CNN’s John King on Kamala Running Behind Biden: ‘Is It Racism? Is It Sexism?’

KING You re looking ░░░░░░░░ the map we re ░░░░░░░░ We re just trying ░░░░░░░░ see The only question ░░░░░░░░ is well the first ░░░░░░░░ is can the vice ░░░░░░░░ win Pennsylvania If she ░░░░░░░░ not Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ next president of the ░░░░░░░░ States And then from ░░░░░░░░ if she wins Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ Trump still has other ░░░░░░░░ to 270 So for ░░░░░░░░ vice president your priority ░░░░░░░░ here You ll notice ░░░░░░░░ three of those states ░░░░░░░░ red That s the ░░░░░░░░ called blue wall The ░░░░░░░░ wall is ruby red ░░░░░░░░ the moment not done ░░░░░░░░ the vote Let s ░░░░░░░░ around and wander through ░░░░░░░░ Starting with your home ░░░░░░░░ the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ key thing here these ░░░░░░░░ close battleground states Look ░░░░░░░░ the size of Donald ░░░░░░░░ s lead as we ░░░░░░░░ through them Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ this by 80 000 ░░░░░░░░ change Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ with 93 of the ░░░░░░░░ in by 219 000 ░░░░░░░░ plus That s hard ░░░░░░░░ overcome When you re ░░░░░░░░ 93 and statewide so ░░░░░░░░ you re getting 48 ░░░░░░░░ you round that up ░░░░░░░░ the math at home ░░░░░░░░ has to get well ░░░░░░░░ excess of that hugely ░░░░░░░░ excess when you re ░░░░░░░░ 93 to have a ░░░░░░░░ to catch up hugely ░░░░░░░░ overperform where she has ░░░░░░░░ throughout the night Miracles ░░░░░░░░ So you look here ░░░░░░░░ Philadelphia You come here ░░░░░░░░ gets pretty stunning when ░░░░░░░░ go through it county ░░░░░░░░ county We re not ░░░░░░░░ the final results Maybe ░░░░░░░░ end will look a ░░░░░░░░ bit better than this ░░░░░░░░ the vice president will ░░░░░░░░ back But you look ░░░░░░░░ here Donald Trump getting ░░░░░░░░ in Philadelphia the vice ░░░░░░░░ getting 78 you go ░░░░░░░░ when Joe Biden won ░░░░░░░░ state Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ 18 the president was ░░░░░░░░ 81 You re seeing ░░░░░░░░ over and over again ░░░░░░░░ go out to Bucks ░░░░░░░░ here Joe Biden at ░░░░░░░░ if you round that ░░░░░░░░ Trump at 47 four ░░░░░░░░ ago You come back ░░░░░░░░ I said early in ░░░░░░░░ night if this stays ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump will win ░░░░░░░░ Commonwealth Pennsylvania It s ░░░░░░░░ red It s not ░░░░░░░░ but it s still ░░░░░░░░ This is the blue ░░░░░░░░ suburban area your cops ░░░░░░░░ firefighters move out of ░░░░░░░░ city to get a ░░░░░░░░ house with a patch ░░░░░░░░ grass It gets a ░░░░░░░░ bit bigger out here ░░░░░░░░ you move out Look ░░░░░░░░ this She s at ░░░░░░░░ 49 if you round ░░░░░░░░ out president of the ░░░░░░░░ States got 52 Again ░░░░░░░░ s a very competitive ░░░░░░░░ county but to win ░░░░░░░░ you want to be ░░░░░░░░ the top end in ░░░░░░░░ County and at the ░░░░░░░░ the vice president is ░░░░░░░░ the losing end Then ░░░░░░░░ move over here to ░░░░░░░░ County both candidates there ░░░░░░░░ the final days because ░░░░░░░░ the Madison Square Garden ░░░░░░░░ the debate about is ░░░░░░░░ going to lose the ░░░░░░░░ Rican vote the Latino ░░░░░░░░ because of this Well ░░░░░░░░ the moment Harris 95 ░░░░░░░░ a lot of room ░░░░░░░░ this to change 51 ░░░░░░░░ the vice president she ░░░░░░░░ winning the county But ░░░░░░░░ s not winning the ░░░░░░░░ again look at Joe ░░░░░░░░ Now this is Joe ░░░░░░░░ s birth state he ░░░░░░░░ a home field advantage ░░░░░░░░ it was in a ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was at ░░░░░░░░ weakest I guess you ░░░░░░░░ come out of that ░░░░░░░░ you can rationalize it ░░░░░░░░ but we do the ░░░░░░░░ here And the math ░░░░░░░░ that she s running ░░░░░░░░ That s 53 for ░░░░░░░░ president and once again ░░░░░░░░ vice president So it ░░░░░░░░ be a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about blue collar workers ░░░░░░░░ it sexism Is it ░░░░░░░░ Is it because she ░░░░░░░░ t break with Biden ░░░░░░░░ cost of living issues ░░░░░░░░ will be the conversation ░░░░░░░░ this map continues So ░░░░░░░░ come back out again ░░░░░░░░ you look here s ░░░░░░░░ place This is Trump ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania Luzerne County but ░░░░░░░░ always look at the ░░░░░░░░ where the other guy ░░░░░░░░ winning or the