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Post-debate, how much progress will Harris make in the polls?

Sep 14, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -9% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : That poll indicated 29% of likely voters with a very favorable image of Trump and 44% with a very unfavorable one.
57% : The 25% in between split, with 17% having a somewhat favorable impression of Trump and 8% somewhat unfavorable.
55% : Whatever the reason, the share of Americans with a favorable view of Trump -- 43% is at its highest point, according to the average of polls compiled by the FiveThirtyEight website.
47% : A key indicator to watch will be the share of voters who have an unfavorable opinion of Trump.
35% : Trump has egged on the Freedom Caucus, writing on his Truth Social site that they should refuse to vote for the government money bill "in any way, shape or form" unless they "get absolute assurances.
31% : They fear Trump and his allies will take away rights and benefits they currently rely on, but they won't necessarily turn out to vote to support new Democratic priorities the way more partisan voters will.
26% : The main targets of that effort are voters whose feelings about Trump fall onto the middle of the scale, neither intensely negative nor strongly positive.
23% : In between, 27% said Trump had offended them, but "not recently."
23% : We don't yet know how many voters were turned off by that sort of rhetoric, but it's clear that Harris stands to gain to the extent that voters move from the "yes, but not recently" category to seeing Trump as currently offensive.
23% : As he did at other points in the debate, Trump played into Harris' hands.
23% : "On abortion, Trump has persistently tried to fuzz up his position.
22% : The largest group, 43%, said Trump had "recently" offended them.
21% : Harris did, however, make important progress in two critical areas -- reminding voters what they dislike about Trump and appearing presidential.
15% : Another question on the poll, one which asked if Trump had "ever said anything that you found offensive," sheds additional light on the voters Harris was potentially reaching with her attacks.
10% : That's the group potentially open to persuasion, and it's why it was effective for Harris to goad Trump into wild accusations, like his statement that immigrants in a small Ohio city are "eating the dogs -- the people that came in.

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