If I Was Advising Kamala Harris
If I was the political advisor to Kamala Harris here’s what I would suggest:
She should immediately demonstrate that she is her own person by not appointing any of President Biden’s brain trust to high campaign positions.
She should immediately appoint an “attack Trump” team that would consistently make appearances on TV and radio programs detailing Trump’s sordid personal history as well as his political threats.
The vice-president should ignore Mr. Trump’s nasty remarks against her, and have a “never Trump” Republican respond to them
Ms. Harris should primarily speak about her plans for the future and leave the majority, but not all, of the attacks on Mr. Trump to the “attack Trump” group.
For too long, the Democrats have counted on big cities to win the Electoral College vote, while largely ignoring the rural vote that has become the bed rock of the GOP. Ms. Harris should make a concerted effort to appeal to rural voters and appoint rural elected Democrats to concentrate delivering her message to rural audiences.
Ms. Harris should make many public appearances with Democratic elected officials from all the different facets of the Democratic Party.
Ms. Harris should select a vice president from a right of center or pink battle ground state. Doing so would convince moderate and conservative voters that Ms. Harris will listen to all viewpoints and does not have an ultra-liberal agenda, as the Republicans are sure to say she has. (My suggestion would be Roy Cooper, the Democratic governor of North Carolina, or Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
I know that the liberal wing of the Democratic Party would be upset if the vice-president did not choose a more liberal running mate. But unless the Democrats want to be in a perpetual Groundhog Day loop and keep winning the popular vote and losing the Electoral College, they must break the Republican hold on Southern states.
