{"id":8037,"date":"2024-09-05T13:43:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=8037"},"modified":"2024-09-05T13:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:44:02","slug":"trump-retakes-lead-in-two-national-polls-as-harris-peaks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=8037","title":{"rendered":"Trump Retakes Lead In Two National Polls As Harris Peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to reenergize the Democratic Party voter base with her entry into the presidential race after Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign, but the enthusiasm may have already peaked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two national polls released Tuesday reveal that the former president is regaining momentum, a shift from last week\u2019s polls that showed the race as essentially deadlocked. Surveys from CNBC<\/a> and Rasmussen show Trump with leads of 2% and 5%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNBC\u2019s All-America Economic Survey indicates Trump leading Harris 48% to 46%, with a significant boost in approval for his handling of the economy, where voters favor him by more than a 2-to-1 margin. Additionally, the results remain largely consistent with CNBC\u2019s July poll, which showed Trump leading Biden 45% to 43%, suggesting that Harris\u2019s new challenge has not diminished his support among swing voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rasmussen survey also indicates that Trump is maintaining steady support in a direct matchup. However, when independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is included on the ballot, Trump\u2019s support rises by 3% since July to 49%, while Harris and RFK each see a decline of 1% and 2%, respectively. With a margin of error of +\/- 2%, President Trump holds a substantial lead in the large survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is less now a referendum on Trump than it is a head-to-head competition between the two candidates,\u201d said Micah Roberts, partner at the Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies who helped conduct the CNBC survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the eyes of voters, Jay Campbell, partner at Hart Research and Democratic pollster, firmly believes that Harris is making up for her boss\u2019s shortcomings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s still carrying a lot of water for the administration,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cShe has to answer for that and define herself independently\u2026That\u2019s a lot of baggage to carry when you\u2019ve got a compressed time frame against a mature campaign on Trump\u2019s side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The economy continues to be a top concern for voters, alongside immigration, both of which are areas where President Trump holds significant leads. A large majority of Americans believe their financial situation would improve under a second Trump administration. Additionally, Harris faces a challenge within her own party, as only 48% of Democrats think she would be a better economic steward, while 42% believe it would make no difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, then-President Trump was confronted by a small group of alleged Republicans who turned against him and their party via The Lincoln Project and actively supported his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time around, another organization appears to have popped up out of nowhere to oppose him\u2014\u201dRepublicans For Kamala.\u201d But, according to a newly unearthed audio<\/a> recording, that group may be a creation of Harris\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, the Maine Wire<\/a>, a local conservative publication, released undercover audio of a conversation between a \u201ccitizen journalist\u201d and Peter Mills, the former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority and the brother of Democratic Governor Janet Mills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a conversation with the undercover operative using the pseudonym \u201cTim Dillon,\u201d Mills \u2014 a registered Democrat and a prominent figure in the group, as noted by the publication \u2014 expressed interest in joining it. Mills then directed him to Amy Cookson, a staffer on Kamala Harris\u2019s campaign, the audio indicates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Planned Parenthood operative had an email address that ended in \u201c@kamalaharris.com.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think she\u2019s a paid worker,\u201d Mills said. \u201cI think that\u2019s her job here is to find \u2013 she\u2019s looking \u2013 she has an organization called \u2018Republicans for Harris.\u2019\u201d He went on to say that she was \u201cthe main representative of that group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a national structure that\u2019s being organized by, obviously, by the Harris campaign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh, look. Seems "Republicans For Harris" is a scam set up by HER campaign to make it seem like scores of GOP voters are flocking to her.

Can you say "The Lincoln Project"?

h\/t Maine Wire pic.twitter.com\/jPFd0Tz7ZC<\/a><\/p>— USA Features Media (@UsaFeatures) August 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>