Why "playing it safe" is dangerous for Harris, Dems

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Harris and Walz were clearly winning when they went after Trump aggressively this summer, political scientist M. Steven Fish tells Salon. But the current strategy of excessive caution could mean disaster: "What matters most," Fish says, "is that Harris and Walz stay on offensive against Trump while offering dramatic narratives of their own lives and careers, including times when they won big, fell short or changed their minds due to their own deeply-held values." [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRo-grEP0RLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjQvMTAvMjIvd2h5LXBsYXlpbmctaXQtc2FmZS1jb3VsZC1sZWFkLXRvLWRpc2FzdGVyVwNzcGNCCmcSx4UXZ-_VIyNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). Trump "playing dress-up" at McDonald's can't hide his contempt for low-wage workers The ex-president's "brief stunt" at Mickey D's, writes Ashlie D. Stevens, "took place in a closed restaurant with drive-thru customers pre-screened by his campaign for security," and reflects Trump's obsession with Kamala Harris' actual experience as a fast-food worker. [Read more.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRo-grEP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvazRwdWwzeTdsei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9MXk5NHY0NGw3aCZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpnEseFF2fv1SMjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRo-grEP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGR1dGFydmRtdS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9MXk5NHY0NGw3aCZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpnEseFF2fv1SMjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and support this work. Up Next ... - Is Trump getting overconfident in his final campaign push? 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