{"id":2359062,"date":"2024-10-24T14:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-national-polling-lead-as-voters-think-back-to-his-presidency\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T14:41:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:41:12","slug":"trump-takes-national-polling-lead-as-voters-think-back-to-his-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-national-polling-lead-as-voters-think-back-to-his-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Takes National Polling Lead as Voters Think Back to His Presidency"},"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%2Ftrump-takes-national-polling-lead-as-voters-think-back-to-his-presidency%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=2359062&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 excerpt discusses\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-memo-outlines-the-threat-for-virginians-if-gop-takes-control-of-state-legislature\/\" title=\"Democrat memo warns of &#039;threat&#039; to Virginians under GOP control.\">political\u200d landscape leading<\/a> up to \u200bthe 2024 general election,\u200b focusing specifically on \u2062Vice President Kamala Harris\u200c and former\u200d President Donald Trump. It reflects on Harris&#8217;s unsuccessful 2019 campaign for the 2020 presidential nomination, noting\u200b her withdrawal due to poor\u2064 debate\u2063 performances. Five years later, a Wall Street Journal report indicates that voter sentiment \u2064towards Harris\u2063 has worsened, with more negative perceptions compared to Trump,\u200c who is gaining \u200ba lead as voters become\u200b more \u2063familiar with both candidates.\u200c The\u2064 analysis suggests that Harris struggles with authenticity and clarity in her political stance, which contrasts with Trump&#8217;s straightforwardness.\u200d The\u200b report emphasizes that as the election approaches, the competition between the candidates appears tight, with Harris needing\u200b to improve \u2064her image to remain competitive.  <\/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> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is an odd way to start a story about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-aggressively-trying-to-undermine-trumps-presidential-run-intel-officials-admit\/\" title=\"Iran Aggressively Trying to Undermine Trump&#039;s Presidential Run, Intel Officials Admit\">forthcoming 2024 general election<\/a>, but let&rsquo;s go back to 2019 briefly, shall we?<\/p>\n<p>That year saw a number of prolific Democrats vie for the 2020 presidential nomination (one which incumbent President Joe Biden eventually won) during the party&rsquo;s primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Each candidate (ranging from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congress-unites-invite-netanyahu-speak-socialist-bernie-sanders-responds-disgusting-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insufferable<\/a> Bernie Sanders to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-stuns-trump-joins-gop-elite-trade-history-trades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now-enlightened<\/a> Tulsi Gabbard) at the time tried their best to get to know and sell themselves to prospective voters, to varying degrees of success.<\/p>\n<p>Generally accepted as one of the least successful primary bids from a serious (sorry, Beto O&rsquo;Rourke, that doesn&rsquo;t include you) contender? Why, none other than 2024 Democratic presidential candidate and vice president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/made-many-mistakes-kamala-harris-resorts-word-salad-asked-big-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>(Harris withdrew from the Democratic primaries before the Iowa caucuses, after some abysmal debate performances that included Gabbard absolutely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reportedly-brings-ghost-kamalas-past-help-prep-remember-vicious-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ethering her<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Fast forward five years, and a blistering Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/trump-leads-harris-wsj-poll-779f8516?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> is calling out Harris for the fact that, just like in 2019, the electorate is actively souring on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">incumbent vice president<\/a> the more it gets to know her, particularly in comparison to her chief political rival, GOP presidential candidate and former president, Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moderator-admits-truth-kamala-harris-town-halls-work-audience-member-speaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gee, I wonder why<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump has opened a narrow lead in the presidential race, as voters have adopted a more positive view of his agenda and past performance and a more negative view of Kamala Harris,&rdquo; the Journal reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Now, that&rsquo;s objectively good news for Trump, but as the Journal noted, Trump&rsquo;s lead is &ldquo;within the polls&rsquo; margins of error, meaning that either candidate could actually be ahead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fine, even if it&nbsp;<em>is&nbsp;<\/em>a tie, that&rsquo;s bad news for Harris &mdash; who&rsquo;s only needed to campaign for a short period of time due to taking over for Biden in late July.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the truncated campaign period, Harris has also been steadfast in her refusal to do any actual media appearances until a blitzkrieg in recent weeks &hellip; on hard-hitting platforms like the &ldquo;Call Her Daddy&rdquo; podcast.<\/p>\n<p>And if this Wall Street Journal polling is to be believed, it seems that media rush may actually be backfiring because &mdash; again, just like five years ago &mdash; it turns out that Harris just isn&rsquo;t a very likable person the more you get to know her.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s mainly because it&rsquo;s virtually impossible to &ldquo;know her,&rdquo; given that her political beliefs seem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-campaign-confirms-massive-border-flip-flop-team-trump-points-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to change<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-betrays-voters-flips-issue-called-medieval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the wind<\/a>, or whatever suits her political interests best in a given moment.