Shifting Campaign Strategies

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Although Election Day is more than three weeks away, early voting is already under way in many states. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are ramping up their efforts to win over undecided and unlikely voters, especially in key swing states. On Washington Week With The Atlantic, panelists discuss the candidates’ latest campaign efforts—and how voters are reacting.

This week, Democratic heavy hitters—including former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton—took to the campaign trail for Harris. But some members of the party have raised concerns that Harris’s popularity may have plateaued in what stands to be the final stretch of the race.

Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign is taking what some have called an unconventional approach, as he holds rallies in what are considered solidly blue states. For Trump, who has traveled to such states as Colorado and New York, campaigning in these areas has become a way to highlight failed Democratic policies.

Joining the guest moderator and political correspondent at PBS NewsHour Lisa Desjardins to discuss the candidates’ shifting campaign strategies and more: Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent at Reuters; Jessica Taylor, a Senate and governors editor at The Cook Political Report; Saleha Mohsin, a senior Washington correspondent for Bloomberg; and Ashley Parker, a senior national political correspondent at The Washington Post.

Watch the full episode here.