CHICAGO—Democrats have rapidly built momentum in their presidential campaign, and party members, strategists, and political analysts say they know what must be done to maintain it.
Within a month of entering the race, Vice President Kamala Harris has erased the lead former President Donald Trump held over President Joe Biden. She has cut Trump’s advantage in the polls and now leads by 2 to 3 points, according to FiveThirtyEight polling averages.
Harris drew some 19,000 rallygoers to an Aug. 20 event in Milwaukee, which was held simultaneous to speeches by former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) less than 100 miles away. Harris-Walz campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon told reporters on Aug. 21 that this illustrates the increased level of interest in the campaign since Harris’s nomination….