A new NBC News poll has found that “any signs of momentum for Kamala Harris have stopped,” spelling doom for the Democrats.
After raising the hopes of liberals this Summer, Harris may be setting Democrats up for heartbreak this fall as President Donald Trump wipes her polling advantage.
Since September, Harris has lost a five-point advantage in NBC’s poll, a sobering warning for Democrats.
According to the latest survey, Trump and Harris are now tied at 48% each.
In NBC’s September survey, Trump trailed Harris 44%-49%.
The shift is driven by a more “favorable voter assessment of Trump’s term as president” and declining favorability for Harris.
It comes after Harris enjoyed a surge in approval over the Summer.
Democrat pollster Jeff Horwitt conducted the survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff.
“As summer has turned to fall, any signs of momentum for Kamala Harris have stopped,” said Horwitt.
“The race is a dead heat.”
Harris launched her campaign in July to fawning coverage from the liberal press.
As a result, the Democrat presidential nominee’s approval rating surged.
In the latest NBC poll, though, Harris’s favorability is underwater by 6 points.
Meanwhile, Trump is underwater by a similar 8 points, which is also his highest rating since leaving office.
Meanwhile, 48% said they approve of Trump’s job performance as president.
The rating is a historic high for Trump in NBC’s poll.
44% say Trump’s policies helped them, compared to 31% who said Trump’s agenda hurt them.
By contrast, 25% say lame-duck President Joe Biden’s policies helped them, while 45% said they hurt.
Harris has tried to distance herself from Biden’s record.
However, Harris has had some difficulty convincing voters that she represents a change.
During a recent interview on “The View,” Harris admitted that she would not have done anything differently if she were the president.
At the end of the day, the race may come down to which party motivates their base better.
The two candidates are drawing support from very different demographics.
The NBC poll also reinforces a pronounced gender gap.
Women are backing Harris by 14 points (55%-41%) and men are supporting Trump by 16 points (56%-40%).
Harris’s female-centric campaign has focused heavily on abortion, which is the top issue for 22% of voters.
But a slightly smaller percentage, 19%, rate Trump’s signature issue of border security as their biggest concern.
The poll was conducted from October 4 to October 8 and surveyed 1,000 registered voters nationally.
The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
While Trump is catching Harris in the national polls, the race is similarly close in the key battlegrounds.
Ultimately, neither candidate can afford to be complacent.
Nevertheless, Democrats can’t be thrilled that their candidate is the one losing steam weeks before Election Day.
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