Turf Wars Roil the Harris Campaign in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, the consensus among various media dispatches — reports from the ostensibly neutral press, the center-right press, and the far-left press – is that Kamala Harris’s campaign has an organizational leg up on the Republican nominee’s electoral apparatus.

“Operatives in both parties say Republicans are behind Democrats on their voter turnout efforts,” the Dispatch’s Michael Warren, David M. Drucker, and Charles Hilu reported last week. The Harris camp has the edge on the number of volunteers and canvassers in the state, and it has an administrative advantage over the Trump camp insofar as it has not largely outsourced its voter-contact operation to other groups. As of September, the vice president’s campaign had more than 350 full-time staffers in the state to the Trump campaign’s 50, and it had opened more than 50 field offices to its opponent’s two dozen.

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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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In Pennsylvania, the consensus among various media dispatches — reports from the ostensibly neutral press, the center-right press, and the far-left press – is that Kamala Harris’s campaign has an organizational leg up on the Republican nominee’s electoral apparatus.

“Operatives in both parties say Republicans are behind Democrats on their voter turnout efforts,” the Dispatch’s Michael Warren, David M. Drucker, and Charles Hilu reported last week. The Harris camp has the edge on the number of volunteers and canvassers in the state, and it has an administrative advantage over the Trump camp insofar as it has not largely outsourced its voter-contact operation to other groups. As of September, the vice president’s campaign had more than 350 full-time staffers in the state to the Trump campaign’s 50, and it had opened more than 50 field offices to its opponent’s two dozen.

About the Author

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.