Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have adopted substantially different strategies in their dueling bids to win the 2024 presidential election, according to a number of prominent political scientists.
Thomas Gift, who heads up the Center on U.S. Politics at University College London, said the Republican candidate was “participating in more unscripted events” which he contrasted to Harris’ “refusing to take tough questions from the media.”
Harris replaced Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate shortly after the incumbent dropped out of the race in July amidst widespread concern over the 81-year-old’s age and mental acumen. A recent ActiVote poll gave Harris a 1.6 point lead over Trump, with 50.8 percent of the vote against his 49.2 percent, though this was within the margin of error and the Republican candidate could win with a minority of the vote thanks to the Electoral College system as he did in 2016.
Since becoming the Democrats‘ White …