Harris Campaign Memo Lays Out Path to Victory in November

A memo from Harris campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon published Wednesday argues the vice president is in “a strong position” to win in November, citing Vice President Harris’s ability to expand the coalition that put her and President Biden in the White House and her appeal to persuadable voters.

“With a popular message, a strong record on the issues that matter most to swing voters, multiple pathways to 270 electoral voters, and unprecedented enthusiasm on her side, the Vice President is in a strong position to take on Donald Trump and win in 104 days,” O’Malley Dillon wrote in a memo shared with reporters.

O’Malley Dillon cited three main reasons for Harris’s strong footing: her support from 2020 Biden-Harris voters, her ability to expand that coalition, and the fact that the change atop the Democratic ticket could allow her to reach undecided voters. The campaign has also boasted significant enthusiasm, noting it raised $126 million between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening.

The memo cited Harris’s strong support with key blocs in the Democratic base, specifically with Black voters, Latino voters, women and young voters. The memo cited a Quinnipiac University poll that showed Harris running 54 points ahead of former President Trump among Black voters, as well as internal polling that showed Harris faring better than Trump or Biden among Latino voters.

O’Malley Dillon argued Harris is poised to expand upon the 2020 base, particularly because of the issue of abortion. Since the 2020 election, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, making abortion a top issue for millions of voters. {snip}

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The Harris campaign is still expected to focus much of its attention on the Blue Wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, which Harris can ill afford to lose in November. Biden carried all three in 2020 en route to victory.

But O’Malley Dillon argued North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada are still in play thanks to Harris’s advantages with young voters and minority voters, giving the campaign multiple pathways to 270 votes.

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