How Harris Took Over The Campaign, Surged, And Still Faces A Tough Fight Against Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : That doesn't mean beating Trump will be easy.
51% : Those battle lines thrust a spotlight on Harris' initial support for Medicare For All and subsequent retreat from that policy.
47% : Rather than supporting Medicare For All, she has talked about expanding the Affordable Care Act and taking measures to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
42% : In her keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, Harris highlighted her "decades in law enforcement" while she framed Trump as a would-be "autocrat" who is eager to "be immune from criminal prosecution."
30% : While Harris might face critiques from the left in a primary setting, she is unquestionably more progressive than Trump on the basic level of preserving democratic order and on key policy issues including eliminating tax breaks for the rich, support for labor unions, and the war in Gaza.
26% : Still, in July, people at various levels of the party were staring at numbers that convinced them Biden -- whose age in particular was a crippling liability -- had no chance to win against Trump.
25% : And while the former aide said it is clear that Trump is a "unifying figure" for Democrats who offers a clear "contrast" with Harris, this person noted that that fact alone hasn't always been enough to defeat him in the past.
19% : After the shocking replacement on the Democratic ticket, the race between Harris and Trump is now beginning in earnest with a short sprint to the finish line that will likely be defined by a few key events including tonight's debate.
17% : Harris' race against Trump is clearly an excruciatingly tight one.
13% : Apart from that assignment, which has fueled inaccurate and oversimplified attacks from Trump that she was Biden's "border czar," many in Harris' circle felt she was sidelined.

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