{"id":2355256,"date":"2024-10-15T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-argues-dead-heat-polling-has-phony-candidates-panicking-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T19:04:27","slug":"lara-trump-argues-dead-heat-polling-has-phony-candidates-panicking-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-argues-dead-heat-polling-has-phony-candidates-panicking-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lara Trump argues dead-heat polling has \u2018phony candidates\u2019 panicking &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Flara-trump-argues-dead-heat-polling-has-phony-candidates-panicking-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=2355256&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>Lara Trump, Co-Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee,\u200d commented on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-republicans-court-bridgewater-ceo-and-army-veteran-for-senate-race\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Republicans Court Bridgewater CEO and Army Veteran for Senate Race\">recent polling showing<\/a>\u2064 a close contest between her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, and Vice \u200cPresident Kamala Harris, with both candidates at 48%. \u200bIn \u200ban appearance on \u200bFox News, \u2062she suggested this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-morning-consult-poll-in-one-chart-trump-and-biden-tied-at-43-43\/\" title=\"The latest Morning Consult poll shows Trump and Biden in a dead heat at 43-43\">dead \u200bheat<\/a> indicates panic within the Harris campaign, noting their abrupt change in strategy. Lara Trump likened the current situation to the 1980 \u2063presidential \u200drace, claiming \u200cTrump\u2019s campaigning efforts could lead to a favorable Electoral\u200d College map reminiscent of that election. She also urged Republicans to engage\u200b in early voting to maximize their electoral impact.  <\/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\">Lara Trump argues dead-heat polling has &lsquo;phony candidates&rsquo; panicking<\/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_1836185\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> National Committee Co-Chairwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lara Trump<\/a> pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-the-left-is-shocked-about-what-these-hispanic-poll-numbers-say-about-biden-2024\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: The Left Is Shocked About What These Hispanic Poll Numbers Say About Biden 2024\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somehow-57-of-new-yorkers-still-approve-of-andrew-cuomos-performance-are-we-missing-something\/\" title=\"Somehow, 57% Of New Yorkers Still Approve Of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Performance. Are We Missing Something?\">polling data<\/a><\/a> in which her father-in-law is in a dead heat against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> as good news for him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The data released Sunday put Harris and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/dead-heat-trump-pulls-even-harris-nbc-news-poll-rcna174201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>48% among voters<\/a>, with about three weeks left for either candidate to tip the scale in his or her favor. When asked about this polling data, Lara Trump argued the data mean the Republican candidate is winning since &ldquo;you never see the actual reflection&rdquo; of voters and that recent actions by the Harris campaign indicate panic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t go from running a basement strategy like Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have done, basically for the entirety of their campaign, to all of a sudden, then, Sean, sending Kamala Harris on Fox News with Bret Baier if what you&rsquo;re doing is working,&rdquo; Lara Trump said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em>. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t send Tim Walz out to embarrass himself in some sort of pretend faux hunt if what you are doing is working because what they are doing is not working. We can all see it. These two are phonies. These are phony candidates for whom no one voted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2642176&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6bbd85415ce94ffb42e666d2c472863e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lara Trump then noted how the dead-heat race between her father-in-law and Harris three weeks before the election is similar to polling ahead of the 1980 election between then-President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Like Reagan, Trump has been campaigning &ldquo;in the Bronx&rdquo; ahead of the election, and Lara Trump contended the Electoral College map could mirror the map of the 1980 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like other Republicans, Lara Trump pushed for Republicans to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3155698\/2024-election-voting-underway-states-fight-third-party-legal-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>early voting<\/a> where it is available because it would allow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>RNC<\/a> to focus resources on people who have not voted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Lara Trump suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3182514\/rnc-exceptions-north-carolina-voters-hurricane-helene-lara-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>exceptions to voting should be allowed to victims of Hurricane Helene<\/a> in North Carolina, the state that received the brunt of the storm. She reiterated how the RNC is seeking to work with Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) to ensure displaced people can still vote and that the state legislature &ldquo;agreed with all the things that we brought to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3188387\/harris-first-fox-news-interview-bret-baier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris&rsquo;s interview on Fox News<\/a>, her first on the network, will air during the network&rsquo;s <em>Special Report with Bret Baier <\/em>on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Eastern time. Trump will also appear on the network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3186134\/fox-news-women-only-trump-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>for a town hall featuring a women-only audience<\/a>, which will be hosted by network anchor Harris Faulkner on her show <em>The Faulkner Focus<\/em> at 11 a.m. Eastern.<\/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_1836185\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1836185\"}});<\/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>Lara Trump claims dead-heat polling shows &#8216;phony candidates&#8217; panicking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2355257,"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\/10\/Lara-Trump-dead-heat-polling-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,33397,5894,15698,32076],"class_list":["post-2355256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-lara-trump","tag-politics","tag-polling","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lara-Trump-dead-heat-polling-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355256","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}