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The Election Was Never Close

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Then-Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Rawhide Event Space, in Chandler, Ariz., October 10, 2024.

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From almost the moment Joe Biden settled into the ejector seat that rocketed him into political oblivion, the race for the White House seemed like a competitive contest again.

Now that the truth can be told, however, Kamala Harris’s campaign adviser, David Plouffe, confessed that the tight public polling punctuated by even the occasional Harris lead didn’t match the campaign’s data.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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