The GOP’s Secret Weapon: Kamala Harris.

Back in 2008, about a month before the election, my wife and I found ourselves eating dinner in a restaurant in Point Pleasant, NJ. In the next booth were two older couples, white Republican types (you can spot them every time) who were talking about the election.

They all liked McCain and wanted him to win. But they also voiced serious reservations about Sarah Palin, and they couldn’t understand why someone like John McCain would put her on the ticket just below him.

I listened to this conversation for a couple of minutes and then said to my wife, “Obama’s going to win.” Why was I such a clairvoyant? Because the attitudes I was hearing from the next booth told me that these four people might not bother to show up and vote. And everyone who was voting for Obama was going to show up.

I see the same thing happening right now with Joe. Granted, it’s still early in the campaign. Granted, we don’t yet know who will be at the top of the ticket for the GOP. Granted the approval polls for Joe are pretty bad, but the approval polls for Trump are even worse.

On the other hand, even though the polls for Kamala only show a four-point negative gap, which is much better than the polls for either Trump or Joe, the lack of support for Kamala could be used by the GOP for a very effective whispering campaign.