Harris gives Democrats back their ‘swagger’ in states thought lost to Trump

Published July 24, 2024 4:00am ET



Vice President Kamala Harris‘s ascendance to the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination has shaken up the electoral map, according to Democrats.

Under President Joe Biden, battleground states Arizona and Georgia were at risk of becoming out of reach due to mounting concerns over his age despite him flipping them for the first time in decades only four years ago. But with Harris replacing him at the top of the ticket, Democrats are arguing those states, in addition to a third, Nevada, are back in play.

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