Ron Brownstein: “As the nominee, Harris could alleviate Biden’s most intractable electoral problem—his erosion of the support of younger and nonwhite voters—but she could also potentially squander his greatest remaining political asset, his continuing support among older and blue-collar whites.”
“What makes this moment so nerve-racking for Democrats is that they have no sure way of knowing whether Harris could gain more with the former groups than she might lose among the voters that Biden brought back.”
Said Democratic strategist Joe Trippi: “I don’t think that is a knowable thing.”
“Despite that uncertainty, by the time Biden announced his withdrawal from the race yesterday, most Democratic professionals had concluded that the risks of sticking with Biden far exceeded the dangers of switching to Harris.”
