We’re Probably Approaching Peak Kamala-Mania

For Kamala Harris, the timing of the big campaign events of the past month has lined up just about as perfectly as she and her team could have wished. President Biden announced he was quitting the race one month ago, on July 21.

Then on August 6, Harris selected Tim Walz, and despite the belated recognition that he lies a lot – Axios gently calls him “a gaffe factory” – Harris was carried along by a wave of ludicrously generous coverage of Walz. (Amazing how Walz can be a “gaffe factory” without doing any interviews or press conferences, hm?)

Then this week, on August 19, the Democratic convention began, and candidates usually get some sort of minor bump from the conventions, as party allies and the nominee get four nights to make a prime-time sales pitch for themselves.

So for the Trump campaign, the good news is that Harris has enjoyed one solid month of just about the gushing, cheerleading mainstream media coverage you’ll find this side of Barack Obama or Beto O’Rourke… and the race is pretty much a tie.