« I know what kind of person Donald Trump is, I met some when I was a prosecutor in California and I put scammers and sexual predators under investigation »: Kamala Harris flies to Milwaukee for her first rally in front of a once again enthusiastic Democratic crowd, who she acclaims 'Kamala, Kamala', and relaunches her attacks on the tycoon, who in the meantime says he is "absolutely ready" to challenge her in a TV duel.
“Trump wants to take our country back but we will not go back because our fight is for the future and freedom,” he warmed up his fans in a speech that has perhaps never been so passionate and spirited, where he brought out the temperament of a leader. « We are not afraid to work hard, I want to unite the party to win in November because, when we fight, we win , » he promised.
Harris now has the nomination in her pocket and the first poll (Reuters-Ipsos) after the president's withdrawal puts her ahead of The Donald by two points (44% to 42%), by four in a three-way race (42% against 38% for Trump and 8% for Robert F. Kennedy) . Percentages that should not be considered in the way we consider them in Italy, given that the US electoral system is completely different and the only polls that count are those in key states, balanced between Dems and Republicans .
The stop in the city where the Republican convention just ended was already planned before Biden's step back but for Harris it became an opportunity to focus on her message and reset the Democratic campaign in a state swinging in the Rust Belt: Wisconsin, which together with Michigan and Pennsylvania represents the blue wall to be defended with teeth. Along with Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, Sun Belt states .
And it is precisely from one of these states that the name of his deputy should come. In pole position are Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, North Carolina governor Roy Cooper and Arizona senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly. Names that could displace the GOP tandem again.
Meanwhile, less than 36 hours after the president withdrew from the race, his deputy has already secured the verbal commitment of over 2,500 delegates, well above the quorum of 1,976 to obtain the nomination. Delegates can still change their minds, but only a few dozen are undecided and so far no rival has emerged. .
