{"id":2319501,"date":"2024-08-05T14:44:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rasmussen-poll-numbers-kamalas-bounce-didnt-faze-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:47:42","slug":"rasmussen-poll-numbers-kamalas-bounce-didnt-faze-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rasmussen-poll-numbers-kamalas-bounce-didnt-faze-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasmussen Poll Numbers: Kamala&#8217;s &#8216;Bounce&#8217; Didn&#8217;t Faze Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frasmussen-poll-numbers-kamalas-bounce-didnt-faze-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319501&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u200b the changing dynamics in\u2064 the presidential race between \u2064Vice \u2063President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, as\u2064 indicated \u200cby a \u200brecent poll from Rasmussen\u200d Reports. After a brief surge in popularity for Harris, attributed to her securing the Democratic nomination and the endorsement from former President Obama,\u2064 Trump has regained momentum, pulling ahead in the polls. Pollster Mark Mitchell noted that Trump&#8217;s lead has\u200b steadily increased, \u2063countering narratives that portrayed Harris as extremely likable and competent. Despite the media attempts \u2062to bolster Harris&#8217;s image,\u2063 Trump appears to be establishing himself firmly, leading comfortably in swing \u200dstates and gaining ground post-Harris&#8217;s &#8220;bounce.&#8221; He has also expressed a desire for\u2063 a debate with Harris on Fox News, emphasizing the importance of audience engagement, which could further\u2064 highlight Harris&#8217;s struggles with unscripted interactions. the sentiment is that Trump is\u2064 currently leading the race and may \u2062continue to do\u2062 so as \u2064the campaign progresses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s polling bounce and ensuing momentum after she became the anointed Democratic presidential nominee has already evaporated as former President Donald Trump stays strong, according to a major pollster.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JayneZirkle\/status\/1819046124889514048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, Rasmussen Reports lead pollster Mark Mitchell said that Trump has weathered what he calls &ldquo;the Obama bounce.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mitchel explained: &ldquo;Now, what Trump has basically done is survive a coordinated &lsquo;info op&rsquo; to try and paint Kamala Harris as super likable, super competent. A lot of coordinated media attention, a lot of coordinated attacks of Donald Trump and J. D. Vance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell said the polling showed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-trump-still-dominating-harris-real-threat-new-polling-maga-cant-get-lazy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> leading Harris, then Harris closing Trump&rsquo;s lead over her from 16 points to six.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rasmussen: President Trump Has Survived The &ldquo;Obama Bounce&rdquo; New Data Shows <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rasmussen_Poll?\">@Rasmussen_Poll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcD1O2NUFO\">pic.twitter.com\/QcD1O2NUFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jayne Zirkle (@JayneZirkle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayneZirkle\/status\/1819046124889514048?\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And if we had done a poll on the 24th and 25th, we actually would have showed Donald Trump losing slightly to Kamala Harris,&rdquo; Mitchell said. &ldquo;Now, that&rsquo;s right about the time she got the Obama endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But since then what you can see is Donald Trump has steadily clawed that lead back, and he&rsquo;s up four points on the 30th &mdash; 5 points on the 31st. I think what you&rsquo;re seeing there on the chart is literally her bounce fading and Donald Trump settling back into what&rsquo;s probably a 4 to 5-point lead right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s all downhill for them from here on out,&rdquo; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell added: &ldquo;Of course, you know, she&rsquo;ll get a lot of positive coverage during the DNC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But to me, the headline is, Trump is winning comfortably, and before all this happened, in polls that had him winning comfortably, he was winning in every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-winning-big-in-major-2024-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump dominates key swing states in 2024\">single swing state<\/a>. So it&rsquo;s Trump&rsquo;s race right now,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128293;&#128680;BREAKING: This Black Georgia woman named Michaela is taking the internet by storm for putting Kamala Harris on blast at Trump&rsquo;s rally in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They don&rsquo;t want to talk policy, they just want to use propaganda to steal your vote. The left is trying to tout this woman as&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4YYPy9xrSo\">pic.twitter.com\/4YYPy9xrSo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/1819831108558864468?