By Jeff Crouere ——Bio and Archives--October 27, 2024
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Due to the disaster of the administration and campaign of Kamala Harris and the popularity of his “Make America Great Again,” (MAGA) agenda, President Trump has been showing significant progress in the polls.
For the first time in his three presidential campaigns, Trump is leading his Democratic opponent in the Real Clear Politics national poll average and in all seven of the battleground states. This is much better than Trump was doing at this point in 2016 or 2020.
One of the reasons for his success is that Trump is gaining ground in historically “blue” Democrat states and with typically loyal Democrat Party constituencies, such as young people, African American men and Hispanic voters.
These numbers are incredibly disturbing to Democrats since Trump’s real lead may be even greater than the polls indicate. In 2016 and 2020, Trump’s support was undercounted and not accurately reflected in the poll results. The same phenomenon may occur in this presidential election.
No wonder the Democrats are so desperate. In a speech on Saturday to Harris supporters in Kalamazoo, Michigan, former First Lady Michelle Obama said, “I lay awake at night wondering, what in the world is going on? And it’s clear to me, the question for me isn’t whether Kamala is ready for this moment…. because by every measure she has demonstrated that she’s ready. The real question is, as a country, are we ready for this moment?”
Incredibly, Michelle Obama........