The U.S. presidential election is a virtual dead heat in the polls for now. But the ground has shifted since President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance and the emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. She has secured enough delegates to win the nomination and re-energized her party.

Joining the discussion: 

• Niambi Carter is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.
• Joseph Williams served as a Senior Editor with U.S. News & World Report. 
• Eric Bolling is host of “The Eric Bolling Podcast.” 
• Rina Shah is a Political Strategist and Commentator.  

Vice President Kamala Harris cast herself as the underdog in the US presidential race and called her opponent Donald Trump 'just plain weird' https://t.co/ONad4xeKF0 pic.twitter.com/lzimJGH4Cv

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Delegates to the Democratic National Convention support the party moving forward to nominate Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate, interviews showed. There was also no consensus over whom she should pick as a running mate. https://t.co/GoYynpCSy0 pic.twitter.com/3i0TIZDC51

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 24, 2024