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'Clean sweep': Focus group of swing state voters who watched debate names their top choice

Sep 11, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -30% Negative

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45% : She didn't identify the states participants in the focus group lived in or their party registration, but that they were "swing voters from swing states," suggesting it included people who voted both for and against Trump over the last two election cycles in closely divided states that flipped from red to blue in recent elections (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all meet those criteria).
40% : "Longwell, who is the founder of Republican Voters Against Trump, countered that with an observation of her own.
25% : "READ MORE: Deep-red 'Republican stronghold' thought to be an 'easy win for Trump' is now a swing stateThe debate was full of huge moments for Harris, who repeatedly baited Trump with jabs about his campaign rallies, foreign leaders' ability to manipulate him and the fact that numerous former Trump cabinet officials have since come out publicly against him.
23% : Muir reminded Trump that the city manager of Springfield has said there was no evidence backing up that claim.
19% : "7 feel worse about Trump, 2 feel no change after the debate," she tweeted.
15% : However, she also acknowledged that President Joe Biden did poorly in his own CNN debate with Trump in June, and that his poor performance on the stage ultimately cost him his reelection campaign.

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