The 2024 presidential campaign has been wild -- and remarkably stable - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : The RealClearPolitics polling average at that time showed Trump and President Biden tied, both with 43.7 percent support.
69% : Throughout much of the spring and early summer, Trump spent his time largely golfing, while Biden held only a few campaign events, mostly fund-raisers and occasional rallies.
55% : After fading in the polls and running out of funds, he ultimately endorsed Trump.
45% : There was no convention bump for Trump, even after he named Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate.
43% : Then, after Trump's first indictment, Trump gained a narrow advantage.
41% : Trump became the first US president to be indicted on state criminal charges, followed by federal indictments, ultimately facing four separate trials.
37% : Next, an assassin's bullet was fired at Trump at a Pennsylvania event -- the first credible assassination attempt on a president since 1980.
36% : Just as Trump wrapped up the GOP nomination, he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to an adult film star.
36% : The pivotal moment of the campaign came in June when Trump and Biden faced off in their only debate.
36% : Yet even this event saw only a muted impact in the polls, and Trump was still largely winning due to concerns about Biden's health.
35% : And in the weeks since -- following a second assassination attempt on Trump -- the polls have only fluctuated by a point, still showing a statistical tie both nationally and in battleground states.
33% : Even though Harris took a slight lead over Trump after a solid debate performance in September, the race remained statistically tied.
30% : Later, the US Supreme Court ruled that Trump could not be tried for official actions in office, leading some judges to delay his remaining trials until after the election.
17% : Meanwhile, Trump was riding high, holding his first lead outside the margin of error.
5% : Just as New England Patriots fans didn't abandon their team despite evidence of deflated footballs or stolen signs, Trump supporters aren't likely to switch sides -- even with figures like the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff calling Trump a fascist or the Cheneys backing Harris.

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