Trump calls Harris a Marxist, a communist, even a fascist. Why his wild punches don't land

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : They said a more effective campaign would tie her more closely to Biden's economic record, since most voters hold the president responsible for high prices and think Trump could do a better job.
46% : "In 2016, one of the reasons Trump won was that he claimed the mantle as the change candidate.
37% : "Trump has openly explained his strategy to reporters: "All we have to do is define our opponent as being a communist or a socialist.
36% : But Trump wants to be Trump, free from the discipline his aides have sought vainly to impose.
35% : "The strategists say Harris still has vulnerabilities that Trump could exploit more consistently than he has.
33% : "Trump needs to make the election a referendum on the Biden-Harris record," Conant said.
31% : "But in public appearances, Trump has been unable to stick to that more disciplined message.
24% : "Several Republican strategists say they think Trump is aiming at the wrong target -- firing up enthusiasm among voters who already support him, but offering little to undecided voters.
23% : And they said some voters have doubts about Harris' ability to lead in a crisis, a measure on which Trump outscores her in surveys.
20% : She has made some arguably progressive campaign proposals, including a federal ban on "price-gouging" by grocery stores; Trump denounced the idea as "Soviet-style price controls."
17% : The same poll found that 59% of voters consider Trump "too extreme" to be president, but only 46% consider Harris too extreme.
11% : Trump claimed, without a shred of evidence, that Vice President Harris, whom he has dubbed "Comrade Kamala," "wants this country to go communist.
6% : In addition to calling her both a communist and fascist, Trump has argued both that Harris is more liberal than Biden and that she would continue the president's policies.

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