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Harris Faces Uphill Battle Against Trump In Latest Polls

Despite lagging support, Democrats on pace to raise $100 million in the 24 hours after Biden ended his candidacy

Published: July 22, 2024
  |   By Adrian Norman
Harris Faces Uphill Battle Against Trump In Latest Polls

In recent weeks, high-profile Democrats have worked feverishly to urge President Joe Biden to end his candidacy in the 2024 election, seeking an alternate candidate that fared better against former President Donald Trump.


Now, only a day after Biden’s historic departure from the race, his presumed replacement, Vice President Kamala Harris, fares no better in polling averages.


If the election were held today, former President Donald Trump would likely defeat her in a significant victory, securing 305 electoral votes to Harris’s 209, according to the latest data from the election forecasting firm Race to the White House.


Harris’s approval rating remains at 38.6 percent, mirroring Biden’s historically low numbers.


In national polling, Trump leads Harris by three points, though roughly nine percent of respondents are unsure who they would vote for if the choice were between these two candidates.


Over the past year, only a handful of polls have shown Harris with an advantage in a hypothetical matchup against Trump, with her support predominantly coming from states that already lean heavily Democratic.


Despite starting her official presidential campaign trailing Trump, Democrats have quickly rallied around Harris, who would be the first non-white female to top a presidential ticket in the U.S.


On the evening of Biden’s announcement that he would bow out of the race, the Win with Black Women network held a conference call in support of Harris. The event attracted over 44,000 attendees and raised more than $1.5 million in just three hours.



A similar event with the Win With Black Men network is scheduled for Monday evening.


Less than 24 hours after Biden’s announcement, Democrats, through ActBlue, had already raised $75 million and were on pace to top $100 million in donations.





Though Harris is currently the favorite to become her party’s eventual nominee, she must still be formally nominated at next month’s convention in Chicago, Illinois.


Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison stated, as cited by the Associated Press (AP), that the party would “undertake a transparent and orderly process” to select “a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump in November.”


Christine Pelosi, Democratic Party political strategist and daughter of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, noted that the DNC Rules Committee will meet this Wednesday to finalize the details of the process to elect their nominee.


A new AP survey shows that Harris has the backing of more than half of the delegates needed to secure the party's nomination.

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