Sarah is absolutely correct. When I talk to actual voters who chose Trump over Harris, you know what never comes up? Liz Cheney. You know what does? They thought Harris was a weak candidate and too far to the left. Many genuinely believed Harris was the bigger risk to democracy, not Trump. Harris was saddled with all the baggage of the Biden administration. From downplaying the border crisis to insisting the economy was doing great while Americans felt otherwise, voters were frustrated and she failed to convince them she represented anything different. To be fair to Harris, she was dealt a pretty shitty hand. Biden never should have run for reelection in the first place. His decision denied Democrats the opportunity to have a competitive primary that could have produced a stronger nominee, or at the very least, given Harris more time to define herself, distance herself from Biden’s failures, and make a compelling case to voters. But blaming one day of campaigning with Liz Cheney for Harris’s loss is a convenient way to avoid confronting the much bigger problems Democrats had with their candidate, their messaging, and their ability to connect with voters.