FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves upon arrival in Chicago ahead of the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago, Ilinois, U.S., August 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Not that long ago, Jamie Eldridge was one of the Democrats loudly calling for the U.S. President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race.Posted: Aug 19, 2024 6:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
It's sort of 50/50. I will say, before I made my public announcement on asking President Biden to consider withdrawing as the nominee, I was hearing from a lot of constituents, often quietly, saying that they were just very frustrated. I am personally glad to see that there are protests. You know, I've been to other conventions before. I think that's critical for the … democratic process.
While, certainly, the polls have shown that Kamala Harris has gained a few points, whether national polling or in some of the swing states, it is going to be an extremely close race.When the convention ends, we really need to immediately get back out there and talk directly to swing voters, or voters that, you know, in the past have maybe voted for Barack Obama and then decided to vote for Donald Trump in 2016.
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