While the 2024 U.S. presidential elections are still going on the question that pops up is: Can Kamala Harris make it? Such anticipation and uncertainty are attributed to the counting of votes that are still being carried out in the US. Harris’s chances of winning depend substantially on her performance in strategic battleground states, notably the battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. All these states have tended to vote for the Democrats in previous elections and can be described as vital for any presidential candidate seeking the nation’s highest office.
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Currently, Trump outpaces her in this race as he has already secured North Carolina and leads in the battleground states of Georgia and Arizona. For Harris, attaining a majority of the three Rust Belt states is critical to achieving 270 electoral votes, which is a requirement. Losing just a single state or region of these 3 areas is detrimental to her likelihood of making it.
One factor that could alter the situation is the uncounted postal ballots. They are likely to favor Harris substantially because they come from Democrat-supporting regions. Many ballots remain uncounted, including in Pennsylvania where approximately 390,000 mail ballots remain unreturned. Based on her record, these are the votes that tend to be cast for Democrats and thus present a flicker of hope for Harris. If a large number of these ballots are found, they will be able to assist Harris push the elections in her favor. Time is also a factor that works against her. Trump has consolidated his base in the Republican heartlands of Texas and Ohio which makes it more difficult for Harris. She has to come out with a strong showing from these important Rust Belt states to offset Trump’s momentum.
Notwithstanding these challenges, Harris’s press team still maintains an optimistic view of her prospects. Her campaign regards her messaging on health care, social justice, and economic recovery as important to voters who really care about those issues. Currently, on the campaign, she has been focusing on Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin which are key states for any Democrat presidential candidate, in her last campaign push climax.
Waiting for the final outcome from these battlegrounds, it is obvious that Harris’s chance of winning is now based largely on favorable returns from mail-in ballots and strong back-up from cities. Should she be able to work her way around this politically tricky scenario while building up her support base in other regions, there might still be hope for her to win.
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The Final Countdown
In the end, it all boils down to this: Kamala Harris has many hurdles to cross in her race for the presidency but all is not lost. The next few days will be crucial as this interesting contest develops. Is she going to use this as an opportunity and become the first woman president of America?
