Harris changes the game – she will draw independents and now all the age arguments apply to Trump
Brooks et al, ‘The Hill’ staff writer, 7-21-24
[Emily Brooks, ‘The Hill’ staff writer, Caroline Vakil, ‘The Hill’ staff writer, Julia Manchester, ‘The Hill’ staff writer, 7-21-24, “Republicans see opportunity in Harris presidential run after Biden exit,” https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4785145-republicans-opportunity-harris-biden, 7-21-24, EP]
As much as they bash Harris, though, Republicans face new risks with Biden’s exit.
Republicans who have spent months bashing Biden for his age are now the ones backing a 78-year-old candidate against the 59-year-old Harris.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) outlined the challenge for Republicans at a Politico event hosted at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last week before Biden stepped aside: “If and when they make the switch, everything is going to change. It’s going to get very close in a lot of those tighter states,” Sununu said, adding that independents disillusioned with a Trump-Biden race could reward Democrats for picking a new nominee.
And Brian Seitchik, a Trump campaign alumnus, said that Harris is “a bit of an undervalued stock.”