\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Clear Politics<\/a> average of polls shows Trump with a 1.2 percentage point led over Harris but notes that of the 10 most recent polls, Trump won seven and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/momala-exposed-dads-writing-5-years-ago-revealed-kamala-vicious-petty-bully-now-doc-resurfaced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> won three.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said he wants to debate Harris on Fox News on Sept. 4 before a live audience, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance-calls-trump-offering-debate-harris-fox-news-masterstroke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jd-vance-expertly-shuts-cnn-reporters-race-baiting-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a> of Ohio, said a free-wheeling debate will be bad for Harris because, &ldquo;The thing that we&rsquo;ve learned about Kamala &hellip; over the last four years, is she&rsquo;s incredibly bad if she&rsquo;s not scripted, right?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said having an audience is important.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris invited rappers and girls to twerk at her rally in Atlanta. Trump is in the same city, and he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rasmussen-poll-numbers-kamalas-bounce-didnt-phase-trump\/\" title=\"Rasmussen Poll Numbers: Kamala&#039;s &#039;Bounce&#039; Didn&#039;t Phase Trump\">invited intelligent black women<\/a> to talk about real issues<\/p>\n<p>And you can bet your whole house that Trump won&rsquo;t put on a fake black accent<\/p>\n<p>This is a huge difference. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ERlB4yAYDJ\">pic.twitter.com\/ERlB4yAYDJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1819821354209702322?\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re supposed to lead people, and to lead people you actually have to sort of like people and engage with them well,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, him having a crowd for this debate, I think, is really important because it will show his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-harris-scared-to-debate-because-shes-bad-unscripted-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vance says Harris scared to debate because she&#039;s &#039;bad&#039; unscripted - Washington Examiner\">natural leadership ability<\/a>. And it also shows, frankly, that people are kind of turned off by Kamala Harris. So, I think it&rsquo;s good. Hopefully, it happens, and hopefully Kamala Harris agrees to it. 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Mark Mitchell, the lead pollster at Rasmussen Reports, noted in a post on X that Trump has successfully navigated what he refers to as &#8220;the Obama bounce.&#8221; He elaborated that Trump has managed to withstand a concerted effort to portray Harris as highly likable and competent through extensive media coverage and coordinated attacks against him and J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell indicated that polling data shows Trump initially leading Harris by 16 points, but she subsequently narrowed the gap to six points. He mentioned that if polls had been conducted around the time of Harris&#8217;s endorsement from Obama on the 24th and 25th, they might have shown Trump slightly trailing her. However, since then, Trump&#8217;s support has steadily increased\u2014he was up four points on the 30th and five points on the 31st\u2014indicating a decline in Harris&#8217;s bounce back towards Trump&#8217;s consistent lead of about four to five points.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell expressed his belief that things will only get tougher for Harris moving forward. While acknowledging she would receive positive media attention during the Democratic National Convention (DNC), he emphasized that Trump&#8217;s current standing is strong; prior polls showed him winning comfortably across all key swing states.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, Real Clear Politics&#8217; average of recent polls indicates Trump holds a narrow lead over Harris by 1.2 percentage points; out of ten latest polls conducted, Trump won seven while Harris secured three victories. Additionally, Trump has proposed debating Harris live on Fox News on September 4th before an audience\u2014a move supported by his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance from Ohio who believes such an environment would highlight Trump&#8217;s leadership skills while exposing weaknesses in Harris\u2019s unscripted performance.<\/p>\n<p>Vance remarked on how important it is for leaders to genuinely connect with people rather than rely solely on scripted interactions\u2014a sentiment echoed by contrasting their respective rally approaches: while Kamala invited entertainers like rappers for her event in Atlanta, Trump focused instead on engaging intelligent Black women discussing substantive issues without resorting to performative gestures or accents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-and-khar.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32438,33017,36409,32158,3634],"class_list":["post-2319501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-analysis","tag-poll-results","tag-rasmussen-poll","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-and-khar.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}