How Harris’ rise has made 'pathetic' Trump 'revert to his feral ways': conservative

12 August 2024

Before President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, some Democratic strategists feared that major infighting could occur within their party.

But Democratic leaders quickly coalesced around Harris, whose presidential campaign has brought in hundreds of millions of dollars in donations. The vice president, now her party's official nominee, has been holding huge rallies and has small single-digit leads over GOP nominee Donald Trump in many of the polls released in early August.

Never Trump conservative Peter Wehner, in an article published by The Atlantic on August 12, emphasizes that the success of Harris' campaign is infuriating Trump.

"Trump, enraged and rattled, is reverting to his feral ways," Wehner observes. "We see it in his preposterous claim that Harris' crowds, which are both noticeably larger and far more enthusiastic than his own, are AI-generated; in his resentful attacks against the popular Republican governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, and his wife, because Kemp didn't aid Trump in his effort to overthrow the election; and in his attack on Harris' racial identity."

Wehner continues, "At precisely the moment when Trump needs to elevate his performance, to the degree that such a thing is even possible, he's gone back to his most natural state: erratic, crazed, transgressive, self-indulgent, and enraged."

The Never Trumper notes that so far, Harris has run a very disciplined presidential campaign —much to Trump's chagrin.

"The data are pretty clear: Harris has electrified the Democratic Party," Wehner observes. "A Wall Street Journal survey found that 93 percent of Democrats now support her…. The whole landscape of the campaign has been transformed."

Wehner adds, "The rise of Harris instantly cast Trump in a new light. He formerly seemed more ominous and threatening, which, whatever its political drawbacks, signaled strength; now, he seems not just old but low-energy, stale, even pathetic. He has become the political version of Fat Elvis."

Peter Wehner's full article is available at this link (subscription required).

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