It would be a worst-case scenario for Vice President Kamala Harris if the economy starts to fall into a recession, a possibility that has recently received more attention.
While most economists still think a recession is unlikely, a lackluster employment report for July, which saw unemployment ticking up for the fourth month in a row, plus a massive stock sell-off on Monday is raising concerns that the economy may quickly turn south. Such a downturn would be a political bunker buster for the Harris campaign, which has gained steam in recent days.
“If this isn’t just a blip and becomes a broader and more severe economic problem, I think it dooms Harris,” Jason Roe, a veteran Republican consultant, told the Washington Examiner on Monday.
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