Harris campaign describes Kamala as an 'underdog' against Trump

As the polls shift in the lead-up to the November election, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz seem to already be setting expectations for the results of the election.

According to the Washington Examiner, in a new memo, the Harris-Walz campaign describes itself as the "clear underdog" in the race.

The new language is interesting, especially given that the energy and hype -- which was mostly manufactured -- around her coronation and the convention has begun fading.

Harris campaign chairwoman Jen O’Malley Dillon penned the latest memo.

She wrote about Trump's "motivated base of support," and his latest favorability numbers, even admitting that he'll be a "formidable" opponent in the upcoming debate.

“Donald Trump has a motivated base of support, with more support and higher favorability than he has had at any point since 2020,” Dillon wrote.

“In just a few short days, Vice President Harris will face Trump on the debate stage, where we expect him to be a formidable opponent. In 2020, the election came down to about 40,000 votes across the battleground states. This November, we anticipate margins to be similarly razor-thin," she added.

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She went on to write that thanks to Harris' "diverse coalition" of supporters, she has the best chance at winning.

“The difference maker will be which campaign has the candidate, the infrastructure, and the grit capable of expanding their support to build the type of broad, diverse coalition that wins elections,” Dillon wrote.

“Every day, Vice President Harris proves she is that candidate," she continued.

The Examiner noted:

Since replacing President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket on July 21, Harris has pulled ahead in the RealClearPolitics polling average and in the site’s swing state prediction map, which has her taking exactly 270 Electoral College votes to Trump’s 268.

She turned the focus onto beating Trump, noting that it will take an "extraordinary amount of work" to make that happen in November.

“This race will remain incredibly close, and the voters who will decide this election will require an extraordinary amount of work to win over,” the memo concludes. “But we have the candidate, message, and operation that brings Americans together to chart a new way forward, so we can once again defeat Donald Trump.”