Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris Dropped He failed to live up to expectations in his first interview since winning the nomination, making him the second-most popular candidate in betting markets after former President Donald Trump.
Previously, the RealClear Policy average of presidential betting markets had Harris beating Trump by 8.8 percentage points, but a week after the disappointing interview, she has fallen slightly behind.
“That's a pretty big miscommunication.”
CNN's Dana Bash posed several tough questions to Harris during the brief interview that aired Thursday, but the vice president often dodged the questions and Bash did not press her with follow-up questions. Harris was also criticized for including her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, in the interview rather than confronting Bash alone.
RCP average Trump has a 49.7% chance of winning, while Harris has 48.8%, nearly a full percentage point behind.
Harris is still slightly favored in the RCP presidential average, 48.1% to 46.2%, but many pollsters believe Trump is underperforming in the polls, and past trends suggest he will have an edge of about 2 percentage points on Election Day.
Pollster Frank Luntz said he expected Harris to lose a planned debate with Trump based on her performance in the interview.
“At the end of the day, voters are comparing the two. This is not an election held in a vacuum,” Luntz told CNBC. “And she hasn't done what she needed to do to allay those concerns by focusing on her values instead of our priorities. This is a pretty big miscommunication.”
The highly anticipated debate between Harris and Trump is scheduled for Tuesday.
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