(#5690) The voting starts in 20 days in Minnesota and South Dakota

      It is coming to us in just less than 3 weeks. After Minnesota and South Dakota the very next day Mississippi, Vermont, and Virginia are voting in the early voting phase. Once those votes are cast the next 46 to 45 days will not matter to them. So what happens within these next 20 days will be the final consideration by those who vote early. What is on tap for the next 20 days? Well on the 6th of September the next monthly jobs report comes out. I expect that it will be a positive report for the Biden administration because he has the controls in place that have encouraged positive job growth for several years.
     The next big event will be the debate on September 10th. This may be the final occasion that many will settle their minds for deciding on whom to cast their vote. I didn't watch the debate with President Biden and trump but I expect that Vice President Harris will have a different strategy and vigorous energy. On the policies the democratic platform is solid and favorable to the working middle poor class. With republicans, trump is on track to reduce taxes for the wealthy and make stuff up that he thinks makes him look good. It will be difficult for him because he doesn't have a solid foundation for his falsehoods to be believable.
     On September 20th the early voting begins so what is left after the August jobs report and the debate to sway undecided early voters? Not much except the candidates themselves out on the campaign trail. What is important for the moment is which candidate is trending upwards above the other. We know that Vice President Harris is that candidate and if she can keep the pressure on trump with positive poll numbers trump will do things that hurt himself and republicans down ballot. We know that trump is self centered and must be at the center of attention. That will be his undoing over the next 20 days.