Harris now leads Trump with Independent and Young voters Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has opened up a lead against Republican rival former President Trump, particularly among young voters and independents, according to a survey released Monday. The Morning Consult polling shows the vice president leading Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, the largest lead for a Democratic presidential candidate over Trump in nearly a year. Harris has a 5-point edge among independents surveyed, 42 percent to 37 percent, and a 9-point lead among voters under 35, 49 percent to 40 percent. Both groups are considered key indicators of swing voter trends, the pollster noted. President Biden’s final head-to-head tracking in the same poll against Trump last month showed he trailed in both categories. Among young voters, Trump held a 9-point lead against Biden. The same poll’s findings released a week ago found Trump and Harris tied, a week into her presidential campaign. A Decision Desk HQ/The Hill analysis based on an aggregate of reputable polls shows Harris and Trump in a dead heat, polling at 47 percent each among voters. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Minnesota has a tradition of VPs who are middle aged white guys Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphry and now Tim Walz
Fourteen years ago I switched from registered Democrat to registered Independent. This morning I finally found a reason to re-register as a Democrat. Ever since 2016 I've searched high and low for just one word to describe Republicans in general and MAGA in particular. I can't believe I missed the most obvious. Tim Walz nailed it, and Kamala Harris has made it main stream. Republicans and MAGA are just plain f**king WEIRD! Like some DC comics American bizzarro world with no basis in reality. Tim Walz was an outstanding pick and will make an outstanding president when Kamala's eight years are up. Finally, finally, finally the Democrats deliberately did something right.
I switched to independent in 2015 or 16 and just registered democrat again this campaign cycle. Finally I can vote FOR someone again. I actually donated to this campaign and I haven't done that since Obama's first term
Just watched Walz’s speech. I like him, has that affable uncle quality we used to see in Joe back in 2008. I have a friend in MN and they say he’s a good guy and will do a good job.
Honestly if Harris and Walz run on a platform of “hey, we’re just normal adults who aren’t fucking creepy about several things” they’ll eventually win in a landslide. How do you run counter to a campaign that doubles down on “meanwhile in the real world” disregard for fascism. I don’t think they’re underestimating trump but they’re exuding the confidence of an adult entering the room.
The big magic trick would be if Harris starts pulling right-center people away from voting republican by appealing to them as reasonable people who know when something doesn’t smell right. Because I bet that for every Mags out there who went full on, there’s two reasonable republicans who might not like that Harris is a…….. democrat, but at least she’s a grown adult.
