Democrat Kamala Harris is encouraged by the good polling data. Republican Donald Trump, on the other hand, wants to once again mobilize voters who are less interested in politics.
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Real and Fake Kamala Harris: Maya Rudolph (left) and the Democratic presidential candidate in a sketch on the satirical show “Saturday Night Live.”Image: trapezoid
Suddenly, the good mood is back in the Kamala Harris camp. “You can be certain: We're going to win,” the Democratic presidential candidate said during weekend appearances in politically competitive states such as Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan.
The current vice president even found time to appear on the satirical show “Saturday Night Live,” which is taped every Saturday night at NBC's studios in New York City. Harris starred in a sketch alongside actress Maya Rudolph, whom she has been impersonating for the past few years.
What's the reason for this optimism? There has been a series of positive survey data in recent days. Most recently, The New York Times, in partnership with Siena College, released a survey on Sunday showing Harris leading in five of seven battleground states, but in some cases, only by a slim margin. Only in Michigan and Arizona did surveys show higher support for Republican Donald Trump.
Personal investigations should always be viewed with caution. Even the most confident Harris supporters may not believe Democrats can defeat Trump in politically conservative Iowa — despite respected pollster Ann Selzer’s Saturday release A 2018 poll showed Harris leading with 47% support. After winning the Midwestern state with 53% in 2020, Trump received only 44% support in this Iowa Poll.
Moreover, there are no real favorites in any of the politically contested states that will decide next Tuesday's race for the White House. The game was too close. Ultimately, a series of coincidences — Harris ahead by a few thousand votes here, Trump ahead by a few thousand votes there — could decide the U.S. presidential election.
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But the trend is good for Harris. It narrowed the gap among important groups of voters and widened its lead among other demographic groups. Among older women voters, for example, their support appears to be at record levels.
Trump, on the other hand, continues to score among less educated white voters. This group is particularly dissatisfied with the economic policy record of the administration of President Joe Biden, Harris’ political patron.
The Trump campaign claims that investigative agencies still fail to accurately reflect the sentiments of this segment of the population. That's why Trump lags behind Harris in demographic surveys. In real life, however, things look different; Republicans are once again mobilizing voters who would not otherwise turn out. The Washington Post quoted a Trump strategist as saying that Democrats are “really in trouble.”
may be. However, Trump does not necessarily seem confident of victory. During these days of performances, he felt tired and irritable; his tirades against his rivals and enemies became increasingly extreme. So on Friday, he asked the audience in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whether he should punch backstage technicians who allegedly handed him a faulty microphone. Is this the message Trump will be able to persuade the minority of undecided voters? (aargauerzeitung.ch)
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