Anthony Scaramucci Flags Demographic Data Causing Jitters In Trump's Campaign, Calls Harris A 'Competent Steward Of The American Century'

As Vice President Kamala Harris takes centerstage following President Joe Biden quitting the 2024 race, former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci on Tuesday weighed in on how a matchup between her and the Republican nominee Donald Trump will likely pan out.

Trump’s Waning Advantage: Some of the ambitious Democrats didn’t want to throw in the hat after Biden’s decision to step aside, said Scaramucci in the recent episode of the Rest In Politics US podcast. This is despite Trump’s position weakening, he said. “Trump looks stronger than he did coming out of the convention, assassination attempt, some of that stuff was galvanizing but he’s weaker in other ways,” he said, adding that the former president is now the oldest candidate in the race.

“He has some of the declining faculties that come with age and I also think he has got a millstone around his neck in the name of [Sen.] J.D. Vance.“

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Potential VP Pick: Scaramucci said the Harris campaign will likely choose Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) as her running mate. “I believe that she will nominate him at the convention she’ll probably signal that before the convention,” he said.

Scaramucci, the founder of investment firm SkyBridge Capital, said the team may not go with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro but he expects the governor to be part of the campaign, possibly even part of Harris’ cabinet if she manages to win.

Harris’ Prospects: Scaramucci said there’s a lot of excitement around Harris but he wondered about her long-range skillset. The ex-White House aide highlighted a demographic trend that could be positive for the vice president. “We’re having a recirculation of our demography, older people are dying off, younger people are coming into the game; They’re making money now and so now they’re thinking about politicians more than they did when they were students,” he said.

Since the 2022 midterm elections, eight million have come into the game and 63% of them are hard Democrats, he said, adding that the Trump campaign is looking at this data and they’re worried about it.

While Harris may lose some of the white baby boomer blue-collar voters who adhered to Biden, she has this unbelievable opportunity to pick up these younger people coming in, he said. “It’s an exciting time for Democrats…. when they make bold decisions they do better.”

Now that they have their first Indian, African-American, South Asian presidential candidate, the Democrats can galvanize a lot of people and possibly pick up on this demography beyond the identity of her being younger and potentially becoming the first woman president, he added.

Delving on Harris’ advantages, Scaramucci said “first and foremost she is not Trump and secondly, she is a competent steward of the American century.”

“This is a woman that understands the importance of the NATO alliances, this is a woman that understands the need for the United States to check China but to also cooperate with China and this is a woman that understands….. that we need to repudiate totalitarianism around the world and autocracy,” he said.

Contrasting with Trump, he noted that “Trump is not necessarily for our allies, he’s willing to betray our allies and he’s willing to flatter and cohort with dictators.”

Scaramucci said people are going to find Harris appealing because she likes people, while Trump treats people like objects. “I think what happens is she rises to the occasion,” he said adding that the younger demography, the African-Americans and South Asians will gravitate toward her.

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