Trump-sized crowds and battleground wins: Kamala Harris is now a big problem for Republicans

They’re feeling the Kamala-mentum in the battlegrounds.

Justunder two weeks since the vice presidentbecame her party’s presumptive nominee, Democrats around the country are feeling a surge of optimism that is translating intoreal, tangible gains — and a real, tangible problem for Republicans.

On Tuesday night, Harris was in Atlanta, Georgia, where she turned out a Trump-sized crowd of 10,000 at Georgia State University. A fired-up audience roared in response when she dared her opponent to “say it to my face” and attend a debate (or debates) with her in person.

That energy is palpable around the country. The Harris campaign has now released several statements bragging about a $200m-plus fundraising haul in less than two weeks and a surge in volunteers for the campaign. But it’s not just the vice president herself seeing eager supporters coming back into the fold — it’s the party as a whole, and that’s something that spells trouble not just for Donald Trump but for all Republicans.

Harris held her first event as a candidate in Milwaukee just days after Republicans held their convention in the city. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, who is running in a must-win campaign, said the energy was electrifying.

“I understand that seven to eight thousand people had RSVP’d to come and they had to go from the smaller arena to a big high school gym and still had to turn away, like, 5,000 people,” she told The Independent. “But I can tell you this weekend at home, I did some campaign kick-offs. I've never seen so many people wanting to go knock doors. So it's really, really very, very exciting.”

The reversal of the race’s trajectory was well-needed for Democrats, who were warning openly in media interviews that their party was on track