Charlie Sykes: Why this aspect of Harris’ campaign 'really shouldn’t be overlooked' by GOP



Never Trump conservative Charlie Sykes on Thursday urged Americans — and specifically Donald Trump's campaign — not to ignore how "well" Vice President Kamala Harris has done with voters in only four days since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.

Speaking with MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, the Bulwark editor also pointed to how 2024 GOP vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance is faring with voters in comparison to Harris.

"Charlie, he's against Donald Trump in the ways we have been talking about since he was selected," Wallace said, referring to the Ohio senator. "[He] believes Donald Trump's is America's Hitler. That's a quote. He's also expressed decades or years of disdain against Donald Trump's family. He thinks women should stay in marriages if they are unhappy and violent. The top of the ticket has a modern family, the likes of which JD Vance doesn't seem to approve of. He's sort of a cultural scold on a ticket with Donald Trump."

READ MORE: Buttigieg praises Harris’s focus on 'people’s families' — slams Vance’s 'childless' attack

Sykes replied, "Well, he is a cultural scold, but as you read about some of the votes that JD Vance has taken, the comments he's made, it did cross my mind — Did Donald Trump vet this guy? Or were they just thinking, 'Hey, I like the cut of his jib. I'm gonna go with him.' Because clearly there's a real possibility he could be a liability here, particularly when women hear what he is saying in this new contrast."

"But can I just step back and talk about that poll for a moment showing this race being close? Just keep in mind the traditionally the week after a national the party convention, the nominee has a significant bump, maybe 8 to 10 points — maybe that doesn't happen anymore. But think again where Donald Trump was one week ago today before he accepted. The good will that surrounded him after the assassination, then the really unifying convention, when he names the vice president, and he accepts the nomination."

"In normal politics, he would be flying high this week. The Democrats would have their chance later. But there's no bump whatsoever. And then you also look at Kamala Harris. I mean she's had an amazing four days. But this comes after three years where, let's be honest, most voters haven't been paying attention to what she's doing. They really don't know her. And she's been underestimated in the political world, in the media, even among her fellow Democrats. One of the things that shaped this moment were a lot of Democrats said that we have to stick with Biden because Kamala would be too risky."

"Now in the last four days, she's come out in this very effective way. So, I think you set aside the poll today, because I think things are so fluid, but the fact that she is doing that well under these circumstances really shouldn't be overlooked."

READ MORE: Trump’s tone is 'noticeably different' with possible Harris debate: analysis

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