Democrats fear Harris’ momentum has waned and are calling for a more aggressive campaign

“If you’re not nervous, you’re not paying attention,” added Jamal Simmons, Harris’ former communications director.

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Meanwhile, David Axelrod, widely seen as the political mastermind behind former President Obama’s victory in 2008, acknowledged that “Harris got off to a great start, during the convention and the debate,” but he acknowledged that “the race is a has reached a plateau.”

Carville’s comments that he was “scared to death” of Nov. 5 came during an interview Wednesday with MSNBC’s Ari Melber. Carville estimated that Harris only has about 20 days to amplify her messaging as Hurricane Milton dominates the news cycle.

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An anonymous Democratic strategist told The Hill that Harris is still “refining her message” far too close to Election Day. “We are now in the ‘Make the Sale’ phase of the campaign. We are not optimizing the message yet,” emphasized the strategist.

Among the criticisms from Democratic strategists was the suggestion that Harris’ campaign should become more aggressive.

“You have to be sharp. You have to be aggressive. “You have to stop answering questions and start asking questions,” Carville stressed on Wednesday. “I think she and the entire campaign need to be much more aggressive and less passive than they are.”

Political commentator James Carville before the Democratic National Convention in August. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“In these campaigns, every time you break a bar, the bar is raised,” Axelrod added. “You need to improve your game and adjust your strategy.”

As Election Day approaches, polls in three battleground states show former President Trump making gains, but the race between the two candidates remains neck-and-neck.

According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Harris maintains a three-point lead over Trump in battleground Pennsylvania. However, that is a decline from Harris’ six-point lead in Quinnipiac’s survey of Pennsylvania voters in September.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump (Getty Images)

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Quinnipiac polls in Michigan show Trump with a three-point lead, and they show him with a two-point lead in Wisconsin. In last month’s Quinnipiac poll in Michigan, Harris was ahead by five points, while in the Wisconsin poll she had a one-point lead over Trump.

“That was then, this is now,” said Tim Malloy, poll analyst at Quinnipiac. “The post-debate Harris starburst is fading as Harris slides slightly into the Rust Belt in recent weeks.”