Posted on 07/27/2024 10:04:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former President Donald Trump is dominating among Independents in a head-to-head matchup against Vice President Kamala Harris, a poll released Thursday reveals.
Democratic lawmakers, political figures and donors threw their support behind Harris on Sunday following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race. The president released a letter on X stating while his intention was to run for reelection, he believed it was best for the country and his party to focus on the remainder of his term.
In data for independent voters only Trump is showing a 20 point lead over Harris as he holds 53% of the support with Harris at 33%, another candidate option at 9%, and 4% for undecided voters, according to Rasmussen Reports.
The survey, which was conducted on July 22-23, polled 1,074 U.S. likely voters, with a +/-3 margin of error, according to Rasmussen Reports.
“We have done more Harris polling than almost any pollster. So this is no surprise to us. And it’s consistent with our last Biden v Trump poll. She did not improve on Biden,” Rasmussen said in a Thursday post on X.
Independents Only-
Trump: 53% (+20)
Harris: 33%
Someone Else: 9%
Rasmussen’s national poll additionally shows Trump holding a significant lead over Harris, with the former president at 50% of voters support, Harris at 43%, 4% for another candidate and 3% still undecided, data shows.
The new polling comes after Harris confirmed the needed amount of delegates to be considered the party’s presumptive presidential nominee ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August.
Democratic lawmakers, political figures and donors threw their support behind Harris on Sunday following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race. The president released a letter on X stating while his intention was to run for reelection, he believed it was best for the country and his party to focus on the remainder of his term.
Biden notably endorsed Harris in a second post online, which triggered a wave of support for the vice president.
The move from Biden comes after he received a massive amount of backlash over his debate performance against Trump, in which he could be seen struggling to finish his statements and freezing mid-statement. Despite Republicans calling out the president’s significant amount of gaffes over his term, Democrats and legacy media only began to call concerns for Biden’s mental fitness after the debate.
A post-debate CBS/YouGov poll showed 72% of Americans no longer believe Biden has the mental and cognitive health to serve in office, jumping seven points from a similar survey in early June.
The Harris campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
I can picture the convention.
Oooga! Booga! Trump bad! Woooga Woooga! Abortions great! Go meshuga! Trump racist! Whales Baloooga! “Undocumented” workers great! Drink Cayuga! Castrate kids! Etc. Etc. Etc.
Please, G-d! Let there be a humungous floor fight! A freak show to end all freak shows.
That’s not a turnout model.
A turnout model says the electorate is X Independent, Y Dem and Z GOP. It will also say X college grad and Z non grads. It will have age and sex.
The the random phone calls are made until a total sample that conforms the turnout model are obtained, and the responses tabulated.
You take Rasmussen at face value, it is the tent pole on the GOP side. This is the most optimistic GOP poll.
On the left, maybe Siena or ABC/Wash Post. This is the most optimistic Democrat poll.
And the median is still Trump +4 and still winning in places like PA. The bitch got a dead-cat bounce and never drew ahead, and if anything the Convention will unmask her. There's not a single Democrat who wants this Convention now.
How can it be GOP optimistic if there is no GOP-favorable turnout model.
It’s not random phone calls. It is phone calls until the respondent population matches the turnout model.
You can’t call something optimistic GOP unless it has a turnout model that is pro GOP. So . . . what is it?
Kamala wins. Millions of illegals already cast their votes. Prepare accordingly.
Remember who else disappeared for 8 years. Joe Biden when Obama was POTUS. He was relegated to the basement.
Yes, they are.
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