Morning Jolt: Kamala Harris’s High Presidential Odds

On the menu today: I began this morning by contemplating the question of which figure was most likely to shape the future of Ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin came first to mind, of course, and then President Joe Biden. But beyond 2025, the person who is most likely to be shaping U.S. policy on this conflict, and everything else, is Vice President Kamala Harris. Right now, Donald Trump is beating Ron DeSantis, and Joe Biden is beating Donald Trump despite barely hanging on to the ability to perform his duties at age 80. This is a recipe for a President Harris to end up calling the shots in the coming years, and considering the consequences, it is remarkably under-discussed.

The Real Presidential Favorite

Right now, Donald Trump looks like a considerable favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination, with slightly more than half of GOP-leaning voters eager to nominate him again, and the other slightly less than half split among the rest of the field. Yes, Ron DeSantis has the largest chunk of that minority, but he's well behind Trump and has a lot of work to do to regain momentum, ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 20 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 20 2023 Kamala Harris's High Presidential Odds On the menu today: I began this morning by contemplating the question of which figure was most likely to shape the future of Ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin came first to mind, of course, and then President Joe Biden. But beyond 2025, the person who is most likely to be shaping U.S. policy on this conflict, and everything else, is Vice President Kamala Harris. Right now, Donald Trump is beating Ron DeSantis, and Joe Biden is beating Donald Trump despite barely hanging on to the ability to perform his duties at age 80. This is a recipe for a President Harris to end up calling the shots in the coming years, and considering the consequences, it is remarkably under-discussed. The Real Presidential Favorite Right now, Donald Trump looks like a considerable favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination, with slightly more than half of GOP-leaning voters eager to nominate him again, and the other slightly less than half split among the rest of the field. Yes, Ron DeSantis has the largest chunk of that minority, but he's well behind Trump and has a lot of work to do to regain momentum, ...   READ MORE

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