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  • Democrats took issue with the vice president being too evasive with her answers and overly relying on her typical stump speech and talking points while fielding a bevy questions from CNN’s Anderson Cooper and politically diverse undecided voters in the audience.

    “Even if the questions make her uncomfortable or piss her off, why can’t she answer them plainly and clearly and then pivot to the platitudes that put everyone to sleep?” one Democratic political consultant said. “Instead, it’s just all platitudes and BS … this constant evasiveness is exactly what voters hate about politicians and her inability to communicate like a human being instead of like a politician is her greatest challenge.”

    “Christ already, answer a damn question” the source added.








  • It’s political news. People downvote based on not liking the headline but it’s reporting directly from a Harris campaign official…

    But also potentially troubling for Democrats: What Harris’ campaign had thought was one of its best insurance possibilities may also be in peril. Just a few weeks ago, several Harris advisers in interviews pointed to the combination of electoral votes from North Carolina and Nevada as a strong alternative path for Harris should Trump win Pennsylvania and claim its 19 electoral votes.

    While North Carolina is still in the campaign’s sights and Democrats maintain strong organization and leadership there, the Harris team is far less bullish about victory, four people with knowledge of the dynamics said.

    “Of all of the seven [states], that one seems to be a little bit slipping away,” the Harris campaign official said of North Carolina.