CNN’s Van Jones has expressed concerns that Kamala Harris isn’t leading President Donald Trump in the polls, despite all of the “positive press” the Democrat presidential nominee is receiving from the corporate media.
Jones, a former advisor to Barack Obama, said he finds it “scary” that Harris is still “tied” with Trump in the polls, despite the Democrat allegedly running a “flawless” campaign.
“This is the big opportunity to go from a tied race to push our numbers up 1 point, 2 points, maybe 3 points.
“We come out of this convention with a major bounce, that puts us in the best possible position after Labor Day.
“We don’t want to be tied.
“I don’t like being tied with Donald Trump because we‘ve had now 20-plus days of positive press.
“He’s been falling down the stairs, slipping on banana peels and poking himself in the eyeballs.
“We should not be tied. We want to pull ahead,” Jones said.
If corporate media polling is to be believed, Harris and Trump are tied in key battleground states.
According to a new CBS News/YouGov poll, the race is neck and neck in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Nevada.
CNN political commentator and former Trump campaign adviser David Urban appeared to agree with Jones.
Urban said Harris’s campaign so far has been “flawless,” and despite its success, Harris was still tied with Trump.
“They’re doing the best they can, and it’s tied, that’s really important,” Urban said.
“That’s scary,” Jones chimed in.
Other polls have shown Harris topping Trump nationally in a general election match-up.
A recent Fox News poll found Trump beating Harris by one percentage point.
The new CBS/YouGov poll, which was released one day before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), found Harris was beating Trump nationally 51 percent to 48 percent.
However, the same poll shows them running about even in swing states.
Jones is a vocal supporter of lame-duck President Joe Biden.
He also noted that Biden’s speech at the DNC on Monday would be historic.
“Tonight Biden comes out and he’s going to do one of the most beautiful acts of political leadership; to step back, so somebody else can step forward,” Jones said.
“It very rarely happens.”
He suggested Biden’s speech would make Democrat voters want to fight harder.
“And it’s going to make people want to fight that much harder that his sacrifice is not in vain,” Jones said.
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Jones recently praised Harris’ performance in the political arena since emerging as the nominee.
“You are watching a master class in politics happening from the most underestimated politician in America,” Jones said earlier this month.
He then continued by dismissing concerns that Harris has not sat for any formal interviews with the press.
“I‘m not worried about her talking to a reporter, but right now, if it ain’t broke, why fix it?” he said.
“She’s got a convention coming up.
“She’s going to go up another point or two.
“And then she can talk to a reporter.”
