Republican strategist Karl Rove famous whiteboard Friday to demonstrate how Vice President Harris can gain “momentum” to “maintain the lead” in the presidential election by the end of the Democratic National Convention.
“Since July 26th, five polls have been conducted. Only two have shown Trump in the lead. Three have shown him in the lead,” Rove told Fox News. “So unless his vice presidential nominee performs disastrously, I’m confident that Trump’s momentum will carry him to victory. This momentum will put him in the lead at the end of the Democratic National Convention.”
Rove also pointed to a decline in Trump’s approval rating over the past month in the national Real Clear Politics polling average. Before the June debate between Trump and Biden, Trump held a 3-point lead. By Friday, that lead had shrunk to nearly 0.8 percentage points over Harris.
Rove also noted earlier this week that Trump’s polling took place shortly after the Republican National Convention.
“If you combine those nine polls, Trump has a 0.88% lead. So that’s basically 0.9%. And that’s a post-convention upswing that really shows unity among Republican candidates within the Republican Party,” he told Fox last week.
“So this is going to be a hard-fought battle and no one knows what the outcome will be. The next two to three weeks will be crucial for both sides,” he added.
The Hill and Decision Desk polling average gives Trump a 1.1 percentage point lead over Harris, down from a 2.7 percentage point lead on July 21, when Biden dropped out of the Democratic nomination.
Since Biden dropped out of the race and Harris emerged as the Democratic nominee, she has steadily chipped away at Trump’s momentum.
Early polls suggest good news for Harris’ campaign and the Democratic Party. Some national polls show a close race between Harris and Trump. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll gave Harris a two-point lead, while another New York Times/Siena College poll gave Trump a one-point lead over the vice president.
According to CNBC, HarrisAlso,Last month, it was $310 million, compared with $138.7 million for Trump..
Rove told Fox News on Monday that he believes Trump has been in a “subordinate” position compared to Harris since she became the nominee.
“He’s clearly in a subordinate position. I think he’s uncomfortable with that and he prefers being the one who sets the tempo of the campaign. But that’s not happening,” he said.
Rove called on Trump to find the right campaign message to counter Harris.
“He’s having difficulties too. And [to] “He’s got to find the right message to take down Harris. As Lucas said, there are 101 days from today and he has to take back control of the conversation,” he said.
