Democratic strategist Aisha Mills explained why she thinks the energy surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign won’t slow down after former Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Va.) declared her “momentum will stall before November.”
Taylor, appearing on CNN’s edition of Erin Burnett OutFront on Wednesday, recalled leading in the polls prior to his 2020 election loss before reflecting on seeing Harris’ speech at the 2018 NAACP National Convention .
“She had no contact with that audience, it was very disappointing,” said Taylor, who claimed Harris would be the “next female Obama” at the time and thought she would not go anywhere as a presidential candidate after a “terrible event.” ” performance.
He continued: “And why I say that is, in my opinion, the more the American people and certainly the independents who are crucial, like you said, the more they see her in her own words, in her own videos. the more I think they will dislike her.”
In response, Mills couldn’t help but laugh at Taylor’s “comical” prediction about the Democratic candidate.
“This is the reality, right, the numbers don’t lie, we just saw them,” said Mills, who added that the “momentum is definitely on the Democrats’ side.”
She continued: “All Democrats may not even agree on this administration’s policy agenda, especially Republicans. However, the big idea here is that we share the same values of who we want to be as a nation, even if we don’t agree on every detail and that doesn’t become divisive.”
There is one increase in enthusiasm among Democrats heading into the 2024 race since Harris began her campaign last month, according to the findings of a new poll of registered voters released Wednesday.
A separate poll shows the Democratic candidate leading — or tied — with former President Donald Trump in six of the seven battleground states. according to a survey from the Cook Political Report Swing State Project.
Mills said Democrats who may be torn on their policies won’t “suddenly” cause Harris to lose support, but it will remind party members that they are “greater than the sum of their parts.”