By DUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
McALLEN, Texas |...Democrats are preparing a monster advertising blitz ahead of the November 5th election, beginning a whopping $370 million media outlay on Labor Day. It eclipses previous spending by any party in any political campaign.
Presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her VEEP running mate Tim Walz open the party's national convention Monday in Chicago, buoyed by recent showings in national polls that have her ahead of troubled Republican Donald J. Trump.
And Republicans are worried. Openly.
The energy Harris evident since President Joe Biden dropped out last month is spreading to down-ballot races.
The news website Politico reported Saturday that Democrats in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are feeling especially bullish about their chances in November thanks to the momentum Harris has been providing with her ascendancy.
While House Democrats in battleground districts were hesitant about tying their brands to Biden, they're now reportedly vying to have the opportunity to stump with her as they hit the home stretch of their own respective campaigns.
Republican Speaker of The House Mike Johnson labeled it an "ominous" development.
It's been a steady rise for the Harris/Walz ticket, while Republicans see their candidates - Trump and Ohio Junior Senator J.D. Vance - stuck as if in mud. They can't get any sort of edge on Harris/Walz lately.
It's still a dogfight, but it says something when Republicans admit a dramatic change for the worse in their Election Day fortunes.
President Joe Biden is the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention tomorrow night. The four-day gathering will also feature speeches by stalwarts such as former President Barack Obama and both Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The continuing Harris/Walz surge is also expected to see a positive bump in the polls coming after the convention.
Harris/Walz listed ahead in polls taken in crucial states Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona.
In a shocker, Democrats in Florida insist their state is in play...
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