Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was supposed to help Kamala Harris, not torpedo her campaign.
However, that appears to be what is happening since he joined her as the VP.
Recent polling shows that Walz is hurting more than helping this campaign.
Should He Be Replaced?
Dems have already shown that our Constitution means nothing when it comes to the election, so don’t be surprised if Harris starts to get pressured to replace Walz if polling continues to go in the wrong direction.
Trump was crushing Biden in polling, but Harris replacing Biden flipped the entire cycle.
However, the polls are starting to slide back in favor of Trump even after the DNC, where Harris should have received a nice bump.
Some experts believe it is Walz that is hurting Harris, causing her to dip.
For instance, a recent poll of Minnesota likely voters showed significant resistance to Walz, even though he was re-elected governor.
Only 52% of voters in the state believe that Walz was a good pick for VP for Harris, while 34% say he was a poor pick.
When it comes to male voters, 40% said he was a bad pick, and 35% of parents believe that Harris could have done better.
These are horrible numbers in a candidate’s home state, so it would appear that Walz is a significant factor in Harris’ dropping numbers.
This makes the September 10 debate more important than ever for Harris, who has to try to stop the slide, while Trump will be looking for another knockout blow.
With the rules set the way they are for this debate, I believe Trump will dominate Harris, especially if the rumors are true that she is going to for attacks rather than policy and substance.
Since she still does not have her policies posted, voters are going to want to know what her agenda is.
If she does nothing but attack Trump, she is going to get eaten alive because I know Trump is loaded for bear to counterpunch, but Trump actually does have policy arguments to make.
As I stated before, come early October, I think we will have a far better idea of who will win this race, but as noted, that largely depends on how Trump and Harris come out of this upcoming debate.
