Despite the appearance of enthusiasm surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden essentially anointed her to become the 2024 Democratic nominee, CNN’s senior data correspondent is pouring cold water on her party regarding her race against former President Donald Trump. During a network segment on Tuesday, Harry Enten warned Democrats that Trump is very much in the contest and has a better-than-average chance of winning.
“We put out those poll numbers yesterday, you know, New York Times-Siena College, we covered them. I showed you the Ipsos polling, all of which showed Kamala Harris with clear momentum and enthusiasm potentially on her side. But I just want to take a step back and sort of point out we’ve kind of been here before,” began Enten. “So August 13, how far where the polls off in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — and this is in 2016 and 2020 — Trump was [under]estimated both times around and by significant margins.”
He continued, “Take a look here. In 2016, the average poll in those states they mentioned, those Great Lakes battleground states, Trump was underestimated by nine points on average at this point in 2016. How about 2020? It wasn’t a one-off; look at this: He was underestimated by five points on average. And of course Kamala Harris’s advantage in those New York Times-Siena College polls were four points in each of these key battleground states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.”
“The bottom line is this: If you have any idea- if you’re a Kamala Harris fan and you want to rip open the champagne bottle, pop that cork, do not do it,” he continued. “Donald Trump is very much in this race. If we have a polling shift like we’ve seen in prior years, from now until the final result, Donald Trump would actually win. I’m not saying that’s going to happen, but I am saying that he is very much in this ballgame based upon where he is right now, and compare that to where he was in prior years.”
Enten highlighted that despite the talk of enthusiasm for the Harris campaign, recent polling reveals a different picture. Republicans are more inclined to vote, while Democrats are less likely to head to the polls compared to a few months ago.
Over the weekend, Trump played a devastating montage of video clips featuring Harris touting her far-left policies in her own words. During his Bozeman, Mont., rally, Trump first warmed up the crowd by asking them if they’d like to hear her spout her own policies, which led to a raucous response. WATCH:
At his rally in Bozeman, MT Friday night, @realdonaldtrump played a new campaign ad showing “Kamala Harris’s agenda, straight from her own mouth”.https://t.co/ZhRcHjpRwS#trump #kamalaharris #election2024 #montana #Viralvideo #politics #usa #explorepage pic.twitter.com/QXFyVaw6Yt
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 10, 2024
In the video, Harris admitted she was a “radical,” that she opposed “fracking,” was in favor of an ‘assault weapon ban’ and mandatory government buy-back programs for such weapons, as well as socialist healthcare and other far-left policy positions she is now attempting to back away from. The montage is likely to serve as a brutal reminder to voters what they are likely in for if Harris and her equally far-left running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, would win in November.
But that said, Saturday’s RealClearPolitics 2024 electoral map showed Trump leading in four key battleground states and narrowly defeating Harris in November. Despite his campaign facing challenges from a resurgent Harris, Trump remained ahead in key battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. As of Saturday morning, Harris had not yet emerged as the frontrunner for the White House in November.
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