Three weeks out from the US election, the polling preferences in the key swing states that will decide the presidency are stuck, all within the margin of error. But a clear trend is now evident: Trump is consolidating. He looks like he believes he is winning. And a third potential assassination attempt in California will further buttress his support at this critical moment.
Harris is stalled. As CNN’s David Axelrod said, “Now the race has plateaued.” Harris is not going backwards, but she has not opened a clear and convincing lead that would herald victory on November 5. At this point in the 2016 and 2020 campaigns, Harris is on par with where Hillary Clinton was in her race, but is two points behind Biden’s ultimately decisive margin.
Time will tell who sinks and who swims. Credit: Marija Ercegovac
The shocker is that Trump has reached a zenith when he is at his very worst on the campaign trail – more unhinged, extreme and authoritarian than ever. Trump’s base is fully amped up even more after his return rally to the site where an assassin’s bullet grazed him two months ago. Trump said, “Those who wanted to stop us … have slandered me, impeached me, indicted me, tried to throw me off the ballot, and who knows, maybe even tried to kill........