We definitely have a problem, as the 7 battlegrounds have been locked in a virtual tie for at least a month. Although the 538 averages certainly aren't good, not a whole lot has changed. But the underlying problem is that people's vibes are mostly baked in at this point. The dumb asses who still yearn for a Trump economy aren't gonna be convinced in the final 4 weeks that Democrats are better at pocketbook issues. CNN's data analyst puts it out there for us:So much negative information has come out plus the debates.
And yet there has been a rightward shift.
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I’m wondering if yesterday’s good employment report plus the special counsel filing will reverse this recent shift. If it doesn’t, err Houston we’ve got a problem. A big problem.

CNN Reporter Warns Kamala Harris Campaign Looks ‘Like a Loser’
Given one key polling metric, a win for Harris would be “historically unprecedented,” CNN’s Harry Enten said.
Rubbish opinion. Biden's campaign was sunk, and best case scenario he had about a 25% chance of winning. This is not because he had a real chance of winning, but because both candidates have their large bases so you're never really at 0%.I've said since before Biden stepped down...Trump has more than a good chance to win. Replacing Biden with Harris only helped his chances. MOST folks who were already going to vote Democrat still will, but more than a few will make the switch to Republican. She doesn't come off as knowledgeable or confident.
I will vote Democrat...not FOR Harris/Walz, but AGAINST Trump/Vance.
Harris at age 22 was more knowledgeable than Trump has ever been in his lifetime, and he's now a bumbling fool at 78.
Some of us did warn that you're asking a lot of the American electorate to choose the first woman AND woman of color (+ SF liberal) for POTUS. So yeah that's part of what we're seeing now in the coin flip.so to summarize
1) america is racist and misogynist
2) better a confident lie than a nervous truth
frankly i think biden would have been absolutely crushed after his debate performance. democrat turnout would be a shitshow because no one, absolutely no one, would have any shred of enthusiasm. After that moment, switching to Harris was the right move, and the only viable move, to have a chance at winning (and preserving democracy)
Biden was on track to lose by worse than 2016 margins. Dems could have lost both the Senate and the House in a complete bloodbath.
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