Former President Donald Trump will do a better job of defending democracy than Vice President Kamala Harris. washington post/Shar School key battleground state polls found.
The poll undermines Harris' final argument that Trump is a threat to democracy because he is seen as free-spirited, unstable and uninhibited.
WATCH — Biden: Trump 'doesn't really believe in democracy':
When the pollster asked voters in seven battleground states whether Trump or Harris would do a better job of “defending against threats to democracy,” a plurality of voters said they preferred Trump. I chose Mr.
- Trump: 43%
- Harris: 40%
Trump was also the preferred candidate on issues such as inflation (16 points), the economy (15 points), immigration (15 points) and crime (10 points).
Polls show Harris leads on health care and abortion issues, which are less important to voters.
WaPo poll sampled The margin of error was 1.7 percentage points among 5,016 registered voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin from Sept. 30 to Oct. 15.
Polls show Harris has lost momentum in the past few weeks as she ran a “campaign of joy.” Her new strategy appears to be to use President Joe Biden's 2020 and Hillary Clinton's 2016 strategies to demonize Trump.
politiko playbook reported Friday shift:
You can see the changes On the campaign trail, Ms. Harris' initial emphasis on joy gave way to more direct verbal attacks on Mr. Trump, including playing videos of Mr. Trump. Associated Press Zeke Miller and Steve Karnowski report Originally from lacrosse. It can be seen on the airwaves, with Harris' new ad calling the second-term President Trump “unstable,” “unstable” and “uninhibited.” NBC's Monica Alba has the scoop. (Interestingly, this is something of a return to Biden's old anti-Trump message.) Reported by Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose of Reuters Harris said the broader strategic shift is an effort to emphasize her image as a prosecutor and project strength in order to win support from men and Republicans.
Attention — Co-Chair Harris Walz: Don't blame Trump for assassination attempt, 'we've always said' he was a threat to democracy:
But repeated attacks on Trump underscore the desperation of Harris' campaign, which does not offer voters a unified message that candidates often transition to in the final weeks of a presidential campaign.
“When Donald Trump repeatedly lies, cheats, completely ignores the Constitution, or just insults people, people make excuses for it. They say, 'He's not serious.' . “Everything the president says is serious,” former President Barack Obama said. attacked Mr. Trump.
“One of the most alarming things about this election is Trump's rise in politics. We seem to have set aside the values that so many of us were taught.” added.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC war room analyst. he is the author of politics of slave morality. Follow Wendell “×” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
