymoon-has-republicans-worried-about-changed-presidential-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-honeymoon-has-republicans-worried-about-changed-presidential-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris honeymoon has Republicans \u2018worried\u2019 about changed presidential race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fharris-honeymoon-has-republicans-worried-about-changed-presidential-race-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=2316874&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 article discusses the shifting dynamics of\u2064 the 2024 presidential race following President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to drop out and\u200b endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate. Harris&#8217;s emergence \u200bhas altered \u200cthe political landscape,\u2063 as\u2063 polls \u2062suggest she is narrowing the gap with\u200c former President Donald Trump, who has been leading in various surveys. Harris, previously\u200d viewed as a flawed candidate,\u2062 is now\u200c generating\u200b renewed enthusiasm within the Democratic Party, effectively positioning herself as\u200c a strong campaigner.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans express concern over Harris&#8217;s rise, with Senator Ted Cruz highlighting \u2063the danger of overconfidence \u200camong GOP members after their convention, where Trump \u2063solidified his nomination. Despite Harris&#8217;s increased\u2063 support in battleground\u2062 states and\u2063 potentially better media coverage compared to Trump, he still leads her in\u2064 national popularity. The article notes a media\u2064 shift, favoring \u2062Harris and anticipating significant attention around her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-murphy-says-harris-did-stunningly-well-on-the-border-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Chris Murphy says Harris did \u2018stunningly well\u2019 on the border - Washington Examiner\">potential \u2063running mate selection<\/a>, likely from a key political region. The contrasting strategies and conditions of both campaigns indicate a more vigorous \u200cand uncertain electoral battle ahead.  <\/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\">Harris honeymoon has Republicans &lsquo;worried&rsquo; about changed presidential race<\/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_1719408\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ten days after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential race<\/a> looks different.<\/p>\n<p>What once seemed like a slow march toward almost inevitable defeat for Biden is now much more dynamic and uncertain, with Harris&rsquo;s honeymoon possibly extending to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-to-announce-vice-presidential-decision-as-campaign-struggles-with-state-ballot-access\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. will reveal VP pick amid campaign&#039;s ballot access challenges\">running mate announcement<\/a>, formal roll call nomination, and all the way to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a> beginning on Aug. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has, with a few small hiccups, led in national and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-far-left-weighs-benching-joe-biden-after-2022-midterms\/\" title=\"Report: Far-Left Weighs Benching Joe Biden After 2022 Midterms\">battleground state polling<\/a> for months after never taking the lead in 2020. Now, Harris is suddenly gaining on him, and according to at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-out-performs-biden-on-latest-swing-state-poll\/\" title=\"Trump Out-Performs Biden On Latest Swing-State Poll\">swing-state poll<\/a>, she may have narrowly overtaken him.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has long been seen as a flawed candidate. She has never won a single delegate before Biden withdrew, much less a caucus or primary, and her own campaign is playing up her record as a prosecutor in California much more than anything she did as vice president.<\/p>\n<p>But Harris&rsquo;s ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket has infused her party and the whole race with new energy. With the 81-year-old president out of the picture, Harris has proven to be a much more effective Democratic messenger. And now Republicans have the old presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very worried, and one of the things I said coming out of the Republican convention is that I&rsquo;m concerned that Republicans are overconfident,&rdquo; Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;In Milwaukee, there was an air of celebration. In my view, the time for celebrating is after Election Day. Now&rsquo;s the time for work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The convention came as Republicans rallied around Trump, who had beaten Biden in a debate on June 27 and survived an assassination attempt just days before. Biden was still resisting Democratic entreaties to bow out of the race in the face of internal polling that showed Republicans possibly romping in November.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans were united, and Democrats, as the saying goes, were in disarray.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s almost like a different era,&rdquo; a Republican strategist said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris waves during a campaign rally, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/John Bazemore)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The<em> Atlantic <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2024\/07\/trump-campain-election-2024-susie-wiles-chris-lacivita\/678806\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>published<\/a> a piece drawn heavily from interviews with top Trump campaign officials that expressed supreme confidence mixed with nervousness about whether Biden would remain the Democratic candidate. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump was well on his way to a 320-electoral-vote win,&rdquo; Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign senior adviser, told the outlet&rsquo;s Tim Alberta. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s <em>pre<\/em>-debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>LaCivita, along with fellow Trump campaign senior adviser Susie Wiles, are the Republican operatives who form the two-headed monster atop the generally well-run 2024 Trump campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump still leads Harris by 2 points in the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>RealClearPolitics <\/em>polling average<\/a>, which has him topping 48% of the popular vote &mdash; better than he did in either 2016, when he won the presidency, or 2020, when he lost. A Wall Street Journal poll found that 51% of people now approve of the job Trump did in office, which exceeds his best first-term approval rating.<\/p>\n<p>But Harris now brings in packed crowds. She has at least partially made up the gap with Trump in the polls. <em>Bloomberg <\/em>and Morning Consult found her surging in the top battleground states, including an improbable double-digit lead in Michigan, and moving back into contention in the Sunbelt, where Biden seemed to have no realistic chance.<\/p>\n<p>This is before Harris announces her running mate, who is quite likely to be a governor or senator from the Rust Belt or Sunbelt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most jarring has been the shift in the media environment. In the weeks following Biden&rsquo;s debate disaster, Trump for the first time in his nearly decade-long national political career was getting better (not just more) coverage than his Democratic opponent. When Biden was replaced with Harris, that promptly fell apart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris is now being covered as effusively as former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> was circa 2008. Media outlets are retroactively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3099922\/kamala-harris-unburdened-by-what-has-been-her-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>revising stories <\/a>about her that support likely Republican lines of attack. Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), by contrast, finds himself under unrelenting assault.<\/p>\n<p>And that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3106366\/karine-jean-pierre-slams-trump-harris-black\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"before Trump's contentious panel\">before Trump&rsquo;s contentious panel<\/a> at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday which will undoubtedly result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-ends-2021-with-terrible-new-years-eve-headlines\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Ends 2021 with Terrible New Year&#039;s Eve Headlines\">negative news coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are in the midst of what is going to be a multibillion-dollar PR campaign by the corporate media to paint Kamala Harris as a combination of Mother Teresa, Oprah, and Gandhi,&rdquo; said Cruz, who is himself up for reelection this year. &ldquo;And I think we underestimate that at our peril.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump is still better positioned than any GOP presidential nominee in the past 20 years and any non-incumbent Republican in nearly a quarter-century, though as a recent former president, he is an unusual non-incumbent. But he is now facing a society-wide mass mobilization rather than a doddering old man.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans always knew this would be no cakewalk. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have the more difficult task,&rdquo; Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>earlier this year. &ldquo;Democrats have the big blue cities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Panic is as big of a problem as overconfidence, GOP operatives told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala has shown time and again that she will buckle in the spotlight,&rdquo; Republican pollster Brent Buchanan wrote in a memo. &ldquo;Combine this with the fact that polling shifts are only young progressives &lsquo;returning home,&rsquo; and it&rsquo;s not worth overreacting to. Once voters meet the real Kamala, the polls will take care of themselves.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet the Trump campaign and its allies will have to define her, as they once did Biden, on an abbreviated schedule. What was starting to look deceptively easy now appears, to most everyone, significantly harder.<\/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_1719408\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719408\"}});<\/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>**Harris&#8217;s Honeymoon Has Republicans &#8216;Concerned&#8217; About the Evolving Presidential Race**<\/p>\n<p>Just ten days after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, the landscape of the 2024 presidential race has shifted significantly. What previously appeared to be a steady decline for Biden now feels more unpredictable and vibrant, with Harris&#8217;s initial surge potentially carrying through her selection of a running mate, formal nomination, and into the Democratic National Convention in Chicago starting August 19. <\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has maintained a lead in national and key state polls for months\u2014something he failed to achieve in 2020\u2014but now Harris is closing in on him. In fact, one recent poll from a swing state suggests she may have even surpassed him. Although Harris has been viewed as a candidate with weaknesses\u2014having never secured any delegates before Biden exited the race\u2014her rise to lead the Democratic ticket has revitalized her party and altered the dynamics of the election.<\/p>\n<p>With Biden out of contention, Harris appears to be an effective spokesperson for Democrats. This shift has left Republicans feeling uneasy about their prospects. &#8220;I&#8217;m very worried,&#8221; said Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in an interview with the Washington Examiner. He noted that while there was celebration at their convention following Trump&#8217;s debate performance against Biden on June 27\u2014and despite Trump surviving an assassination attempt shortly thereafter\u2014the time for celebration should come only after Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican convention saw them rallying around Trump while internal polling suggested that Democrats were facing challenges ahead of November\u2019s elections. A Republican strategist remarked that it felt like they had entered &#8220;a different era.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>An article from The Atlantic highlighted insights from top Trump campaign officials who expressed both confidence and anxiety regarding whether Biden would remain as his party&#8217;s candidate. Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump&#8217;s campaign, indicated that prior to debates, Trump was positioned well for victory.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Trump leads Harris by two points according to RealClearPolitics&#8217; national polling average; however, his approval ratings are higher than during either his successful or unsuccessful campaigns in previous years. Meanwhile, polls show that support for Harris is growing rapidly across critical battleground states\u2014including an unexpected double-digit advantage in Michigan\u2014and she is regaining traction in regions where Democrats previously struggled.<\/p>\n<p>The media narrative surrounding this election cycle has also transformed dramatically since Biden\u2019s poor debate performance; coverage now favors Harris similarly to how it once favored former President Barack Obama during his campaign season back in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are concerned about how this shift could impact their strategy moving forward; Cruz warned against underestimating what he described as an extensive public relations effort by media outlets aimed at portraying Kamala Harris positively.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being better positioned than any GOP nominee over two decades or any non-incumbent Republican since nearly twenty-five years ago\u2014thanks largely due to being a recent president\u2014Trump faces significant challenges ahead as he contends with heightened public engagement rather than simply opposing an aging opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Some within GOP circles recognize these difficulties: \u201cWe have the more difficult task,\u201d stated Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI). Panic among Republicans could prove just as detrimental as overconfidence according to political operatives who spoke with Washington Examiner reporters.<\/p>\n<p>While some believe that voters will ultimately see through what they perceive as flaws within Kamala\u2019s candidacy once they get acquainted with her true persona\u2014a sentiment echoed by Republican pollster Brent Buchanan\u2014the reality remains: defining her effectively will be crucial for Trump&#8217;s team moving forward amidst changing tides within voter sentiment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2316875,"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\/Kamala-Harris-georgia-rally.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,28108,3756],"class_list":["post-2316874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-honeymoon","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-georgia-rally.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316874","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}