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I still remember that more than a month ago, the gunshots in Pennsylvania gave the Republican presidential candidate Trump hope of "being guaranteed to win the White House". Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long, and Harris, who "came out" halfway, reversed the election situation.

Are Trump and his team a bit panicked? According to Cankao Xiaoxi, citing US media reports, recently, former US President Trump responded to US President Biden's withdrawal from the election and US Vice President Harris's participation in the election. Trump said that he was about to defeat Biden, but Harris came up again, which was actually very unfair.

The prospects of Trump returning to the White House are far less bright than they were in July.

As Harris's election prospects improved, Trump finally realized that this was not a good thing for him, and even very unfair. He changed his previous confident tone and complained that the Democrats were "playing fast and loose", saying "I have to go one against two, it's so unfair, this has never happened before."

Although it was a somewhat exaggerated performance, Trump also stated some facts - Trump's previous campaign funds were all spent on attacking Biden, but Biden slipped away and the previous money was wasted.

According to a report by Politico on August 24, a person familiar with the matter revealed that Trump privately admitted that he might lose the election in November if he did not significantly change his campaign strategy. Therefore, the former US president also lowered his status and wooed Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia, whom he had publicly criticized.

Politico also said that Harris's leading poll data and the positive coverage of her candidacy by the US media "have made Trump and his team worried."

Therefore, Trump's team began to discuss how to expand his appeal to voters and how to strengthen the support of his allies. The frequent activities launched in the past period of time are also to keep Trump busy. After all, there are reports that Trump "is not as hard-working as Harris in the campaign."

Although this annoys Trump, it is true. Several former Trump aides have said that the former US president used to like to keep a relatively relaxed schedule in August, spending time with his family and playing golf. Now that the election is so intense, Trump's aides obviously don't want to see him getting angry watching the Democratic National Convention every night, or playing golf every day and being unhappy, and would rather keep him busy.

On August 21, 2024, local time, in North Carolina, the United States, former US President Trump and his running mate Vance held an outdoor campaign rally, with bulletproof glass installed on the podium for protection. Photo: IC

Although Trump was unhappy, he also said that he would "continue to work hard to find a foothold in a changed campaign." However, in public events, Trump often deviated from the policy themes arranged by his team that day and began to attack the Democratic camp. For example, on the 23rd, he called the speeches of the Obamas at the Democratic National Convention "very vicious."

On August 23, 2024, local time, in Glendale, Arizona, the United States, former US President Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. attended a campaign rally together. On the same day, US independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. announced that he would suspend his campaign and support the Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump. Photo: IC

Of course, there is also good news for Trump - Trump has received the "endorsement" of Kennedy Jr. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate for the 2024 US presidential election, announced on the 23rd that he would suspend his campaign and support the Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump.

Let’s look at Harris.

The Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois from the 19th to the 22nd. In her speech on the 22nd, Harris elaborated on the political platform and policy proposals of the Democratic Party. She promised to create jobs, defend women's abortion rights, reform the immigration system and reduce medical and housing prices.

On August 22, 2024, local time, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., U.S. Vice President Harris attended the Democratic National Convention and formally accepted the nomination of the Democratic presidential candidate for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Photo: IC

Harris also launched a lengthy attack on Trump, saying that if Trump returns to the White House, he will use presidential power to protect his own interests rather than improve the lives of the American people. Trump hit back on social media that night, saying that Harris had accomplished nothing during her tenure as vice president and represented "incompetence" and "weakness."

Some American political analysts believe that Harris's replacement of President Biden, who announced his withdrawal from the race, against Trump "reset and reshaped" this year's election. David Axelrod, a well-known American political scientist, believes that Harris and Trump will engage in a "fight" that will last until the end.

Judging from national polls, Harris has lived up to the Democrats' expectations of her. According to data from the polling agency FiveThirtyEight, from July 24 to August 14, Harris's national average poll has been ahead of Trump, and her lead is expanding. Harris is currently 2.5 percentage points ahead of Trump.

Data from RealClearPolling, another US polling agency, showed that from July 27 to August 12, Harris led Trump by 0.9 percentage points with an average poll approval rating of 47.9%. Trump's average poll approval rating during this period was 47%.

In addition, Harris' campaign team said last Sunday that since Biden dropped out of the race and she took over the campaign, in just over a month, she has raised an astonishing $540 million, making her money-making faster than Trump.

Some analysts believe that Harris currently faces two tasks: one is to convince voters that she can defeat Trump, and the other is to prove her ability to lead the Democratic Party and bridge the differences within the party.

According to relevant reports, American voters this year are particularly concerned about economic issues such as inflation, taxation, employment, government spending, as well as immigration, border security, and abortion rights. On some of these issues, Harris and Trump hold very different policy positions, and are simply in "different worlds." Halifu Osumare, professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, said the differences between the two are a microcosm of the country's divisions.

Let’s wait and see who will win the 2024 US election.