{"id":2333973,"date":"2024-08-29T22:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T02:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gives-mixed-messages-on-polling-in-race-against-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T22:14:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T02:14:32","slug":"trump-gives-mixed-messages-on-polling-in-race-against-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gives-mixed-messages-on-polling-in-race-against-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump gives mixed messages on polling in race against Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-gives-mixed-messages-on-polling-in-race-against-harris-washington-examiner%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=2333973&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>Former President Donald\u2063 Trump has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-legislation-could-face-stonewall-in-the-senate-from-bipartisan-skeptics\/\" title=\"Bipartisan skeptics may block TikTok legislation in the Senate\">expressing conflicting \u2064views<\/a> regarding\u200b polling results for his potential matchup against Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential\u2063 race. At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigators-attacker-did-not-know-who-zeldin-was\/\" title=\"Investigators: Attacker \u2018Did Not Know Who\u2019 Zeldin Was\">recent campaign rally<\/a> \u200cin Michigan, Trump initially claimed\u200d that \u200che was performing well in \u200cpolls, suggesting he was leading,\u2064 but then appeared to\u200b question their accuracy, referring to\u2064 them as &#8220;rigged.&#8221; He humorously noted that polls indicated he\u2062 was tied \u2064with President Biden, despite believing he had invested heavily to win \u2064against him.<\/p>\n<p>Later,\u200d during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-network-ratings-drop-during-bidens-first-full-week-in-office\/\" title=\"TV Network Ratings Drop During Biden\u2019s First Full Week in Office\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">town hall<\/a> event<\/a> in \u200cWisconsin, Trump asserted that he was ahead in polling against Harris, but acknowledged the need to ensure a sizable\u200d lead due to concerns\u2062 about potential cheating in the election\u2064 process.\u2064 Contrarily, a \u200crecent Reuters-Ipsos \u200dpoll indicated\u2064 Harris \u2064leading Trump 45% \u200dto \u206241%, while another poll from USA Today-Suffolk University showed her leading 48% to 43%. \u200cThe growing \u200benthusiasm among Democrats for Harris as a potential\u200b lead candidate has spurred significant fundraising efforts and contributed to \u200dher momentum in the race.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump gives mixed messages on polling in race against Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1742018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> has given conflicting statements on the validity of recent polling in the 2024 race against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3137975\/trump-vows-ivf-free-second-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign rally<\/a> Thursday afternoon in Potterville,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan<\/a>, Trump first claimed that he was doing well in presidential polls before casting doubt on their accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every time they see me going up in the polls, and we&rsquo;re leading in the polls, and I think we&rsquo;re leading by a lot. You know, the polls, the polls are rigged too,&rdquo; Trump told the crowd of supporters. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, they say Donald Trump is tied,&rdquo; Trump continued in a mocking voice. &ldquo;You know, we were up massively by Biden. How would you like to be me? I spent $100 million on beating Biden.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Hours later, during a town hall with former Democratic Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard in Wisconsin, Trump bragged about beating Harris in polling. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The polls have us up here. We&rsquo;re up in this &mdash; we&rsquo;re&nbsp;up in states, but it&rsquo;s close. It&rsquo;s close,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And, you know, they cheat like hell. So we don&rsquo;t want to have it too close &hellip; because we have to get &mdash; we have to win this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/harris-widens-lead-over-trump-with-boost-women-hispanics-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2024-08-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Reuters-<\/em>Ipsos poll<\/a> released Thursday showed Harris leading Trump, 45% to 41% while a <em>USA Today<\/em>-Suffolk University&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/08\/29\/kamala-harris-donald-trump-suffolk-usa-today-poll-results\/74984967007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> also released on the same day showed Harris leading Trump 48% to 43%.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic enthusiasm over Harris replacing Biden as the presidential nominee has fueled record fundraising and helped the vice president overtake Trump if not close the gap in polling in the seven battleground states that will determine the election this November.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>Hill<\/em>-Emerson College&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/august-2024-swing-state-polls-toss-up-presidential-election-in-swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> released on Thursday showed Harris leading Trump in Michigan 50% to 47%, Georgia 49% to 48%, and Nevada 49% to 48%. The two rivals are tied in Pennsylvania at 48%, but in Wisconsin and North Carolina, Trump leads Harris 49% to 48%, and in Arizona, Trump leads Harris 50% to 47%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign tried to tamp down any polling increase Harris would receive after the conclusion of last week&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. &ldquo;Post-DNC we will likely see another small (albeit temporary) bounce for Harris in the&nbsp;public polls,&rdquo; wrote Trump pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Travis Tunis in a memo. <\/p>\n<p>But the pair also wrote that &ldquo;while the media is going to focus on the national polls, we&nbsp;<br \/>need to keep our eye on the ball &ndash; that is the polling in our target states.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1742018\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742018\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Sends Conflicting Signals About Polling in Race Against Harris<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has made contradictory remarks regarding the reliability of recent polls in the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris. During a campaign rally on Thursday afternoon in Potterville, Michigan, Trump initially asserted that he was performing well in presidential polls but then questioned their accuracy. &#8220;Every time they see me rising in the polls, and we\u2019re leading by a significant margin. You know, those polls are rigged too,&#8221; he told his supporters. He added mockingly, &#8220;They say Donald Trump is tied; we were up massively against Biden. How would you like to be me? I spent $100 million trying to beat Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later that day at a town hall event with former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii in Wisconsin, Trump boasted about outperforming Harris in polling. &#8220;The polls have us ahead here; we&#8217;re doing well in states, but it\u2019s close,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;And they cheat like crazy, so we don\u2019t want it to be too close&#8230; because we need to win this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A Reuters-Ipsos poll released on Thursday indicated that Harris was leading Trump 45% to 41%, while another poll from USA Today-Suffolk University showed her ahead 48% to 43%. Enthusiasm among Democrats for Harris potentially replacing Biden as the presidential nominee has led to record fundraising and allowed her to surpass or narrow the gap with Trump in key battleground states crucial for the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>A Hill-Emerson College poll also released on Thursday found Harris leading Trump by narrow margins: 50% to 47% in Michigan, 49% to 48% in Georgia and Nevada; both candidates were tied at 48% in Pennsylvania; however, Trump led Harris by slight margins of 49% to 48% each in Wisconsin and North Carolina and had a lead of 50% to 47% in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign attempted to downplay any potential polling boost for Harris following last week\u2019s Democratic National Convention held in Chicago. In a memo written by Trump&#8217;s pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Travis Tunis, they noted that \u201cPost-DNC we will likely see another small (though temporary) bounce for Harris\u201d but emphasized focusing on polling results within target states rather than national trends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2333974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_election_ii1-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,15698,3634],"class_list":["post-2333973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-polling","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_election_ii1-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333973","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}