After recent reports that Vice President Kamala Harris may be poised to lose a critical battleground state, Democrats have descended into a panic over the implications of the upcoming election. According to Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Michigan will play a significant role in the 2024 election, and it is uncertain if Harris can win the swing state.
In a virtual fundraising event with donors, Rep. Slotkin expressed concern about where Vice President Harris stood with voters in the Great Lake State. “I’m not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan,” Slotkin reportedly said. Former President Donald Trump has recently gained support in several key swing states, including Michigan, causing concern among Democrats.
“We have her underwater in our polling,” Slotkin added, describing a bleak outlook for Harris in the state. While the Democratic senate candidate expressed reservations about the vice president’s odds in Michigan, other polling suggests that Harris has a slight edge over former President Trump, maintaining a narrow lead of 48% to 45%, according to findings from a USA Today/Suffolk University poll.
However, Suffolk University Political Research Center, David Paleologos has explained why Harris must retain a substantial lead in Michigan to stay ahead in the race. “If the Kamala Harris margin shrinks to a 1-point lead, the entire state hinges on the fringes of the Michigan ballot,” he said. “The behavior of third-party voters — people who are mocked for wasting their votes — could make the difference if they rotate to either Harris or Trump.”
The American Tribune covered other positive news for the Trump-Vance campaign, where reports indicate that the swing state of Nevada, which has voted Democrat for decades, could vote Republican in the 2024 election. A variety of experts weighed in on the implications of Nevada’s vote where, despite the seemingly insignificant six electoral votes it holds, the battleground state could have an outsized influence on the election.
Democrat strategist Dheeraj Chand noted, “There are very few paths to victory that do not involve Nevada.” John McLaughlin, a Trump campaign pollster and CEO of McLaughlin & Associates claimed, “It would be a big blow to her when we take those electoral votes.” Nevada Republican strategist Jeremy Hughes added, “One of the particularly interesting things about it is it’s the only state that President Trump lost twice. Now, he has a chance to flip it this cycle.”
Despite Nevada historically being a blue stronghold, there are noteworthy signs that the state may be backing former President Trump this election. “So it has moved a little to the right. Voter registration in the state has also moved significantly. In fact, I think more Republicans than Democrats will vote in this election,” Hughes said.
“Nevadans are focused on the issues that hit closest to home—kitchen table issues like rising costs, stagnant wages, and affordable housing. When we ask ourselves if we are better off than we were four years ago, for most of us, the answer is no. The cost of living has gone up, gas prices remain high, and inflation continues to erode the value of our hard-earned paychecks,” Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald said.
Watch conservative activist Scott Presler explain key developments in the swing state of Pennsylvania below:
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