Recent polling suggests that Kamala Harris will not beat Trump if she goes head to head with him in November.
A nationwide poll taken the week before the assassination attempt against Trump, put Trump on 44% and Harris on 36%, with RFK Jr., Chase Oliver, Jill Stein and Cornel West trailing far behind on 6%, 1%, 1%, and 1% respectively. In a direct head to head, Trump would beat Harris by 2%, with 6% undecided.
The poll was conducted between 7 and 13 July and sampled 2,100 voters.
A more recent poll, released on Sunday, showed that Trump beats Harris 51% to 46%, a margin of 5%, in Georgia. This poll was smaller, sampling 1,000 voters.
Biden’s shocking departure from the race for the presidency came on Sunday, despite assurances from Biden to his aides on Saturday that it was still “full steam ahead” for his campaign.
According to Politico, the President’s mind was changed when he was presented with “damning new information” in a meeting with two of his closest confidantes and advisors, Steve Ricchetti and Mike Donilon.
“In addition to presenting new concerns from lawmakers and updates on a fundraising operation that had slowed considerably, they carried the campaign’s own polls, which came back this week and showed his path to victory in November was gone,” Politico explained, adding that its information came from “five people familiar with this matter,” who spoke to the outlet on condition of anonymity.
Harris has already received high-profile endorsements for a run at the presidency, including from Biden himself and the Clintons. The Obamas, however, have not endorsed Harris yet.
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