It’s less than a month until election day. I believe Kamala Harris is going to win. Knock on wood, many things are breaking her way in the final weeks of the campaign, in a way that they did not for Hillary Clinton when she was also on her way to winning the presidency.
However, this assumes that we get out and vote. It assumes we don’t trip at the finish line over nitpicky perfect is the enemy of the good complaints that discourage Democrats and keep them home on election day. Let’s remember: Donald Trump’s base is still massive.
Every once in a while, Trump says something that is true. During one of the debates and at his otherwise incoherent rally speeches, he said that he received millions of more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016, more votes than any incumbent president has before. That’s accurate. Even though Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in 2016, Trump’s vote total in 2020 (74 million votes!) easily surpassed that too.
Trump leaves out of his speeches that someone else received even more votes. That’s why Joe Biden is president.
But getting 74 million votes is no small thing. Despite felony convictions, impeachments, and general incompetence, Trump will have widespread support again. Misinformation online might be worse now than ever. He could win. Democratic turnout must be up to the challenge.