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s all phony, processed and manicured, and it&rsquo;s pretty evident now after two stabs at this that Harris does not have the personality or IQ to run on anything but vibes and lies (have you heard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-mocked-last-minute-desperation-play-turns-hitler-fearmongering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the one<\/a> about Hitler&rsquo;s generals yet?).<\/p>\n<p>And that will only take you so far.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The survey suggests that a barrage of negative advertising in the campaign and the performance of the candidates themselves have undermined some of the positive impressions of Harris that voters developed after she replaced President Biden as the presumed and then confirmed Democratic nominee,&rdquo; the Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet added, &ldquo;Views of Harris have turned more negative since August, when equal s of voters viewed her favorably and unfavorably. Now, the unfavorable views are dominant by 8 percentage points, 53 percent to 45 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Moreover, voters give Harris her worst job rating as vice president in the three times the Journal has asked about it since July, with 42 percent approving and 54 percent disapproving of her performance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By contrast, views of Trump have turned rosier.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not a coincidence that, as voters have gotten to know Trump and Harris better, views are swinging into Trump&rsquo;s favor.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever one may think of the former president, it&rsquo;s impossible to deny that what you see is what you get with Trump. He&rsquo;s a fast-food loving, red-blooded, tough-talking, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fight-fan-trump-reveals-favorite-fighter-entrances-wwe-legend-undertaker-right-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fight-loving<\/a> New Yorker. Warts and all, there&rsquo;s an authenticity to Trump that Harris simply does not have.<\/p>\n<p>But even if Trump were as inauthentic as Harris, at least he&rsquo;s cogent enough to relay his policies &mdash; which voters generally approve of.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Moreover, voters give Trump a solid edge in most cases when asked about the candidates&rsquo; agendas and policies,&rdquo; the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>Look, this election is far from over. By hook or crook, this is shaping up to be a tight race come Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>But one needn&rsquo;t think back that far &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walmart-aldi-announce-return-trump-era-prices-special-holiday-promo-inflation-free-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at all<\/a> &mdash; to start waxing nostalgic about simpler and better times.<\/p>\n<p>One candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-s-6-minute-video-showing-experience-working-fry-cook-mcdonalds-worth-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knows how to connect<\/a> with those longing voters and can deliver the message about those better times.<\/p>\n<p>The other? Not so much.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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That year, several prominent Democrats competed for the 2020 presidential nomination, which ultimately went to incumbent President Joe Biden during the party primaries. Each candidate, from Bernie Sanders to Tulsi Gabbard, made efforts to connect with and appeal to potential voters with varying degrees of success. Among those considered serious contenders, Kamala Harris&#8217;s primary campaign is often viewed as one of the least successful; she withdrew before the Iowa caucuses following some poor debate performances.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward five years: a recent Wall Street Journal report indicates that voters are once again growing disenchanted with Harris as they become more familiar with her\u2014especially in contrast to her main political opponent, former President Donald Trump. The Journal noted that Trump has gained a slight lead in the race as public perception of his agenda improves while views on Harris have soured.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this being potentially good news for Trump, it&#8217;s important to note that his lead falls within polling margins of error\u2014meaning either candidate could be ahead. Even if it\u2019s effectively a tie at this point, it poses challenges for Harris who has had limited time campaigning after stepping in for Biden in late July. Additionally, she has been hesitant about media appearances until recently engaging on platforms like &#8220;Call Her Daddy.&#8221; However, according to Wall Street Journal polling data, this media push might be backfiring since voters are finding her less likable over time.<\/p>\n<p>The issue seems rooted in how difficult it is for people to truly understand her political stance; they appear inconsistent and self-serving depending on what suits her interests at any given moment. This lack of authenticity is evident after two attempts at running for office where she seems unable to present anything beyond superficial charm and misleading narratives.<\/p>\n<p>The survey suggests negative advertising and candidates&#8217; performances have tarnished any positive impressions voters initially had when she became the presumed Democratic nominee after Biden stepped aside. Since August alone, unfavorable opinions about Harris have increased by eight percentage points compared to favorable ones.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump&#8217;s image appears more favorable as voters get better acquainted with him; he presents himself authentically\u2014a tough-talking New Yorker who embraces his flaws openly\u2014while many feel Harris lacks that same genuineness despite being able enough politically articulate policies that resonate positively with many voters.<\/p>\n<p>As we approach November 5th elections still far from settled yet shaping up tightly contested between candidates who connect differently with their audiences\u2014one knows how best reach out while another struggles significantly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2359063,"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\/10\/Trump-v-Harris.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,15698,10423,3634,4223],"class_list":["post-2359062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-polling","tag-presidency","tag-trump","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-v-Harris.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359062","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=2359062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}