other ░░░░░░░░ is winning you just ░░░░░░░░ to cut into their ░░░░░░░░ in a close battleground ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump at 60 ░░░░░░░░ vice president at 39 ░░░░░░░░ come back here Joe ░░░░░░░░ at 42 That s ░░░░░░░░ difference the margins within ░░░░░░░░ of these places And ░░░░░░░░ where you re losing ░░░░░░░░ have to improve your ░░░░░░░░ When you re winning ░░░░░░░░ them up When you ░░░░░░░░ losing try to cut ░░░░░░░░ other guy s margins ░░░░░░░░ She simply has failed ░░░░░░░░ do that across the ░░░░░░░░ of Pennsylvania I could ░░░░░░░░ on but the point ░░░░░░░░ the point Then there ░░░░░░░░ this Again in a ░░░░░░░░ state like this a ░░░░░░░░ state like this this ░░░░░░░░ just Trump country 70 ░░░░░░░░ 51 there A little ░░░░░░░░ more competitive but 75 ░░░░░░░░ 73 there That s ░░░░░░░░ he does it And ░░░░░░░░ have to combat that ░░░░░░░░ contrast that Even in ░░░░░░░░ counties in most of ░░░░░░░░ Harris not matching where ░░░░░░░░ president was That s ░░░░░░░░ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania You ░░░░░░░░ at the popular vote ░░░░░░░░ you come on out ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump lost the ░░░░░░░░ vote twice Even when ░░░░░░░░ won the presidency in ░░░░░░░░ he lost the popular ░░░░░░░░ lost it by more ░░░░░░░░ 7 million votes four ░░░░░░░░ ago At the moment ░░░░░░░░ lot of votes to ░░░░░░░░ counted at the moment ░░░░░░░░ s 5 million votes ░░░░░░░░ in the popular vote ░░░░░░░░ you know Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ like that trophy In ░░░░░░░░ to winning 270 electoral ░░░░░░░░ which he s not ░░░░░░░░ yet he s on ░░░░░░░░ path to it but ░░░░░░░░ s not there yet ░░░░░░░░ would love that trophy ░░░░░░░░ ll see if he ░░░░░░░░ it Michigan we re ░░░░░░░░ to 67 now this ░░░░░░░░ been a slow walk ░░░░░░░░ re up to 67 ░░░░░░░░ again 154 000 votes ░░░░░░░░ the president four years ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s lead ░░░░░░░░ well in excess of ░░░░░░░░ 224 000 votes We ░░░░░░░░ at 67 so there ░░░░░░░░ more votes out A ░░░░░░░░ of it is right ░░░░░░░░ This is essentially it ░░░░░░░░ like I said Philadelphia ░░░░░░░░ the vice president will ░░░░░░░░ some improbable mathematical comeback ░░░░░░░░ the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ must be based in ░░░░░░░░ That s where the ░░░░░░░░ people live that s ░░░░░░░░ the most votes are ░░░░░░░░ The same for the ░░░░░░░░ president here in Michigan ░░░░░░░░ 32 in Wayne County ░░░░░░░░ this will be the ░░░░░░░░ If we get to ░░░░░░░░ finish line and the ░░░░░░░░ is as it is ░░░░░░░░ get Donald Trump at ░░░░░░░░ in Wayne County That ░░░░░░░░ Detroit and the suburbs ░░░░░░░░ Detroit 30 in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ in 2024 Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a 10 point gain ░░░░░░░░ Detroit That s Detroit ░░░░░░░░ s Dearborn that s ░░░░░░░░ that s Wayne auto ░░░░░░░░ autoworkers here inner city ░░░░░░░░ here That will be ░░░░░░░░ giant conversation in the ░░░░░░░░ Party now much like ░░░░░░░░ was in the late ░░░░░░░░ when Ronald Reagan flipped ░░░░░░░░ County from blue to ░░░░░░░░ Trump has flipped it ░░░░░░░░ You see Trump at ░░░░░░░░ 58 if you want ░░░░░░░░ round that up Again ░░░░░░░░ will be the conversation ░░░░░░░░ if this race continues ░░░░░░░░ it s looking right ░░░░░░░░ 41 for the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Macomb County 45 for ░░░░░░░░ Biden four years ago ░░░░░░░░ pick your challenge black ░░░░░░░░ in the urban area ░░░░░░░░ in general blue collar ░░░░░░░░ in places like Macomb ░░░░░░░░ blue collar voters in ░░░░░░░░ like Luzerne County or ░░░░░░░░ County we can keep ░░░░░░░░ on She s underperforming ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden was four ░░░░░░░░ ago There can be ░░░░░░░░ reasons for that I ░░░░░░░░ say one of them ░░░░░░░░ a very effective Trump ░░░░░░░░ what she said on ░░░░░░░░ View when they asked ░░░░░░░░ What would you change ░░░░░░░░ said Not a thing ░░░░░░░░ campaign Trump himself flawed ░░░░░░░░ although people will say ░░░░░░░░ all said he was ░░░░░░░░ flawed candidate this looks ░░░░░░░░ impressive But Trump s ░░░░░░░░ the ad messaging the ░░░░░░░░ of living thing where ░░░░░░░░ said Not a thing ░░░░░░░░ tried to amend that ░░░░░░░░ later but they turned ░░░░░░░░ around pretty quickly.”