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Poll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of change
NBC News ^ | 09/22/2024 | Mark Murray

Posted on 09/22/2024 10:14:31 AM PDT by thegagline

A double-digit increase in popularity, rising Democratic enthusiasm and an early edge for representing “change” have vaulted Vice President Kamala Harris forward and reshuffled the 2024 presidential contest, according to a new national NBC News poll.

With just over six weeks until Election Day, the poll finds Harris with a 5-point lead over former President Donald Trump among registered voters, 49% to 44%. While that result is within the margin of error, it’s a clear shift from July’s poll, when Trump was ahead by 2 points before President Joe Biden’s exit.

But the transformation in the presidential contest goes well beyond the horse race. For starters, Harris’ favorability has jumped 16 points since July, the largest increase for any politician in NBC News polling since then-President George W. Bush’s standing surged after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Harris also holds the advantage over Trump on being seen as competent and effective, as well as on having the mental and physical health to be president — a reversal from Trump’s leads on those qualities when he was matched up against Biden. *** Still, Trump holds important advantages on the economy and inflation, although those leads are smaller than they were when Biden was still in the contest. Two-thirds of voters say their family income is falling behind the cost of living, and voters ranked the cost of living as their top concern in the election.

What’s more, the poll shows that some of Trump’s erosion has come from Republicans who aren’t die-hard supporters of the former president — but who could come back home to him, like they did in 2016 and 2020.

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1 posted on 09/22/2024 10:14:31 AM PDT by thegagline
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Looks like Trump has a ceiling of around 46-47% and he is near that. Kamala’s ceiling, whether we like it or not, is higher. This is a high quality poll, and her numbers are now approaching Biden’s in the fall of 2020.


3 posted on 09/22/2024 10:16:53 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: thegagline

Registered voters is a better indicator of the outcome since ballot harvesting ensures all registered Democrats have their votes collected.


4 posted on 09/22/2024 10:17:19 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
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To: nwrep

Like I said, if true, this country is well and truly effed.

You cannot overcome a stupid electorate.


5 posted on 09/22/2024 10:17:48 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: thegagline

Based on WHAT? What has she done to cause this increase? Nothing!


6 posted on 09/22/2024 10:18:00 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: thegagline

Don’t believe the hype. She’s only popular with the corrupt media whores who are carrying her water. They will say and do anything to make people believe their lies. Most people see the bimbo who can’t even answer the simplest questions. She is not a likable person.


8 posted on 09/22/2024 10:18:26 AM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: thegagline

You can’t vote your way into a country like this, but you can’t vote your way out.


9 posted on 09/22/2024 10:18:56 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: thegagline
"Change", huh? "Make a difference", huh?

Well, accept it or not, Hitler and Stalin and Mao each made a "change"; they "made a difference".

10 posted on 09/22/2024 10:19:37 AM PDT by glennaro (2024: The Year of The Reckoning, lest our Republic succumb to the "progressive" disease of the Left)
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To: dfwgator

If true?

Trump clobbered Hillary with low favorability ratings.

You know they’re lying.


11 posted on 09/22/2024 10:20:29 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: thegagline
Kammy's "mantle of change".

The Gaslight Media is really having fun this "election" cycle.


12 posted on 09/22/2024 10:21:08 AM PDT by kiryandil (Kraft durch Freude! - The Kamunist and The Walzrus )
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To: thegagline

It just goes to show the power that the media still holds. So many people still trust them. Until we really make a big deal about the corruption in the media so that it reaches the masses (protests, advertising etc.), they will retain that power and destroy our great Country.


13 posted on 09/22/2024 10:21:44 AM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: Olog-hai

The difference is that Hillary was around for too long, people already knew what she was.

Very few people knew much at all about Kamala, before the media started recreating her in their image.


14 posted on 09/22/2024 10:22:05 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Rdct29

Recall 2016 when they were all apologizing for the polls being wildly wrong.

They had a hard time carrying water for Biden the last few years. Now that they have a new face, and a hard core Leftist at that, they are going all out with the push polling.


15 posted on 09/22/2024 10:22:08 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Levy78

*you can


16 posted on 09/22/2024 10:22:08 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: dfwgator

Brilliant post. says it exactly.

I’m pretty well set and will hunker down if she gets in-—I didn’t say win.

Then the schadenfreude of watching the libs go crazy.


17 posted on 09/22/2024 10:22:41 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (RINO going along to get along with)
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To: dfwgator

If she wins they are beyond stupid. I find it hard to believe that after what we went through for the past 3.5 years that we would actually have enough morons to have us go through this crap for ANOTHER 4 years, actually it would probably be 8 because if she wins and Democrats take both houses, Repubs would never win again. This is going to lead us right into an armed rebellion, this is crazy. I can’t see how the people can sit back as this illegal invasion continues for another 4 years leading to HUNDREDS of millions of illegals.


18 posted on 09/22/2024 10:23:00 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: dfwgator

That’s not a factor.


19 posted on 09/22/2024 10:23:00 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: kiryandil

If fear that it’s working.

Corporate Media still holds sway over the majority in this country.


20 posted on 09/22/2024 10:23:03 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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