Staff Reports
The political honeymoon for Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be long gone, and the celebration may be heading straight for a divorce court. Recent polling data indicates trouble for the Democrat candidate as she struggles to keep voter support in key battleground states. In a jaw-dropping turn of events, a poll from Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker shows the former President Donald Trump leading Harris by a single percentage point in Nevada—49 to 48. One can almost hear the collective gasp from the Democrat camp as they realize that the ‘Harris Effect’ might just be the ‘Harris Defect.’
The once-beloved Kamala seems to be losing her grip, especially among Hispanic voters in Arizona, a demographic she can ill afford to alienate. The same Fox News segment that had everyone chuckling noted that, just a few months ago, Harris enjoyed an 18-point advantage in this demographic. But August’s rosy picture has turned into a nightmare, with her lead shrinking to just 11 points. It’s only fair to wonder if she’s been taking advice from the same people who led to the disastrous “Defund the Police” movement.
Kamala's Popularity Is Slipping Among Crucial Demographics https://t.co/DJD30L32Lr pic.twitter.com/L3N9F5hZPx
— Patriot Pointman 🇺🇸 (@PatriotPointman) September 29, 2024
Add to this the dwindling support from younger voters, and Harris’s campaign looks like a house of cards. Once basking in a 13-point lead, she now finds herself trailing by 12 points among voters under 30. For a party that so heavily relies on the youth vote and the Hispanic communities, these numbers spell disaster. If the Democrats were banking on Harris to bring these vital votes home, they may want to start counting their losses.
Interestingly, Trump seems to be gaining traction not just with these key demographics but throughout various states that President Biden carried in 2020. An eyebrow-raising poll from the Minnesota Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 shows Harris’s grip slipping there too. It’s a bold new world where the Democrats might have to start worrying about their formerly solid blue states turning an even brighter shade of red.
As the clock ticks down to the 2024 election, the math doesn’t add up for a beleaguered Harris. According to pollster Daron Shaw, losing ground like this among core Democratic coalitions is a recipe for disaster. In a state like Arizona, which was decided by a mere 12,500 votes last time, her team better start patching up the leaks fast. Voters can smell desperation from a mile away, and it appears Harris needs more than a pep talk to win back the trust of those who once rallied behind her. If things keep going this way, she might need a new strategy—or a new campaign manager, for that matter.
