Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair of the Harris-Waltz campaign, said Sunday he was optimistic that Vice President Harris could win Georgia in the November general election.
“I really believe we have a chance to win Georgia,” Landrieu said in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.”
“They’re going to have a very tough fight there, and we’re going to make Donald Trump defend every inch of ground in the United States,” he continued.
When asked in an interview, Landrieu said the campaign was “100 percent” focused on winning Georgia.
“They were focused on Georgia and now they have new energy as the vice president takes over,” Landrieu said, referring to the moment when President Biden stepped down and Harris emerged as the party’s presumptive nominee.
“You know, Senator Warnock gave a great speech at the convention, Senator Ossoff is there, Lucy McBath and many others are there,” he continued, referring to the Democrats who represent Georgia in the U.S. Congress.
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are scheduled to travel to Georgia next week, likely to be the closest state in the election.
Of all the battleground states Harris is competing in, her head-to-head performance against former President Trump in Georgia is her worst.
In Georgia, The Hill/Decision Desk polling average gives Trump a 2.7 percentage point lead over Harris, 49.2 percent to 46.5 percent, significantly worse than the national average, which gives Harris a 3.6 percentage point lead over Trump, 49.5 percent to 45.9 percent.
Trump also leads Harris in Nevada, but only by one point, 47.3% to 46.3%. In Arizona, the two candidates are nearly neck and neck, with Trump at 47.3% and Harris at 47.2%.
Meanwhile, Harris leads Trump by 1.9 points in Michigan, 48.3% to 46.4%, she leads Trump by 1.1 points in North Carolina, 48% to 46.9%, she leads Trump by 0.9 points in Pennsylvania, 48.4% to 47.5%, and she leads Trump by 3.3 points in Wisconsin, 49.5% to 46.2%.
President Biden defeated President Trump by a very narrow margin in Georgia in 2020, and President Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Georgia in 2016.
