I think the big issue is that Harris knows she’s making empty promises and doesn’t like to do that. She also know that the problems were in fact caused by the policies made 4 years ago.
Trump knows he’s making empty promises but doesn’t give a shit as long as it wins him the presidency, he’ll wing it all later, and people won’t remember that he didn’t keep his promises because they only care that he said he would try.
It was something about people remembering how you made them feel, instead of exactly what you did.
This is the key: if Harris makes empty promises and doesn't deliver them, the left won't vote for her again or vote for a 3rd party. Arguably that already happened with the millions of Biden voters that stayed home and didn't vote for her because they believed they wasn't effective enough as an administration.
If Trump makes empty promises, and doesn't deliver on them, nobody cares. They'll still come to vote for him to spite the dems.
The right splinters in public (many turned on Trump 2020-2024) but unites in the voting booth.
The left splinters in public AND in the voting booth.
I had sincerely hoped that the reason Trump was going to lose this year is too many people are tired of his b.s. and would simply not be radicalized enough to come out and vote at all - even if they thought Harris was trash.
Trump knows he’s making empty promises but doesn’t give a shit as long as it wins him the presidency, he’ll wing it all later, and people won’t remember that he didn’t keep his promises because they only care that he said he would try.
It was something about people remembering how you made them feel, instead of exactly what you did.