“We’re on Track to Win a Very Close Election”: Harris Campaign Chair Releases Video to Rally Supporters Ahead of Election Day

With Election Day just a week away, Jen O’Malley Dillon, chair of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, released a video urging supporters to stay motivated and channel any anxiety into action. This rare, candid update from O’Malley Dillon has quickly gone viral, amassing nearly 400,000 views within the first 90 minutes on social media platform X.

In her message, O’Malley Dillon reassures the Democratic base. “We’re on track to win a very close election,” she says, noting that while the campaign feels confident, “we still have a lot of work to do.” Acknowledging the nerves many supporters feel, she adds, “I know you’re anxious…and it’s okay to be worried, but what we can do for you is help you channel that anxiety into helping us in this campaign.”

She encourages supporters to take action, from door-knocking to making phone calls, to help make a tangible difference. The three-and-a-half-minute “campaign update” also offers insights into the campaign’s strategy and outlook. O’Malley Dillon, who served as campaign manager for President Joe Biden in both 2020 and 2024, highlights the multiple paths the Harris campaign sees toward securing the necessary 270 electoral votes, describing it as a “margin of error race.”

Newsweek reported, She emphasized key states like the traditional “blue wall” (Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania) and the Sun Belt (Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina), all of which are in play. “Every week, we monitor our numbers, we monitor the work that’s happening, and we’re seeing growing enthusiasm,” she said. Addressing early voting trends, O’Malley Dillon noted that Republicans, who historically haven’t embraced early voting, are showing up early this year—a shift attributed to the Republican National Committee’s encouragement and occasional prodding by Donald Trump.

However, she downplayed the significance of this trend, saying, “We are seeing Republicans voting early, but these are Republicans that are gonna vote no matter what.” By contrast, she emphasized that Democratic early voters are often “lower propensity voters,” or those less likely to vote in every election, indicating that these early votes are particularly meaningful.

O’Malley Dillon also addressed undecided voters, asserting that they are leaning toward Harris over Trump. Recent polling data supports her claim; Emerson College polling from mid-October shows that among undecided voters who recently made a choice, 60% favored Harris while 36% leaned toward Trump. She encouraged supporters to reach out to these undecideds, saying, “They need to have people at their doors, they need to get phone calls…we leave no stone unturned.”

She concluded her video with a direct appeal to supporters to have conversations with people in their lives, especially those who may be undecided or typically avoid discussing politics. “Maybe you can make phone calls, or send texts from your home, or maybe you can do something that only you can do, which is talk to people in your own lives,” she suggested. Acknowledging the difficulty of political conversations, she added, “If you even just have one of those hard conversations, that is gonna make a difference in this race.”

On Tuesday morning, O’Malley Dillon reiterated her confidence to reporters, telling The Daily Beast, “We’re confident we’re going to win…and it’s not because we’re running away with it. It’s because we’re confident we’re on a path to win a very close election.” She also noted an increase in support following Trump’s recent rally, where a comedian’s derogatory joke about Puerto Rico alienated many Latino voters. As Election Day nears, O’Malley Dillon’s message aims to reassure the Democratic base while urging them to take concrete steps that could make a difference in a close election.