Kamala Harris Pulls Next to Donald Trump in ARIZONA

The seven state dream is getting closer to reality

I created the image you see above on October 8th.

Then, I added the following: “After gaining ground and stabilizing her lead in Michigan and Wisconsin, Harris shifted her focus to Pennsylvania. As the ad bookings through Election Day indicate, she’s now planning to ramp up spending and increase her presence in Arizona and Nevada.”

This was Kamala Harris’s campaign strategy for this election cycle: start in the Midwest, secure Pennsylvania, and then turn attention to the Sun Belt. Early October was for Arizona and Nevada; late October would be for North Carolina.

I understood what they were trying to do — first, secure the 270 with the Midwest and Pennsylvania, then move south. I understood it, but I hated it with all my heart. It was a risk-averse strategy that placed too much emphasis on winning with exactly 270 votes. It felt as if they had given up on trying to lift their sagging numbers with Hispanic voters.

Both Arizona and Nevada have strong Hispanic electorates, accounting for more than a quarter of the voters. For years, Democrats have been losing Hispanic support. Little by little, the current generation of Hispanic voters and their fathers have been drifting to…