(NewsNation) — Kamala Harris has enjoyed a relatively smooth entry into the 2024 election cycle but greater challenges await.
Harris officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president in what Democrats are labeling as a historic moment.
Despite the positive press Harris has largely received, she has rarely gone off-script in the four weeks she has been the Democratic Party’s frontrunner.
With just 74 days left until Election Day, Harris is working on a compressed timeline compared to her opponent, former President Donald Trump.
Not only does Harris need to reintroduce herself to the American public, but she must firm up some of those presidential policies; something Trump has harshly criticized her for not already doing up to this point.
Thursday night’s primetime DNC address was perhaps the most important speech of her young candidacy to date. Critics will point out that she still hasn’t sat down for a tough one-on-one interview, though that is scheduled to occur by August’s end.
Flip-flopping on a number of key issues has also been a critique point, but on Thursday, Harris provided some clarity on her position on hot-button topics.
Although, her strategy up to this point has been to ride a wave of positive momentum, pushing herself as a candidate with character who will continue to fight for the American people.
“I will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations, a president who leads and listens, who is realistic, practical and has common sense and always fights for the American people,” Harris said during her DNC speech.
“From the courthouse to the White House that has been my life’s work.”
As in every election year, a lot of the messaging from both sides tends to take the form of attack ads. According to media tracker Ad Impact, Republicans are on pace to spend somewhere around $120 million on TV advertising.
The Democrats are slated to spend over double that; with approximately $270 million to be spent in the remaining 73 days.
