MARK HALPERIN: Kamala battles to regain momentum after late-summer swoon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Going up against Trump, one of the most formidable, most original, most agile campaigners of the modern era, is no simple feat.
46% : I would vote for that squirrel in that tree over Trump.
41% : ""Democrats," he added, "it's time to come together and beat Trump.
37% : Harris supporters enjoyed a fresh burst of adrenaline on Sept. 9 when Harris and Trump faced off in the presidential debate.
32% : I would vote for any functioning politician over Biden and Trump.
25% : Biden and many White House operatives still feared Harris could not beat Trump, and their failed efforts to prepare her both for the presidency and the race remained still fresh in their minds.
22% : Democratic voters and staunch party loyalists, Trump detractors, Trump loathers, and Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers had all feared the worst: They were stuck with an acuity-compromised octogenarian who could not deliver the votes and would surely lose the election.
19% : Harris has millions of supporters who are champing to vote for her, and not merely because they dislike Trump, or want to cast a ballot for a woman, or are true-blue Democrats.
14% : Biden and his team, even members of the vice president's office, had long thought Harris was not yet prepared to be president, and would be a weak candidate against Trump, maybe a doomed one.

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