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Post by Admin on Jul 24, 2024 2:53:32 GMT
Vice President Kamala Harris is neck-and-neck with former President Donald Trump in one of the first polls conducted since she became the likely Democratic nominee — a jolt to the race that has led to a spike in undecided independent voters, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist College poll released Tuesday.
In a head-to-head matchup, Harris polled with about 45 percent support among registered voters, compared with Trump at 46 percent, the poll found. Respondents were surveyed only on Monday, the first full day of Harris’ presidential campaign and the day after President Joe Biden withdrew from seeking the Democratic nomination in an announcement that upended the 2024 race. With third-party candidates included, Harris and Trump are tied with 42 percent support each as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nabs 7 percent.
While Harris is on a glide path toward the Democratic nomination, locking in pledges from a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention within 36 hours of Biden’s withdrawal, the poll found some difference between Harris and Biden’s bases of support. When measured alongside third-party candidates, Harris polls worse than Biden among independents, college graduates and voters over 35, but better among non-college graduates, non-white voters and especially voters under 35 — polling 10 percentage points higher than Biden last did with the younger crowd.
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Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2024 0:18:26 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2024 0:48:20 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2024 5:33:54 GMT
Former president Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed Kamala Harris’ presidential bid because he doesn’t think she can beat Donald Trump, according to a source close to the Biden family.
Following Joe Biden’s shock resignation from the race on Sunday, and his immediate endorsement of the vice president, most of the Democratic elite have been quick to rally behind Harris — but Obama is a notable exception.
“Obama’s very upset because he knows she can’t win,” the Biden family source told The Post.
“Obama knows she’s just incompetent — the border czar who never visited the border, saying that all migrants should have health insurance. She cannot navigate the landmines that are ahead of her.”
“When you are running for president there are things you can and can’t say.”
But the source doesn’t have high hopes for a TV debate between Trump and Harris. When Biden was still in the race, a second debate was scheduled for September 10.
“Wait until the debate… She can’t debate. She’s going to put her foot in her mouth about Israel, Palestine, Ukraine. She’s going to say something really stupid,” the source said.
“Obama knew this was going to happen, Joe knew this was going to happen. Now she is going to have to answer real questions.”
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Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2024 13:35:03 GMT
Former U.S. Republican President Trump held his first campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on the 24th after President Biden announced his withdrawal. He launched a fierce personal attack on Vice President Harris, who secured the Democratic presidential nomination, calling her a ``radical leftist idiot.''
Mr. Trump referred to Ms. Harris's involvement in illegal immigration measures and the abortion issue, calling her ``an extreme liberal who has been the driving force behind all the disasters of the Biden administration.''
Regarding Biden's announcement of withdrawal, he criticized the Democratic Party's leaders and bosses for making an undemocratic move. He accused Harris of knowing about Biden's condition but not revealing it, calling her a liar.
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