Kamala Harris experienced following her nomination convention, less than two weeks ago, when they believed that she would be linked to President Joe Biden's potentially disastrous reelection campaign. She has given hope to Democrats who had lost hope and revitalized a party that was about to lose hope.
But the sobering truth is that success is far from certain. It is not likely that Harris will be able to defeat former President Donald Trump with the swing voters that the thousands of ecstatic delegates in the hall this week represented. Numerous presidential candidates throughout history have stirred their supporters during conventions but ultimately failed in November. Trump is no pushover, whatever else he may be. The next two and a half months will be brutal for Harris.
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She is aware of this and campaign veterans like former first lady Michelle Obama and President Bill Clinton have cautioned jubilant Democrats this week to temper their exuberant expectations. Despite making one of the most remarkable entries of any general election contender in recent memory, Harris is still polling within a statistical error. Harris' 37-minute acceptance speech seemed more directed at the fans crammed into the arena, who were chanting, waving signs, and wearing buttons, than it did at the audience members watching at home. She presented herself to the country as the offspring of a contemporary American mixed family, a justice-focused