(TheProudRepublic.com) – Following Kamala Harris’ “coronation” at the Democrat National Convention (DNC), new national polls indicate that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Harris are nearly tied.
Specifically, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent exit from the race seems to have slightly favored Trump.
According to an Echelon Insights survey, in a direct matchup, Trump holds a slight lead over Harris, 49% to 48%. However, when third-party candidates are included, Harris leads 47% to 45%.
Kennedy, who suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump last Friday, had 4% support, with Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Chase Oliver each at 1%.
As Kennedy is out of the race, the GOP candidate gained about three percentage points, tying Harris at 48% each. Stein, Oliver, and West each had 1%.
In addition, Trump’s supporters hope Kennedy’s exit and withdrawal from ballots in about ten key states will give Trump a needed boost.
The Democrat National Committee dismissed these developments, with adviser Ramsey Reid saying in a memo that Kennedy’s exit changes “nothing.”
In turn, the poll shows a sharp divide in opinions. According to Echelon Insights, about 52% of respondents view the “Biden-Harris administration” as either a mostly (15%) or totally (37%) failure, while 45% see it as a mostly (28%) or totally (17%) success.
When the question focused solely on the “Biden administration,” 52% of voters said it was either a total (35%) or mostly (17%) failure. Only 46% viewed it as a total (15%) or mostly (31%) success.
Regarding Trump, 50% of voters either strongly or somewhat approved of his job performance as president, while 49% disapproved.
Harris has a similar approval rating, with 50% either strongly or somewhat approving of her role as vice president and 48% disapproving.
Furthermore, Harris’ approval ratings had struggled until she took over at the top of the Democrat ticket. Biden’s approval rating was at 43% for somewhat or strongly approving and 55% for disapproving.
A significant 89% of voters said they were extremely (77%) or very (12%) motivated to vote in the November 5 election, while only 4% were not very (2%) or not at all (2%) motivated.
Additionally, Trump’s allies have referred to Harris’ polling boost after Biden’s withdrawal as a “honeymoon” period. Some of Trump’s top advisers think this boost had mostly faded by the time Democrats gathered in Chicago.
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