Keller: Is New Hampshire Still A Battleground State For Trump, Harris?

By Jon Keller, CBS Boston

September 4, 2024

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global.

BOSTON - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to campaign in New Hampshire on Wednesday. When she hits the Seacoast, she'll find a political terrain that has changed dramatically over the summer as campaigns hit the post-Labor Day "home stretch."

While support for President Joe Biden collapsed after his disastrous debate performance, there was a dramatic U-turn after the switch to Harris, who has wiped out former President Trump's advantage and surged into a commanding lead of her own.

"A lot of people speculate that Harris's numbers right now are the result of a 'honeymoon,'" said Neil Levesque, executive director of the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College. "But for those of us who've been married a long time, I wish my honeymoon lasted as long as hers is."

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