{"id":2359319,"date":"2024-10-25T00:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T04:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-boasts-about-his-poll-numbers-im-leading-by-a-lot-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T00:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T04:44:02","slug":"trump-boasts-about-his-poll-numbers-im-leading-by-a-lot-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-boasts-about-his-poll-numbers-im-leading-by-a-lot-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump boasts about his poll numbers: \u2018I\u2019m leading by a lot\u2019 &#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\">28<\/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-boasts-about-his-poll-numbers-im-leading-by-a-lot-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=2359319&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>In \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-to-enter-and-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-into-city-to-be-closed\/\" title=\"Biden Inaugural Like Baghdad: Green Zone, Red Zone, Military Checkpoints to Enter and Leave Downtown D.C., Bridges Into City to Be Closed\">days leading<\/a> up to Election Day, former President Donald Trump campaigned in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he claimed significant leads in several battleground states against Vice President Kamala\u200c Harris.\u200b He\u2064 stated, &#8220;We\u2019re leading by a \u200dlot in Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin,&#8221; asserting that\u2064 these\u2063 typically competitive\u200b states are now within reach.\u2063 Despite his optimistic proclamations,\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">actual polling data suggests<\/a> the race is much closer,\u200b with Trump trailing Harris by less than 1\u200d percentage point in key states according to a \u2063RealClearPolitics poll. Moreover, data from a \u2064New York Times poll indicates that\u200c Harris\u200d is\u2062 leading\u2062 Trump \u200dnationally by\u200b 1 \u2064percentage point, revealing that Trump&#8217;s claims of a substantial lead are not reflected in the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-democrats-worry-about-their-political-futures-as-bidens-approval-plunges\/\" title=\"Report: Democrats Worry About Their Political Futures As Biden\u2019s Approval Plunges\">polling averages<\/a>.  <\/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 boasts about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-mentally-gone-biden-over-vaccines-wont-say-yet-if-hes-running-in-2024\/\" title=\"Trump Rips \u2018Mentally Gone\u2019 Biden Over Vaccines, \u2018Won\u2019t Say Yet\u2019 If He\u2019s Running In 2024\">poll numbers<\/a>: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m leading by a lot&rsquo;<\/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_1843775\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In the final 12 days before Election Day, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> bragged about his poll numbers while campaigning in Las Vegas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nevada<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-state-republicans-lead-democrats-by-six-points-on-generic-ballot\/\" title=\"Poll: State Republicans Lead Democrats by Six Points on Generic Ballot\">crucial battleground state<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re leading by a lot in Nevada. We&rsquo;re leading by a lot in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, even states that are typically never in play,&rdquo; Trump boasted to the crowd about his race against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>. &ldquo;Big states are all in play.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Later on, he repeated that same boast, claiming: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re leading in Michigan by a lot. We&rsquo;re leading in Wisconsin by a lot. We&rsquo;re leading in Pennsylvania by a lot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;m not supposed to say that,&rdquo; Trump said, hinting about the tight race. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re afraid that if you hear that they&rsquo;re not going to vote. I said, &lsquo;Well, it&rsquo;s a double-edged sword. You know, we&rsquo;re leading by a lot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In actuality, Trump is narrowing Harris&rsquo;s lead in the battleground states by less than 1 percentage point, 48.4% to 47.5%, according to a <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/president\/2024\/battleground-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll average<\/a>. It also shows Trump is only beating Harris by more than 1 percentage point in Arizona, 49.2% to 47.7%, and Georgia, 49% to 46.8%.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, a <em>New York Times<\/em> national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/us\/elections\/polls-president.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll average<\/a> shows Harris leading Trump by just 1 percentage point, 49% to 48%. The <em>New York Times<\/em> tracker shows the only states Trump is beating Harris by more than 1 percentage point is also Georgia and Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/interactive\/2024\/presidential-polling-averages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">polling average<\/a> shows Harris leading in four out of the seven battleground states, Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Trump leads in North Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The election&rsquo;s final sprint has seen both Trump and Harris criscross the nation stumping in all seven battleground states. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, Trump campaigned in Tempe, Arizona where he slammed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3202329\/trump-us-garbage-can-world-immigration-arizona-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harris over immigration<\/a> and border security. Harris, meanwhile, held a campaign rally in Georgia with former President Barack Obama where they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3202702\/harris-obama-team-up-rally-georgia-springsteen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hammered Trump<\/a> on a variety of issues while attempting to appeal to black voters.<\/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_1843775\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1843775\"}});<\/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 claims strong poll leads in key states before Election Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2359320,"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\/Trump-in-Las-Vegas-Nevada.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34059,32603,35370,3634],"class_list":["post-2359319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-2024","tag-political-news","tag-poll-numbers","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-in-Las-Vegas-Nevada.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359319","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=2359319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}