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Strategic Deception

Stuart Stevens writes, "At the moment, this is the Harris-Walz’s campaign to lose, and they seem to have no intention of letting Trump back into the race."
Published:September 5, 2024
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By Stuart Stevens

There’s an element of strategic deception in every good presidential campaign. The Harris-Walz campaign is good. Right now, the campaign is spending time and resources campaigning in states they don’t need to win to reach 270 but in doing so, they are forcing the Trump campaign to s...

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