Polls at the moment are showing a dead heat between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump -- and Harris' own campaign believes that is an accurate representation of the state of the race.
A lengthy report from CNN brings word that Harris campaign staffers see the campaign as a "jump ball" at the moment, although they have a "jittery confidence" that they can push their candidate over the top in the final two weeks.
David Plouffe, who managed former President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and who is now a senior adviser to Harris, was clear-eyed about how close the race is right now.
“Historically, it would be unusual to have seven states come down to a point or less,” he said. “But I think at this point, you have to assume that’s a distinct possibility.”
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In the final two weeks, the campaign is "finalizing marquee, attention-grabbing events showcasing Harris, with symbolic backdrops aimed at driving home the message" that they believe will win the election.
What's more, Harris staffers have told CNN that they were never expecting a blowout victory like what many Democratic voters have hoped for, but rather have spent months planning to campaign in "a stable race that will be won on the margins and that will require a few big swings that some political insiders may see as desperate Hail Mary moves."
However, the campaign insists that these moves, which included Harris's interview with Fox News earlier this month, are calculated to drive news cycles in the home stretch.
“At some level, you just want to be the one to make the last argument to them as loudly as you possibly can,” one Democratic operative told CNN. “But this thing is going to be decided in the last week, I am SURE of it.”
