How Harris woke up Democrats — and Trump’s team
By
Elaine Mallon
July 26, 2024 12:38 pm
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Following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee embraced unity and completely switched up his prepared remarks for the Republican National Convention, but now with Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the former president is done being nice.
At Trump’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 “lunatic” and “the most liberal elected politician in American history.”
“I was supposed to be nice,” the former president said. “They said something happened when I got shot. I became nice. If you don’t mind, I’m not going to be nice. Is that OK?”
Before Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, the Trump team was feeling like it had the election in the bag.
Even before Biden’s disastrous presidential debate 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.
“We’re measuring the drapes,” someone close to Trump told the Bulwark on the sidelines of the RNC last week. “It’s just too good right now. We’re jinxing ourselves.”
While they are not necessarily putting away their tape measures, Trump’s team has been shaken out of its reverie in recent days.
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